Integration Architect for ERP Programme- Hybrid/Edinburgh-Inside IR35

This Gig involves defining the integration strategy and architecture for a large-scale ERP transformation programme. The Integration Architect will ensure that all integration designs align with enterprise architecture principles, security requirements, and the technology roadmap. The role requires establishing reusable integration patterns across APIs, messaging systems, batch processing, event-based integrations, and data flows while maintaining a comprehensive integration landscape and interface catalogue., * Define the integration strategy, target state, principles, and standards.

• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and technology roadmap.
• Establish reusable patterns for APIs, messaging, batch, event-driven, and data integrations.
• Maintain integration landscape, interface catalogue, ownership models, and dependencies.
• Lead workshops for integration requirements and design with internal teams and partners.
• Conduct design reviews and assure interface specifications and data flows.
• Provide guidance on middleware and integration platforms including Boomi, Azure Integration Services, or comparable technologies.
• Identify architectural risks and recommend mitigations.
• Support engineering teams during build, testing, defect resolution, and deployment readiness.
• Define assurance and readiness criteria for key milestones.
• Assist with cutover planning, operational support design, service transition, documentation, and knowledge transfer.

• Proven experience as an Integration Architect in large-scale ERP or enterprise transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, APIs, middleware, messaging, and event-driven architecture including asynchronous messaging, queues, topics, and publish/subscribe patterns.
• Practical experience with AMQP-based messaging (RabbitMQ or Azure Service Bus) or event streaming (Apache Kafka).
• Experience designing integrations across cloud, SaaS, and on-premises applications.
• Experience in governance of designs delivered by systems integrators, vendors, and engineering teams.
• Understanding of security, resilience, performance, monitoring, and supportability.
• Experience within Design Authority and architecture governance.
• Clear communication of complex technical decisions to diverse stakeholders.
• Preferred: ERP implementation experience with COINS or comparable platforms.
• Familiarity with Boomi, Azure Integration Services.
• Experience supporting testing, cutover, and operational transition phases.
• Nice to have: Sector experience in homebuilding, construction, property, knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and enterprise reporting architectures.

Deliverables

• Integration Architecture Strategy, target architecture, and roadmap.
• Integration principles, standards, patterns, and API governance documentation.
• Interface catalogue, integration landscape, and system interaction diagrams.
• Integration design review reports and assurance recommendations.
• Architecture decisions, risk assessments, dependencies, and impact evaluations.
• Integration test architecture and milestone readiness documentation.
• Operational support, monitoring, handover, and knowledge transfer documents.

Gigged AI is an On demand talent marketplace specialising in the IT and technology sector. We have an opportunity live at the moment for an Integration Architect for ERP Transformation Programme (Hybrid/Edinburgh- Inside IR35) within one of our clients.