Data Integration Architect
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We are currently seeking a Data & Integration Architect who will be responsible for leading the design, governance, and evolution of integration and data architecture capabilities.
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Overview
We are currently seeking a
Data Integration Architect
who will be responsible for leading the design, governance, and evolution of integration and data architecture capabilities.
The role defines scalable integration patterns, API strategies, event-driven architectures, and enterprise data flows that enable business agility, digital transformation, and AI-driven initiatives across multiple business entities.
This position works closely with application teams, cloud engineering, data teams, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless connectivity, trusted data exchange, and alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
You will be responsible for defining and maintaining target-state architectures across cloud and hybrid environments, driving integration and data platform modernisation at both a strategic and governance level.
Our client based in
Dubai
, is one of the largest semi-governmental conglomerates in the region.
This position is a
contract
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Key Responsibilities
- Define and maintain target-state architectures for enterprise integration, APIs, messaging, event streaming, and data platforms across cloud and hybrid environments
- Establish architecture standards, integration patterns, and governance processes to ensure secure, scalable, and reusable integrations between enterprise applications, SaaS platforms, operational systems, and data platforms
- Drive API-led connectivity, event-driven architecture, and real-time integration capabilities across digital and operational landscape
- Support strategic initiatives involving customer platforms, ERP systems, digital channels, loyalty platforms, and emerging AI solutions
- Collaborate with data engineering teams to design enterprise data flows, master data integration approaches, and data-sharing frameworks that support analytics, reporting, machine learning, and agentic AI use cases
- Participate in architecture review boards, evaluate integration technologies and vendors, and oversee solution design reviews
- Support technology modernisation and rationalisation initiatives, ensuring architectural alignment and coherence
- Ensure architecture documentation is maintained within LeanIX and related architecture repositories, providing visibility into integrations, interfaces, data flows, and technology dependencies
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- 12+ years of overall experience, with proven tenure as a Data Architect, Integration Architect, Enterprise Architect, or Solution Architect within complex enterprise environments
- Strong expertise in enterprise integration technologies including APIs, middleware, ESB/iPaaS platforms, event-driven architectures, messaging systems, and microservices
- Hands-on experience with integration platforms such as MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica, Azure Integration Services, or equivalent technologies
- Strong knowledge of data architecture concepts including data modelling, master data management, metadata management, data governance, data quality, and modern cloud data platforms
- Hands-on experience with cloud technologies, particularly Azure and/or AWS, along with familiarity with API management, event streaming, and modern data lake or lakehouse architectures
- Experience integrating enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, Oracle, Workday, hospitality systems, loyalty platforms, or digital commerce solutions is advantageous
- Knowledge of AI, machine learning data pipelines, retrieval architectures, and agentic AI integration patterns is a strong advantage
- Experience in architecture governance, platform selection, and large-scale transformation programmes
- Excellent stakeholder management, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline
- TOGAF certification preferred
- Cloud certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Integration Services, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent
- Data-related certifications such as Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, or Informatica are advantageous
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