Integration Architect

Required Experience

• Proven experience as a Lead or Enterprise Integration Architect.
• Experience acting as the key architect in at least one enterprise-wide integration platform implementation.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as an Application Architect.
• Strong expertise in systems integration at API and data layers.
• Extensive experience with integration platforms such as TIBCO, MuleSoft, ESB solutions, SOA architectures, middleware, databases, application servers, and cloud integration technologies.
• Experience with hybrid integration architectures and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with serverless and container-based platforms.
• Experience working within DevSecOps environments.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Ability to align technical architecture with business objectives.

Technical Skills

• Enterprise Integration Platforms (TIBCO, MuleSoft or similar)
• API Management and Integration Patterns
• SOA Architecture
• Middleware and Message-Oriented Architectures
• Cloud Integration Patterns
• Databases and Application Servers
• UML Modelling
• Architecture Modelling Tools (Sparx Enterprise Architect, ARIS Architect or similar)
• DevSecOps Practices
• Containerisation and Serverless Technologies

Nice to Have

• Experience with ArchiMate modelling.
• Experience with the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) or similar interinstitutional frameworks.
• Experience applying enterprise architecture styles and design patterns.
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman Framework, Azure Well-Architected Framework, or equivalent.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• English proficiency at a minimum B2 level, preferably supported by a recognized language certificate.

Certifications

Candidates should hold at least two of the following certifications (or equivalent):

• Iasa Certified IT Architect (CITA-A)
• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
• TIBCO Certified Associate
• Certified SOA Architect

We are looking for an experienced Enterprise Integration Architect to join a large-scale international programme focused on designing and delivering enterprise-wide integration platforms. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining integration architecture, ensuring interoperability between systems, and driving best practices across cloud and on-premises environments. ,[Lead the architecture and design of enterprise integration platforms and solutions., Define and implement API-led and data integration strategies., Design enterprise-grade connectors, integration flows, service bus solutions, and middleware architectures., Plan capacity, scalability, resilience, and security aspects of integration platforms., Establish and promote integration standards, patterns, and best practices., Collaborate with development, infrastructure, security, and business teams to align technical solutions with organisational needs., Support hybrid integration scenarios across cloud and on-premises environments., Contribute to architecture governance, documentation, and technical roadmaps., Apply architecture frameworks, modelling standards, and interoperability principles.] Requirements: Integration, Architecture, Architecture of Integrated Information Systems, Azure, DevOps