Lead Integration Architect
Mentions vibe coding directly as part of AI literacy for integrations; expects familiarity with AI-assisted integration practices.
About the Role
Lead Integration Architect responsible for providing senior architectural leadership for enterprise integration initiatives, using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform as the core technology. The role ensures secure, scalable, reusable integration solutions, guides delivery teams, partners with senior stakeholders, and drives platform and practice maturity.
Job Description
Role
Lead the design and architectural assurance of enterprise integration solutions, with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform as the core integration technology and support from platforms such as SAP BTP. Act as a trusted technical advisor and domain leader, ensuring integration solutions are secure, scalable, reusable, and aligned with business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead design and architectural assurance of integration solutions using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and other integration platforms
- Guide and review solution designs for alignment with architectural standards, integration patterns, and best practices
- Define and continuously improve integration principles, standards, and reference architectures
- Facilitate architecture and design review sessions and provide recommendations to delivery teams
- Partner with senior business and technology stakeholders to translate complex requirements into integration architectures
- Provide pragmatic advice balancing delivery outcomes, platform sustainability, security, and risk
- Support large-scale initiatives by ensuring integration designs are fit for purpose and future-ready
- Promote reuse and consistency of integration assets, APIs, and patterns across initiatives
- Define and monitor architectural and operational metrics (performance, resilience, security, cost, observability)
- Drive adoption of modern integration trends including API-led connectivity and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)
- Maintain AI literacy and modern integration practices (mentions MCP, A2A, vibe coding for integrations)
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to onshore and offshore integration designers and developers
- Support capability uplift through knowledge sharing and contribution to practice maturity
Requirements
Essential
- Extensive enterprise integration experience with at least 5 years specialising in MuleSoft architecture and solution design
- Strong hands-on experience designing and delivering MuleSoft-based integrations
- Proven expertise in API design including RAML and OpenAPI (OAS)
- Solid experience with integration security (authentication, authorization, encryption, secure API patterns)
- Experience working in agile and DevOps environments with strong software engineering practices
- Excellent communication skills with ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders
Desirable
- Experience with MuleSoft Flex Gateway, Kubernetes, or modern API runtime architectures
- Working knowledge of Azure Integration Services and cloud integration patterns
- MuleSoft or related integration certifications
What success looks like
Success in this role is defined by delivering secure, reusable, and maintainable integration architectures that meet business needs, improving integration practice maturity, enabling platform adoption, and mentoring teams to deliver consistent, high-quality integration solutions.