Integration Architect

The Global Systems Integration team has a vision of building a hyperconnected future. Our team brings a tool agnostic perspective to our clients, meeting them where they’re at and providing tailored solutions to meet them on their enterprise integration journey and walk with them as they mature their integrated solutions. The experts in this team are dedicated to delivering client centric solutions focused on Business Process Automation, Integration Strategy & Architecture, API Management, and Cloud, Application, & Data Integrations.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with clients to understand their business requirements and integration needs.
• Conduct assessments of existing systems and API Portfolio, identify challenges, and recommend solutions.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings with client stakeholders to gather requirements and present solutions.
• Develop customized integration and API gateway architecture blueprints tailored to client needs.
• Design and build scalable, reliable, and secure integration solutions.
• Design and build scalable, reliable, and secure integrations/API solutions and help migrate existing APIs to new API platforms.
• Create detailed technical specifications, including API designs, message schemas, and data mappings.
• Lead the implementation of integration & API solutions using appropriate middleware and integration tools.
• Capable of working independently or leading a small team of 2-3 integration developers, providing technical direction, conducting design and code reviews, and ensuring high-quality, secure, and scalable deliverables that meet client and project expectations.
• Oversee the development, testing, and deployment of integration, and API components, ensuring alignment with client expectations.
• Provide hands-on support and troubleshooting during the implementation phase.
• Offer technical guidance and mentorship to client project teams.
• Act as a subject matter expert in integration and API technologies, providing leading practices and recommendations.
• Assist clients in optimizing and maintaining their integration solutions.
• Proactively escalate risks and issues to project and client teams

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in integration development, architecture and design.
• Proven experience in a consulting role, working directly with clients.
• Proficiency with integration platforms and middleware (e.g., Boomi, Workato, MuleSoft, Informatica, Celigo, Snaplogic, Microsoft Azure Integration Services(ADF, Azure Fabric Services, etc.), Apache Camel, Solace, Google Integration Services).
• Proficiency with API Gateway platforms (e.g., APIGEE Edge, APIGEE X, Azure API Management, AWS API Management, Kong API Management).
• Strong understanding of integration patterns and best practices
• Strong understanding of API management, RESTful and SOAP web services, and message queuing.
• Hands-on experience in building API specs, APIs on gateway and testing them using tools to validate the functionality.
• Experience with cloud integration platforms and services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Knowledge of data formats such as JSON, XML, and CSV.
• Proficiency or familiarity with Python or Java
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Certification in relevant integration technologies or platforms.
• Experience with microservices architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of enterprise service buses (ESBs) and service-oriented architecture (SOA).
• Willingness to travel up to 30% as needed and/or be in person at client site in your home city.

Preferred Expertise:

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience building APIGEE infrastructure on APIGEE X and APIGEE Edge
• Experience migrating APIs
• Experience with linter tools, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache, Application Programming Interface (API), Automation, Best Practices, Blueprints, Buses, Business Processes, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Consulting, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Customer Experience, Customer Support/Service, Customer/Client Research, Data Formats, Database Design, Detail Oriented, DevOps, Docker, Emerging Technology, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), Functional Testing, Identify Issues, Informatica, Information Technology & Information Systems, Interpersonal Skills, JSON, Java, LinkedIn, Mentoring, Messaging Middleware, Microservices, Microsoft Windows Azure, Middleware, Problem Solving Skills, Python Programming/Scripting Language, REST (Representational State Transfer), Requirements Management, SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), Scalable System Development, Service-Oriented Architecture (fka Distributed Object Architecture), System Integration (SI), Systems Analysis, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Test Plan/Schedule, Web Services, Willing to Travel, XML (EXtensible Markup Language)

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges:

East Bay, San Francisco, Silicon Valley:

• Principal: $190,000-232,000

San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Seattle, Boston, Houston, New Jersey, New York City, Washington DC, Westchester:

• Principal: $174,000-213,000

All other locations:

• Principal: $160,000-195,000

As a modern technology company, our Slalom Technologists are disrupting the market and bringing to life the art of the possible for our clients. We have passion for building strategies, solutions, and creative products to help our clients solve their most complex and interesting business problems. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds, and emerging technologies., Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.