Proven experience in IT architecture beyond lead design duties with a thorough understanding of application architectural componentization
Must demonstrate a deep knowledge of architecture principles and describe the employment of those on several projects
A clear and complete understanding of the difference and delineation between architecture and high-level design is required
Architecture experience required should be heavily based on System Integration.
Experience in integration modernization including application of agile integration methodologies.
Strong knowledge of leading-edge integration technologies that drive business innovation, such as mobile, service-oriented architecture, APIs, event-driven service architectures, as well as big data transfers.
Demonstrated architecture experience with Service Interface Design utilizing Service or Data Bus technology, with a focus on performance, is required.
Experience with Service and API management applications such as IBM IIB, MuleSoft, CA Layer7, IBM APIC, ND / or IBM WSRR is required.
Strong knowledge of messaging middleware, including event streaming such as Message Queuing, Event Streams (Apache Kafka).
Experience with managed file transfer technologies.
Strong Unified Modelling Language (UML) experience is essential
Understanding of rules engines such as IBM Operational Decision Management (ODM) and Business Process Management (BPM) applications and tools is preferred
Proven project experience and ability to lead a group through an architectural development process and collaborate with application development teams, architects, Business and other project constituents
Ability to discover and define technical requirements and their relationship to functional requirements, and to determine the adequacy of documented requirements for architecture definition
Strong business and technology decision-making skills are required
Experience in a technical leadership role
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and strong leadership skills to effectively influence decisions and positively impact progress are required
Experience with Agile Methodology, including Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), is desired