Integration Architect

Are you ready to shape how systems talk to each other? A public sector organisation has an exciting Integration Architect opportunity!

Location: Edinburgh – Hybrid – 1 to 2 days in the office a week

Salary: £50,253 - £61,759

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week

About Us

This is a public sector organisation with a complex IT environment serving multiple organisational units. The organisation operates across Enterprise Architecture, IS Applications, and Information Services, supporting integrated business processes and consistent data management across the institution.

Integration Architect - The Role

You will lead the design, development, and support of the our client’s integration architecture, enabling integrated business processes and consistent data flows across multiple systems. You will interpret business needs and deliver solutions aligned with the our client’s strategic goals and enterprise architecture. The role involves working with service owners, software developers, and colleagues in Development Services and Information Security to ensure systems integrate securely and effectively.

Integration Architect - Key Responsibilities

- Lead the design, implementation, documentation and support of integration architecture, enabling consistent and timely integration of business processes and data across multiple systems

- Work with Development Services and Information Security to implement security controls for APIs and integration middleware

- Review projects with the Enterprise Architect to ensure they conform to enterprise architecture standards

- Establish patterns, standards and governance processes for application integration, maintaining accurate records in the architecture repository

- Evaluate the impact of changes in third-party applications and plan appropriate actions to maintain service availability

- Provide technical leadership and communicate integration architecture to stakeholders across the University and external parties

Integration Architect - You

- Significant proven success implementing an architected and secure approach to system integration in complex environments

- In-depth skills with integration middleware and authoritative knowledge of enterprise architecture concepts

- Understanding of security threats and appropriate controls, with awareness of system development project lifecycles

- Ability to provide technical leadership, work under pressure, and communicate complex information clearly to all levels

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to absorb complex information and identify key points

Benefits

- Opportunity to lead strategic technology initiatives across a major institution

- Strong public sector pension

- 36 days annual leave plus 4 public holidays

- Work in a complex, multi-unit environment requiring sophisticated problem-solving

- Collaborate with diverse teams across Development Services and Information Security

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