Integration Architect (Sheffield)

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Job Role- Integration Architect – MSS 6.1 program

Work Location – Sheffield, United Kingdom

Duration-Permanent Position

Job Description-

Integration Architect – MSS 6.1 program

Role Summary : Responsible for designing end-to-end integration between MSS 6.1 and upstream/downstream systems (e.g., Salesforce, Mulesoft, FileNet, ADP), ensuring consistency, scalability, and compliance with enterprise architecture standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design integration architecture between MSS 6.0 and all upstream/downstream systems, including real-time APIs, batch processes, and middleware (e.g., Mulesoft, JBOSS, MQ).
• Define interface specifications , data contracts , and error handling strategies for all key integration touchpoints.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise security, authentication (OAuth, MTLS) , and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with the Bank’s IT team to assess existing integration patterns and propose modernization or optimization strategies.
• Guide the setup of integration environments , ensuring consistency with the gold standard MSS configuration.
• Support issue resolution and root cause analysis during integration phases across replicated environments.
• Provide architectural oversight for data flows, messaging queues , and synchronous/asynchronous interactions .
• Document integration blueprints, interface control documents (ICDs) , and operational procedures .

Technical Skills

1. Enterprise Integration Patterns

• Proficient in designing integration flows using APIs, message queues, ETL , and event-driven architectures .

1. API Management & Middleware Expertise

• Hands-on experience with Mulesoft , WebSphere MQ , JBOSS , and Axway or similar tools.

1. System Design & Documentation

• Ability to produce high-level architecture diagrams , interface specifications , and sequence flows .
• Knowledge of MSS or any other core banking software will be advantageous
• Knowledge of Data Migration and Enterprise Transformation methodologies

1. Security Protocols in Integration

• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0 , Mutual TLS , encryption , and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, PCI).

1. Banking/Financial Services Domain Exposure

• Understanding of core banking processes , upstream/downstream systems (e.g., Salesforce, ADP), and MSS-specific integrations .

Soft Skills

• Strong stakeholder management : Ability to collaborate across client, vendor (Sopra), infra, and QA teams .
• Clear communication : Can explain complex integration designs in a clear and structured manner.
• Solution-oriented mindset : Focused on resolving system mismatches and alignment issues constructively.
• Negotiation skills : Balancing system constraints with business needs during integration decisions.
• Adaptability : Can pivot between strategic design discussions and hands-on troubleshooting when needed.