Application and Integration Architect

A European institutional client is seeking an Integration Architect to join their IT operations team on a contract basis. The role involves serving as the key technical authority on enterprise integration, designing and communicating organisation-wide integration platform architecture across complex hybrid environments. The position requires a personal security clearance and experience within public sector or EU institutional contexts.

• Proven track record as key architect in at least one enterprise-wide integration platform deployment
• Minimum 2 years of experience as an application architect, preferably in a public sector or EU agencies environment
• Expert-level knowledge of architecting systems integration at data and API level
• Expert-level knowledge of designing enterprise integration platform connectors, flows, and service bus solutions
• Excellent knowledge of integration platforms such as Tibco or MuleSoft, SOA, databases, application servers, communication middleware, web applications, cloud integration patterns, business intelligence concepts, and the Software Development Lifecycle
• Familiarity with integration patterns, standards, and models
• Sound knowledge of hybrid systems and application integration
• Familiarity with serverless and containerisation platforms in cloud and on-premises environments
• Sound knowledge of UML for systems and application design
• Proficiency in systems modelling tools (Sparx Enterprise Architect, ARIS Architect, or similar)
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks and standards: TOGAF, Zachman, Azure Well-Architected Framework, or similar
• Familiarity with DevSecOps principles
• Extensive experience aligning application development with business needs

Nice to Have:

• Experience with ArchiMate modelling
• Experience with the European Interoperability Framework or other interinstitutional frameworks
• Experience applying architecture styles and patterns
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities
• Demonstrated leadership skills - comfortable leading teams and driving technical direction
• Comfortable operating in a complex, multi-stakeholder institutional environment

Architecture Design & Standards:

• Set standards for design, development, quality, and testing across integration systems
• Design and communicate enterprise-wide integration platform architecture, connectors, flows, and service bus solutions
• Translate business, user, and technical needs into scalable, secure integration architectures
• Map business goals, project benefits, priorities, components, and system features
• Identify options for potential solutions and evaluate technologies
• Maintain and track architecture across the systems lifecycle
• Contribute to the Enterprise Architecture repository and manage required artefacts

Requirements & Analysis:

• Elicit needs and analyse requirements from business and technical stakeholders
• Analyse available systems, applications, and services
• Plan capacity and security of integration platform capabilities
• Estimate and size network infrastructure in line with system and business application requirements
• Collect and interpret system metrics
• Optimise systems from performance, security, and quality perspectives

Delivery & Leadership:

• Lead development teams and development processes
• Contribute to systems design, testing, quality assurance, and change management
• Prepare system documentation and deliver presentations to varied audiences

A personal security clearance is required for this position.