[Hiring] Lead Integration Architect @Intelance

Role Description

Intelance is appointing a Lead Integration Architect as a contract associate for the definition phase of a major UK enterprise technology programme. You will work directly with Intelance's Chief Enterprise Architect and a small senior team. The work will define how legacy, Oracle, operational, reporting and external systems should exchange information through a controlled integration platform. This is a hands-on architecture role. The expected commitment is about 28 days across an 8 to 10 week period. Delivery will be mainly remote, with limited planned travel where needed.

• Verify the existing connections between Oracle, bespoke applications, reporting tools and external services.
• Produce an accurate current integration map and identify the connections that create the greatest risk or effort.
• Design the target integration architecture and the rules that all future connections should follow.
• Define the priority connections and the order in which they should move.
• Lead the technical requirements and assessment for the integration platform.
• Define practical patterns for APIs, events, files, scheduled transfers, monitoring and error handling.
• Work closely with the Oracle Technical Architect and Security Architect.
• Estimate the delivery effort, skills, dependencies and technical risks for each stage.
• Produce clear diagrams and decision papers for senior business and technology leaders.
• Provide a clean handover into implementation.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of technology architecture experience.
• Strong recent experience leading enterprise integration architecture.
• Evidence from at least three programmes involving ERP, Oracle, bespoke applications or complex legacy systems.
• Practical experience replacing direct system connections with a managed integration approach.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, messaging, event based integration, file transfer and batch processing.
• Experience assessing integration platforms and implementation partners.
• Able to turn incomplete technical information into clear decisions, costs and delivery steps.
• Able to create simple executive diagrams and detailed technical designs.
• Clear written and spoken English.
• Based in the United Kingdom, with the right to work in the United Kingdom.
• Available for about 28 days across an 8 to 10 week period.
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution or supply chain businesses is useful.
• Experience with Oracle estates is also useful.
• No single integration platform is required because the platform has not yet been selected.

Benefits

• £575 to £650 per day, depending on directly relevant experience.
• Flexible delivery pattern across the agreed 8 to 10 week period.
• Direct access to Intelance's Chief Enterprise Architect and senior client decision makers.
• A clearly defined piece of work with named outputs and decision points.
• Potential follow on architecture and delivery work, subject to programme approval and performance.
• Pre agreed travel expenses paid separately.