IBM ACE Integration Architect

Job Title: IBM ACE Integration Architect
Job Location: Lake forest IL
Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

1. Design end to end integration architectures using IBM ACE API Connect and CP4I
2. Define integration patterns standards and best practices for enterprise integrations
3. Contribute to solution architecture reviews and provide technical leadership
4. Develop and maintain integration flows and services using IBM ACE
5. Design and implement APIs using REST and SOAP ensuring compliance with security and industry standards
6. Perform data transformation and message handling using JSON and XML
7. Work closely with business application and infrastructure teams to understand integration requirements
8. Guide development teams through design development and deployment best practices
9. Support CI/CD and DevOps alignment for integration components
10. Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to middleware APIs and message flows
11. Ensure high availability performance and scalability of integration solutions
12. Drive continuous improvement of the integration landscape

Core Technical Skills

1. Strong hands on experience with:
2. IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE)
3. IBM API Connect
4. IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I)
5. Expertise in:
6. REST SOAP WSDL
7. XML JSON
8. JMS
9. TLS OAuth 2.0 / API Security

Domain Knowledge

1. Strong understanding of the Insurance domain (policies claims underwriting partner integrations)

Architecture & Middleware

1. Experience in designing scalable secure and fault tolerant integration architectures
2. Knowledge of integration patterns (synchronous/asynchronous event driven API led connectivity)

Good to Have

1. Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and OpenShift
2. Exposure to hybrid and cloud native integration deployments
3. Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for middleware and API platforms

Soft Skills

1. Strong analytical and problem solving skills
2. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
3. Ability to mentor teams and influence architectural decisions

Skills

Mandatory Skills : IBM-API Connect