Integration Architect

Role: Integration Architect

Location: Richardson, TX (Hybrid)

Day to Day Job Duties (What this person will do on a daily/weekly basis)

·        Define and govern the target-state enterprise integration architecture and strategy.

·        Establish integration principles and patterns covering API-led, event-driven, messaging, EDI/B2B, batch and file-based integration.

·        Design end-to-end integration across:

·        SAP S/4HANA / GROW with SAP

·        B2B platforms

·        OMS

·        POS

·        B2C commerce

·        PIM/PLM

·        CRM and customer engagement platforms

·        Data and analytics platforms

·        Suppliers and procurement networks

·        Logistics providers and 3PLs

·        Contract manufacturers

·        Payment, tax and rebate platforms

·        Workforce/HCM applications

·        Define the appropriate use of SAP BTP Integration Suite and other enterprise integration technologies.

·        Establish API standards, reusable services, event models, canonical data structures and integration contracts.

·        Drive simplification of the integration landscape and reduce unnecessary point-to-point interfaces.

·        Define integration security, authentication, authorization, encryption and data-protection requirements.

·        Own the enterprise interface inventory and application/integration dependency mapping.

·        Establish standards for monitoring, observability, error handling and reconciliation.

·        Ensure architecture supports scalability, resilience, performance, security and business continuity.

·        Lead integration architecture and design reviews.

·        Coordinate with enterprise, application, data, security and infrastructure architects.

·        Provide integration architecture consulting and technical direction to integration consultants and development teams.

·        Support integration testing, performance testing, cutover and production readiness.

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Basic Qualifications (What are the skills required to this job with minimum years of experience on each?)

·        12 years of experience in enterprise integration, integration consulting, and solution architecture.

·        Strong experience integrating ERP, commerce, OMS, POS, CRM, PIM/PLM, data platforms and external partner systems.

·        Strong knowledge of REST APIs, event-driven architecture, messaging, microservices, EDI/B2B and managed file transfer.

·        Experience with one or more enterprise integration/iPaaS technologies such as SAP Integration Suite, MuleSoft, Boomi, Azure Integration Services, Informatica, Apigee or equivalent.

·        Experience integrating SAP S/4HANA with SAP and non-SAP platforms strongly preferred.

·        Strong understanding of API management, integration security and observability.

·        Experience with cloud, SaaS and hybrid application landscapes.

·        Experience with supplier, logistics, manufacturing and other external partner integrations.

·        Strong architecture governance, stakeholder-management, consulting and technical-leadership capabilities.

Travel: Not specified

Degree: Not specified

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Nice to Have (But not a must)

·        Experience in retail, fashion, lifestyle or consumer products