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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Integrations Architect - **Company:** McKesson - **Location:** Richmond, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,800.0 - $251,300.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Spring Security, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), AS2, Batch Files, BigQuery, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Code Review, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (Ajax Programming), Information Engineering, Serialization, DevOps, File Transfer, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) SSL Extension, Github, Gradle, Hibernate (Java), Identity and Access Management, Java Persistence API, JSON, Junit, Apache Maven, OAuth, Open Web Application Security, Broadcom, Mockito, Salesforce.Com, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Software Technical Review, Management of Software Versions, Workflow Management Systems, Openapi, Data Logging, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Cloud Monitoring, Spring Cloud, Spring-mvc, Snowflake, Spring-boot, Apigee, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Rate Limiting, Git, Spring Data, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Avro, Enterprise Integration, Integration Frameworks, Apache Kafka, Api Design, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Terraform, Api Management, Docker, Static Application Security Testing, Confluent, Databricks, Vmware, Microservices - **Published:** September 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://mckesson.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Careers/job/USA-VA-Richmond/Lead-Integrations-Architect_JR0153879 ## About the Role * Experience: 12+ years of enterprise integration engineering experience, with at least 3 years in an architect or lead technical role. * Java & Spring Boot Mastery: Expert-level Java and Spring Boot engineering capability, including Spring Boot 3.x, Spring Security 6.x, Spring MVC, Spring Data, REST API design, JPA/Hibernate, and custom Spring Boot starter development. Code-review level proficiency is required. * Framework Development: Demonstrated experience designing, building, and maintaining shared common libraries, chassis frameworks, or internal developer platform (IDP) tooling for Java microservices. * API Management: Hands-on experience with Apigee X or Apigee Edge for API lifecycle management, policy enforcement, mTLS, and developer portal management. * Event Streaming: Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, Confluent Kafka, or Google Managed Kafka, including topic design, schema registry, producer/consumer patterns, and operational monitoring. * Cloud & Containers: Deep experience with GCP-native services (GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Trace, IAM) and containerized deployments. * Managed File Transfer: Experience configuring and architecting MFT solutions, trading partner workflows, SFTP/AS2 protocols, and PGP key lifecycle management., * Google Professional Cloud Developer or Google Professional Cloud Architect (required or to be obtained within 6 months). * Spring Professional Certification (VMware/Broadcom) highly desirable. * Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. ## Description Java Spring Boot Frameworks & Engineering Guidance * Shared Frameworks & Starters: Design, maintain, and govern Wellverse's core Spring Boot integration starters and shared libraries (e.g., Spring Security wiring, DTO patterns, custom serialization controls, CORS, header configuration templates, and Cloud Logging/Tracing instrumentation). * Technical Guidance & Enablement: Provide technical leadership, architectural oversight, and hands-on guidance to application teams across Wellverse, helping them build high-performance, resilient Spring Boot microservices. * Code Reviews & Quality Standards: Conduct technical design reviews and pull request (PR) code reviews across integration services to enforce architectural standards, security controls, and optimal design patterns. * DevOps & Pipeline Standards: Define CI/CD standards for Spring Boot services using GitHub Actions, GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS), container scanning/signing, GKE deployment gates, and automated testing frameworks. Apigee API Gateway & API Governance * API Strategy & Management: Own the Apigee X API gateway strategy, policy frameworks, and lifecycle management for all Wellverse APIs. * Security & Policy Enforcement: Define and maintain standardized Apigee policies for OAuth 2.0 / JWT validation, rate limiting, quota management, threat protection, mTLS, and Client-ID enforcement. * API Design Standards: Establish enterprise API standards including RESTful naming conventions, OpenAPI 3.x specifications, versioning strategies, error schemas, and pagination guidelines. * Registry & Lifecycle Management: Govern the centralized API registry and developer portal, ensuring clear ownership, documentation, and SLA tracking across all enterprise APIs. Event Streaming & Managed File Transfer * Google Managed Kafka Architecture: Own the target architecture for Google Managed Kafka, defining topic partitioning strategies, consumer group patterns, schema management (Apicurio/Avro/JSON Schema), and dead letter queue (DLQ) standards. * Managed File Transfer (MFT): Lead the architecture and workflow standards for managed file transfers, covering trading partner management, protocol configurations (SFTP, FTPS, AS2, HTTPS), PGP encryption, and Cloud Logging integration. * Operational Monitoring: Coordinate with Data Engineering and Platform teams to ensure Kafka-driven event pipelines and file transfer workflows meet enterprise reliability and latency SLAs. Solution Architecture & Integration Design * Enterprise Integration Strategy: Serve as the lead solution architect for all integration efforts across Wellverse's SaaS and core enterprise stack (Salesforce, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, JDE ERP, HCM, and net-new platforms). * Pattern Governance: Define and govern appropriate integration patterns-synchronous REST APIs for transactional flows, event-driven Kafka streaming for high-throughput async processing, and managed file transfers for batch exchanges. * Architecture Artifacts: Produce comprehensive integration design documents, sequence diagrams, data flow diagrams, API specs, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)., * Java Ecosystem: Java 17+, Spring Boot 3.x, Spring Security 6.x, Spring Cloud, Maven/Gradle, JUnit 5, Mockito, Custom Spring Starter development, Docker, Kubernetes (GKE), Helm. * API Development & Management: Spring Boot REST APIs, OpenAPI 3.x specifications, Apigee X policy configuration (OAuth 2.0, Client-ID, rate limiting, threat protection), API governance. * Integration Patterns: Synchronous REST, asynchronous event-driven streaming, dead-letter queues (DLQ), retry mechanics, circuit breakers, and batch file transfers. * Event Streaming: Google Managed Kafka, Apache Kafka, Avro/JSON Schema, Schema Registry, consumer group management, Cloud Monitoring alerts. * Managed File Transfer: SFTP, FTPS, AS2, HTTPS, PGP encryption, key/certificate lifecycle management, automated workflow design. * Cloud & GCP: GCP VPC networking, GKE deployment, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Trace, Secret Manager, IAM. * Security & DevOps: OWASP API Top 10, mTLS, CORS, security headers, GitHub Actions, SAST (GitHub Advanced Security), container scanning, Terraform, Git branching. * Documentation: OpenAPI 3.x, Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), sequence and data flow diagramming, pattern documentation. ## Related Videos - [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) - [From event streaming to event sourcing 101](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/91-from-event-streaming-to-event-sourcing-101) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [Introducing JSON Structure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100219-introducing-json-structure) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Top 10 Java Libraries](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/364-top-10-java-libraries) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j)