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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Integration Solution Architect - **Company:** Boots UK - **Location:** Beeston, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Application Integration Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Data Integration, Distributed Systems, OAuth, Anypoint Studio, Data Streaming, Talend, Data Logging, Apigee, Event Driven Architecture, Cloudhub, Kubernetes, Enterprise Integration, Apache Kafka, Cloud Integration, Api Design, Restful APIs, Multiplatform, Webmethods, Api Management, Enterprise Service Bus, Mulesoft, Confluent, Microservices - **Published:** August 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gbff50ff49d3180b2816f8d6652e3737dd/eaa ## About the Role * Proven experience as a Solution Architect within integration-heavy environments working within MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Azure, cloud integration services or hybrid integration architectures. * Strong track record delivering end-to-end solution designs in complex enterprise landscapes * Deep understanding of integration patterns, distributed systems, and API architecture * Strong knowledge of API-led connectivity, RESTful API design and governance and Event-driven architecture and messaging. * Proven ability to influence and guide decision-making at both technical and business levels. * Understanding of security and compliance requirements such as GDPR and PCI. * Ability to design secure integration solutions across APIs and platforms. It would be great if you also have: * Knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration. * Experience in a retail or Pharmacy environment. * Experience supporting or defining a Centre for Enablement (C4E) model. ## Description Are you ready to make a difference? Join Boots as an Integration Solution Architect in our Technology team based in Nottingham, Beeston. Here at Boots, we work every day to build a brilliant environment for our people, empowering them to deliver care, confidence, and connection to our customers and colleagues. What you'll be doing: As an Integration Solution Architect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our technology landscape. You'll lead the design and governance of integration solutions across a diverse enterprise landscape. Including both hands-on engagement in delivery, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, reusable, and aligned with enterprise architecture and modern integration patterns within a Centre for Enablement (C4E) model. You will work closely with key stakeholders across product, engineering, and architecture to drive API-led, cloud-native, and event-driven solutions, supporting both transformation initiatives and ongoing platform evolution. Integration Architecture Scope: The solution architect will design and govern solutions across a multi-platform integration ecosystem, including: * MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (CloudHub & hybrid/Kubernetes runtimes) * Enterprise Service Bus Platforms (IBM WebMethods & IBM App Connect Enterprise) * API Management (Google Apigee) * Event streaming and messaging (Confluent Kafka, IBM Universal Messaging and WMQ) * Other data integration tooling (ADF, Talend), * Design and implement solutions using API-led connectivity (System, Process, Experience APIs) and event-driven patterns, promoting API reuse. * Act as the primary architecture contact for Product Managers, Project Managers, and business stakeholders. * Produce high-quality architecture artefacts (HLDs, decision logs) and review LLD's aligned to enterprise standards. * Define and document integration patterns, reusable components, and reference architecture. * Guide adoption of cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven architecture. * Support coexistence and rationalisation of legacy and modern integration platforms. * Provide hands-on architectural guidance to engineering teams throughout delivery. * Support design discussions for MuleSoft deployments, including CloudHub and Kubernetes runtime models. * Provide governance/assurance for projects following C4E practice for Mulesoft. * Support teams in resolving design challenges and delivery blockers and ensure adherence to architecture governance processes, standards, and design quality gates. * Support implementation within design of API, integration, and security standards (e.g., OAuth, mTLS, data protection). * Review and approve solution designs from internal teams, partners, and third parties. * Promote observability, monitoring, and resilience patterns (e.g., logging, tracing, alerting) and collaborate with platform teams to ensure operational readiness and scalability. ## Related Videos - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [Why make use of an integration platform in today's software developments and infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/758-why-make-use-of-an-integration-platform-in-today-s-software-developments-and-infrastructure) - [Delay the AI Overlords: How OAuth and OpenFGA Can Keep Your AI Agents from Going Rogue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1637-delay-the-ai-overlords-how-oauth-and-openfga-can-keep-your-ai-agents-from-going-rogue) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [Advanced Cypress: custom assertions and tasks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/790-advanced-cypress-custom-assertions-and-tasks) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)