Integration Solution Architect
Posted 1 week ago by 1764733257
£84,992 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Summary: The Integration Solution Architect is responsible for defining, designing, and guiding the implementation of integration solutions within a complex technology landscape. This role involves collaboration with SMEs, engineering teams, and third-party partners to develop integration strategies for licensing renewals. The position requires expertise across multiple architectural domains and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. The role is hybrid, requiring 8 days a month on-site, and is offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define the integration strategy and end-to-end solutions by working across internal SMEs, Enterprise IT and external design partners
- Ensure all third-party designs align with the company's governance, standards, and architectural controls
- Document, update and evolve integration design patterns, reference architectures, and best practice approaches
- Produce high- and low-level technical designs across applications, platforms, data and security
- Lead design and delivery of APIs, middleware, messaging and operational integration processes
- Provide design assurance for third-party and migration integrations to maintain consistency with architecture principles
- Support hands-on PoCs, particularly around APIs and interface specifications
Key Skills:
- 5 years delivering and leading enterprise-grade integrated solutions
- Strong background in fast-paced, lean, Agile/DevOps environments
- Broad architectural understanding across enterprise, networks, data, and security domains
- Experience working across both AWS and Azure cloud environments (e.g., S3, Redshift, Athena, Glue, MSK, Entra ID, Azure SQL, Data Factory, Integration Services)
- Strong integration and API expertise (including REST)
- Proven ability to produce detailed high-level and low-level design documentation
- Innovative mindset with ability to balance scalability, cost and urgency
- Strong security focus and understanding of best-practice controls
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy
Salary (Rate): £84,992 yearly
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Manchester £76,493 - £84,992 10% car allowance 20% discretionary bonus - hybrid 8 days a month onsite - 12 month FTC - 1 stage interview process
Role Overview
The Integration Solution Architect will play a hands-on role in defining, designing, and guiding the implementation of integration solutions across a complex, fast-moving technology landscape.
You will work closely with SMEs, engineering teams, and third-party partners to shape the integration strategy for licensing renewals.
This role spans multiple architectural domains enterprise, data, network, security, migration and requires strong technical depth, design assurance expertise, and the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively.
Key Responsibilities
- Define the integration strategy and end-to-end solutions by working across internal SMEs, Enterprise IT and external design partners
- Ensure all third-party designs align with the company's governance, standards, and architectural controls
- Document, update and evolve integration design patterns, reference architectures, and best practice approaches
- Produce high- and low-level technical designs across applications, platforms, data and security
- Lead design and delivery of APIs, middleware, messaging and operational integration processes
- Provide design assurance for third-party and migration integrations to maintain consistency with architecture principles
- Support hands-on PoCs, particularly around APIs and interface specifications
Essential Skills & Experience
- 5 years delivering and leading enterprise-grade integrated solutions
- Strong background in fast-paced, lean, Agile/DevOps environments
- Broad architectural understanding across enterprise, networks, data, and security domains
- Experience working across both AWS and Azure cloud environments (e.g., S3, Redshift, Athena, Glue, MSK, Entra ID, Azure SQL, Data Factory, Integration Services)
- Strong integration and API expertise (including REST)
- Proven ability to produce detailed high-level and low-level design documentation
- Innovative mindset with ability to balance scalability, cost and urgency
- Strong security focus and understanding of best-practice controls
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy