Integration Architect - #1698214

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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

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  Strong stakeholder management: Ability to collaborate across client, vendor (Sopra), infra, and QA teams.


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  Clear communication: Can explain complex integration designs in a clear and structured manner.


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  Solution-oriented mindset: Focused on resolving system mismatches and alignment issues constructively.


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  Negotiation skills: Balancing system constraints with business needs during integration decisions.


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  Adaptability: Can pivot between strategic design discussions and hands-on troubleshooting when needed.