Technical Architect IT

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth were looking to add a Technical Architect - IT located in Chennai

The Technical Architect is responsible for designing developing and supporting modern API-led and event-driven integration solutions that enable business and technology outcomes. A key focus of the role is establishing and demonstrating the value of our Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)capability to the business ensuring it is effectively adopted as the strategic foundation for integration delivery. This role plays a critical part in enabling teams across the organisation to scale integration best practices through reusable services platform capabilities and strong governance while driving consistency efficiency and innovation.

The role involves close collaboration with multiple departments and requires a strong foundation in APIs integration patterns and modern DevOps practices.

Reports to the Platform Manager the role involves:

What a typical day looks like:

• Applying and clearly articulating RESTful API principlesand Application Network conceptsto support scalable reusable integration designs
• Acting as a key member of the Centre for Enablement (C4E) onboarding new teams onto the integration platform and guiding them to adopt best practices and achieve success
• Evolving and supporting our API Gateway platforms with an understanding of policies security traffic management and lifecycle management
• Working with MuleSoft Anypoint Platformto design build and manage APIs and integrations aligned to API-led connectivity principles
• Supporting the architecture of application integrations helping teams select appropriate integration patterns (e.g. synchronous APIs event-driven approaches) and the right technology solutions
• Building and maintaining APIs and platform toolingto enhance integration capabilities and accelerate delivery across teams including solutions with no SQL databases (MongoDB) and caching solutions like Redis
• Leveraging DevOps and CI/CD practicesto automate build test and deployment pipelines for integration services
• Applying knowledge of containerisation technologies(e.g. Docker Kubernetes/OpenShift) to support scalable and portable deployments
• Understanding secure integrations using Okta including OAuth2 OpenID Connect (OIDC) and various grant types
• Working with message and event broker technologiessuch as Kafka and RabbitMQ (AMQP)to enable event-driven architectures
• Using and integrating with observability platforms i.e. ElasticSearch / Kibanafor monitoring logging and troubleshooting
• Exploring opportunities to leverage the evolving AI landscapeto enhance our integration platform capabilities and unlock new sources of business value
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to diagnose issues optimise performance and ensure reliability of integration services
• Continuously learning and evaluating new tools technologies and integration approaches in a rapidly evolving landscape
• Actively contributing ideas improvements and innovations to enhance platform capabilities and developer experience

The experience were looking to add to our team:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 12 - 15 Years of experience in IT.
• Experience or understanding of API development and integration conceptsin an enterprise environment
• Familiarity with MuleSoft Anypoint Platformor similar integration platforms is highly desirable
• Knowledge of API Gateway concepts security and traffic management
• Understanding of OAuth2 and OIDCauthentication flows ideally with exposure to Okta
• Experience or exposure to event-driven architecturesand messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Understanding of DevOps principlesand CI/CD tooling
• Familiarity with container technologiessuch as Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift
• Understanding of TypeScript and modern UI development practices including Web Components and Lit (LitElement) to support the development of reusable tools and platform interfaces
• Exposure to ELK stackor similar logging/monitoring platforms
• Experience building APIs or services using modern programming languages (any experience with GoLangis a plus)
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to a wide range of stakeholders
• A proactive mindset with a strong desire to learn innovate and adapt to new technologies and ways of working

Here are a few examples of what you will get for the great work you provide:

• Health Insurance
• PTO

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