Integration Architect

Enzen ,
London, Greater London

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Job Description

Role Summary Enzen is looking for a experienced integration architect who is technology savvy, authorative in the areas of enterprise application integration technologies and able to translate business needs and aspirations into fit for purpose technology solutions. The role is full time based in London, UK and will report into senior solutions architect. The role involves taking end to end accountability for supporting the enterprise integration landscape and associated technology stack as part an ongoing multiyear IT Managed Services program for a large utility customer in the UK. The position requires a strong solution architecture background with specialization in the EAI domain involving IBM Web Sphere, a holistic technology outlook spanning the enterprise IT landscape along with demonstrable client management experience with an ability and attitude to influence, advise and deliver. The candidate should have about 14- 16 years of overall relevant experience in the areas of integration architecture, application architecture and full lifecycle implementation based both at client site and offshore. As an integration architect you will be the go to person on all matters architecture and technology related to the customers existing integration landscape. The role expects hands on practitioner lead approach to architecture and design, supporting the current implementation of integration solution and all future changes. Responsibilities: * Providing technical leadership and assuming overall accountability across the integration solution landscape * Engaging with client teams and other relevant stakeholders to support technical queries, problem solving, change proposition and sign off with the client * Actively contributing to Solution Architecture Blueprint * Reviewing and challenging vendor on their proposed solutions, managing design issues and provide revisions and deal with escalations * Regular interaction and effective collaboration with the customers architecture team, involvement in the Solution Architecture Design process for solutions and services as part of customers enterprise solution portfolio * Represent Enzen and lead from front in all architecture and solution governance and other related meetings as needed * Ensure integration solution uptime and standards as per agree Architecture & Design Services * Maintain the Knowledge Repository for relevant architecture & design documentation relating to the integration landscape * Deliver to the customers architecture standards for documentation and technology * Attend the Architecture Review Board or equivalent on behalf of the Enzen * Bring in architectural and solution best practices relevant to EAI, ESB, BPM technologies and in specific IBM Web Spere stack * Able to advise the CIO office on emerging trends in integration such as microservices, API lead SaaS based architecture patterns on cloud * Responsible for customer Engagement and delight to highest levels of customer satisfaction ( CSR 4/5) - Proactive and regular interactions with CIO and other business directors. Gain confidence and trust through technical authority and delivery track record * Partner and Vendor Management - Effectively collaborate and manage the partner ecosystem * Team management - Ensure the team is ...