Integration Engineering Architect

Steampunk, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm is seeking an Integration Architect to develop APIs and integration capabilities within DevSecOps. Responsibilities include understanding stakeholder needs, testing code, ensuring cybersecurity, and mentoring junior members. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with cloud platforms, integration technologies like Mulesoft, and a solid IT education. This role supports business missions through effective integration solutions that enhance system performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain U.S. government public trust clearance.
• 8 Years of Experience with cloud services.
• Experience in API Management and micro-services.

Responsibilities

• Understand stakeholder needs and convey them to developers.
• Test and analyze code written by others.
• Ensure systems are secure against cybersecurity threats.
• Develop APIs and integrations effectively.
• Document the environment and perform gap analysis.

Skills

API development

Microservices

Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Git SCM

Integration technologies (Mulesoft)

Education

BS Degree in IT or related field

MS Degree in IT-related field

Job description

As an Integration Architect, you will work with our growing DevSecOps practice developing APIs and integration capabilities to connect data, services, and systems to help our customers achieve their mission. We are looking for candidates with experience building APIs and microservices with cloud platform services, understanding business requirements and implementing complex integrations for data and services. You will act as both technical visionary and be responsible for hands‑on delivery.

Contributions

Responsibilities Include

• Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers
• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results
• Ensure that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Identify technical problems, perform root cause analysis, and develop software updates and ‘fixes’
• Develop APIs, micro‑services and integrations using a broad range of software programming tasks to ensure that their systems integrations are functional.
• Design reusable assets, components, standards, frameworks, and processes to support and facilitate API and integration projects.
• Advise technical teams on performance, scalability, reliability, monitoring, and other operational concerns of integration solutions.
• Work with technical and non‑technical stakeholders to translate functional and non‑functional requirements into integration interfaces and implementations
• Create and provide technical documentation that explains upcoming or existing integrations to non‑technical individuals
• Document as‑is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
• Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government public trust clearance
• BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non‑IT field and 2 years related IT experience
• 8 Years of Experience with one or more clouds (i.e. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• 8 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• 8 Years of Experience with one or more programming or scripting languages
• 8 Years of Experience with one or more integration technologies, such as Mulesoft
• Experience developing API Management solutions and micro‑services

Preferred Qualifications

• MS Degree in an IT‑related field
• Certifications:
• Solution Architect Professional
• Azure Developer Associate
• MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect - Level 1
• MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect - Level 1
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