Enterprise Integration Architect

Enterprise Integration Architect

Summary

Our client is seeking an Enterprise Integration Architect to design, govern, develop, and manage the enterprise integration ecosystem, ensuring business applications, platforms, and data services connect through scalable, secure, reliable, and supportable solutions.  This role defines the long-term integration strategy, establishes architectural standards and governance, evaluates and recommends integration technologies, and provides hands-on technical leadership for complex integration initiatives.  The position partners closely with enterprise architecture, application owners, data teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to align integration capabilities with business objectives while driving operational excellence, modernization, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities

• Enterprise Integration Strategy & Governance:
  
  • Own the enterprise integration roadmap, operating model, governance framework, standards, reference architectures, and technology direction;
  • Evaluate and recommend integration platforms, middleware technologies, API management solutions, and supporting tools;
  • Lead technology evaluations, proofs of concept, vendor assessments, and platform selection initiatives;
  • Define and maintain integration standards, design patterns, and governance practices;
  • Align integration solutions with long-term business and technology strategies.
• Solution Architecture & Development:
  
  • Lead architecture reviews and approve solution designs;
  • Establish development standards and provide technical leadership for strategic initiatives;
  • Design and develop complex integrations across SaaS applications, enterprise systems, data platforms, and emerging technologies;
  • Provide hands-on development support for high-complexity projects and proof-of-concept initiatives;
  • Conduct design and code reviews to ensure quality, consistency, scalability, and supportability;
  • Mentor technical teams and facilitate knowledge sharing.
• Platform Operations & Reliability:
  
  • Ensure stability, reliability, and performance of enterprise integration services;
  • Monitor integration performance, dependencies, failures, and capacity requirements;
  • Lead troubleshooting and resolution of critical integration issues;
  • Establish monitoring, support, diagnostics, recovery, and operational support processes;
  • Drive continuous improvement efforts that enhance resiliency and reduce support requirements.
• Application & Data Integration:
  
  • Partner with business stakeholders, application owners, vendors, and data teams to define integration requirements and approaches;
  • Develop reusable integration capabilities that reduce complexity and technical debt;
  • Guide API, event-driven, middleware, and data exchange strategies;
  • Ensure compliance with enterprise data governance, security, and regulatory requirements;
  • Identify opportunities to improve business processes through automation and improved connectivity;
  • Portfolio Management & Continuous Improvement:
  • Maintain and prioritize integration architecture initiatives and enhancement backlogs;
  • Assess emerging technologies, industry trends, and integration best practices;
  • Support project planning through effort estimation, risk analysis, dependency management, and implementation planning;
  • Provide visibility into priorities, risks, capacity constraints, and roadmap recommendations;
  • Lead modernization initiatives that improve scalability, maintainability, and organizational agility.
• Leadership & Collaboration:
  
  • Communicate effectively across technical and business audiences;
  • Foster collaboration, inclusion, accountability, and continuous learning;
  • Build strong client and stakeholder relationships;
  • Promote innovation, quality, operational excellence, and organizational values;
  • Develop team capabilities through mentoring, coaching, and constructive feedback.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 8 years of experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise integrations.
• Experience with modern iPaaS and related integration technologies.
• Experience leading enterprise integration platform selection, implementation, and governance.
• Experience conducting requirements gathering, architecture assessments, vendor evaluations, proof-of-concept efforts, and implementation planning.
• Experience implementing and supporting cloud-based integration and iPaaS solutions.
• Experience integrating enterprise systems including ERP, CRM, HCM, project management, document management, engineering applications, data platforms, and SaaS solutions.
• Experience working across diverse business functions and technology domains.
• Knowledge and experience with integration architecture patterns, including:
  
  • API-led connectivity;
  • Event-driven architecture;
  • Message-based integrations;
  • ETL/ELT processes;
  • System orchestration;
  • Microservices;
  • Enterprise application integration.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture and solution design principles.
• Knowledge of data management and governance practices.
• Knowledge of technology governance and solution lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and operational best practices.
• Strong communication, documentation, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, supportable technical solutions.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Commitment to accountability, quality, client service, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Preferred

• Experience designing and implementing solutions within cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or similar ecosystems.
• Experience with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions.
• Experience with cloud-native integration services.
• Knowledge of API governance.
• Experience with identity and access management (IAM).
• Solid understanding of enterprise security principles.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.
• Availability during standard business hours for meetings, consultations, and urgent issue resolution.
• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.

This is a permanent opportunity with our client.  Employee benefits include Medical/Dental Benefits, paid time off, paid Holidays, and a 401(k) plan provided through our client.  H-1B visa sponsorship is not available for this position.  No third parties, please.