Integration Architect Consultant

Role Overview

Are you ready to take on a key role in shaping the future of our clients integration solutions Join our Platform Development & Integration team where youll have the opportunity to make a significant impact by tackling complex integration challenges that drive business success. In this dynamic role you will be at the forefront of creating seamless connections across systems enabling smoother data flow and enhancing operational efficiency. Heres what you can expect:

• Solution Design: Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and craft cuttingedge integration solutions that align with the organizations goals ensuring optimal results.
  
• Architecture Planning: Play a crucial role in defining robust integration architectures selecting the right technologies and platforms to ensure seamless data exchange across various systems.
  
• API Management: Design and manage APIs that are secure scalable and welldocumented ensuring smooth communication between diverse applications and services.
  
• Data Mapping & Transformation: Develop intricate data mappings and transformations ensuring data consistency and compatibility between systems to maintain flawless integration.
  
• Vendor Collaboration: Partner with thirdparty vendors to integrate their systems into the ecosystem facilitating smooth interoperability and driving business value.
  
• Technical Leadership: Guide development teams with your expertise ensuring that integration solutions adhere to best practices and align with architectural standards.
  
• Quality Assurance: Conduct thorough testing to ensure integration solutions meet functional and performance expectations proactively identifying and solving issues.
  
• Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor and optimize integration performance removing bottlenecks and ensuring fast reliable response times.
  
• Governance and Compliance: Ensure that all integration solutions comply with data privacy regulations and internal governance policies maintaining the highest standards of security.
  
• Comprehensive Documentation: Maintain clear and thorough documentation for all integration processes architecture diagrams data flows and technical specifications to ensure easy reference.
  

Requirements

About You

Were looking for someone with a strong technical foundation an eye for detail and the ability to solve complex challenges. Heres what youll need to succeed:

• Integration Expertise: You bring extensive knowledge of integration patterns methodologies and technologies across both pointtopoint and largescale enterprise scenarios.
  
• API Design & Management: Youre proficient in designing and managing RESTful and GraphQL APIs including defining authentication protocols and overseeing the API lifecycle.
  
• EAI & iPaaS Expertise: Youre familiar with Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) tools and iPaaS platforms and you have the skills to choose and deploy the best solutions for the job.
  
• Message Brokers: You have handson experience with messageoriented middleware (e.g. Apache Kafka RabbitMQ) and are adept at supporting asynchronous communication and eventdriven architectures.
  
• Data Formats & Protocols: You have a strong understanding of data formats like JSON and XML along with communication protocols such as SOAP and REST and are skilled in data mapping and transformations.
  
• Security & Compliance: You know security best practices inside and out with expertise in encryption tokenbased authentication and compliance regulations like GDPR and HIPAA.
  
• System Architecture: You can design scalable faulttolerant and resilient integration architectures that support highperformance integration environments.
  
• ProblemSolving Skills: You thrive when faced with complex challenges using your analytical skills to resolve integration issues optimize performance and troubleshoot issues in live environments.
  
• Language Proficiency: You are fluent in English and proficient in one of the local languages (Dutch or French) enabling you to communicate effectively in a diverse multinational environment.
  

Benefits