Remote Integration Architect

Insight Global; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a remote Integration Architect to design enterprise‑wide integration solutions for a healthcare client. You will define integration patterns, design REST APIs and microservices with security, and work with API management platforms.

Strong UML visualization and the ability to translate complex concepts for executives are essential. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in IT with architecture experience and hands‑on API engineering across various platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT with 7+ years designing enterprise integration solutions and architecture.
• Strength in choosing appropriate patterns beyond REST APIs (synchronous, asynchronous, event‑driven, batch).
• Strong API security expertise including OAuth 2.0, SSO, OIDC, JWT, and service‑to‑service auth.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills for executive stakeholders and teams.
• Skilled in UML/architecture diagrams and communicating complex designs clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design end‑to‑end enterprise integration solutions and determine integration patterns.
• Design and support REST APIs and microservices with security and governance.
• Partner with engineering teams and senior leaders to resolve integration challenges.
• Create architecture diagrams and communicate technical solutions effectively.

Skills

Enterprise integration

REST APIs

Microservices

OAuth 2.0/SSO

UML diagrams

OpenAPI/Swagger

API Management

Java/Spring Boot

Communication to execs

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Kong

IBM API Connect

Apigee

Azure API Management

Kafka

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a remote Integration Architect for an enterprise-wide integration architecture organization supporting clinical applications for a large healthcare client. This person must have strong knowledge of hands‑on API/Microservices Engineering. This individual will design end‑to‑end enterprise integration solutions and determine the appropriate integration patterns, including APIs, asynchronous messaging, event‑driven architecture, and batch/file‑based integrations. They will design and support REST APIs and microservices, define API security using OAuth 2.0/SSO, and work with enterprise API management platforms to manage and monitor APIs. This person will also create UML and architecture diagrams to clearly communicate technical solutions and will partner with engineering teams, AVPs, and Executive Directors to troubleshoot integration challenges, recommend solutions, and translate complex technical concepts for both technical and executive audiences.

Skills and Requirements

• 10+ years of IT industry experience with 7+ years’ experience designing enterprise integration solutions and architecture
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns beyond REST APIs, with the ability to determine when to use synchronous/API‑based, asynchronous messaging, event‑driven, or batch/file‑based integration approaches
• Strong API and integration security expertise, including OAuth 2.0, SSO, OIDC, JWT, authentication and authorization flows, grants, scopes/claims, and service‑to‑service authentication
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to explain technical problems, architecture decisions, and proposed solutions to both engineering teams and senior leadership, including AVP and Executive Director‑level stakeholders
• Strong UML and architecture visualization skills, with the ability to create and present architecture flows, sequence diagrams, component diagrams, integration diagrams, security flows, and other technical design artifacts
• Recent hands‑on experience designing and/or developing REST APIs and microservices using Java/Spring Boot, Node.js, or comparable technologies
• Experience with an enterprise API Management/API Gateway platform, such as Kong, IBM API Connect, Apigee, or Azure API Management, including API management and monitoring. - Kong is preferred but not required
• Experience designing event‑driven architecture and determining when event‑driven integration should be used. Hands‑on Kafka development or configuration is not required if the candidate has strong event‑driven solution design experience
• Experience with the full API lifecycle, including design, development, security, testing, publishing, monitoring, versioning, maintenance, and production support
• Experience creating and reviewing OpenAPI/Swagger specifications using YAML/JSON

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].