Integration Architect

As an Integration Architect, you collaborate closely with our community of integration experts to implement the Archers Connectivity Program for our industry-leading customers.Strong businesses are empowered by robust integration architectures. With the right technology, architectural style, and integration platform, anything can be made possible. And that’s exactly how we work: technology-agnostic, tailored to an organization’s specific needs, and with a wide-open eye looking at market developments and technology trends.

Does this make you think, “Well, that’s how I always envisioned a role as an integration architect”?

Then you’re one click away from joining a community that will welcome you with open arms

**WHO ARE WE?**:
Sharing knowledge and supporting each other in our professional and personal growth lies at the heart of our community. This is why we organize AKDs - Archers Knowledge Days - on a monthly basis. A whole day designed to share insights gained from conferences, projects, literature, and market trends. Afterwards, you’ll often find us enjoying some good food and drinks together

**WhAT DOES YOUR JOB AS AN INTEGRATION ARCHITECT AT ARCHERS LOOK LIKE**:

- As an Integration Architect, you collaborate closely with our community of integration experts to implement the **Archers Connectivity Program** for our industry-leading customers, while deep-diving into their unique requirements and objectives.
- You’ll delve into the creation of an** integration reference architecture**,** integration frameworks** and **integration strategy**.
- You’ll design and develop integration architectures that promote **modularity**, **scalability**, and **maintainability**.
- You’ll cooperate with the customer’s project teams to realize sustainable integration solutions.
- After the **implementation phase**, you’ll mentor and coach (potential) customers in the Archers methodology and frameworks (e.g. seminars, training,)

**What we offer ouR INTEGRATION ARCHITECT**:

- **A community of integration experts**: at Archers, you’ll find a group of like-minded integration experts, each with their own areas of interest and expertise. From Event-Driven Architecture and API management to security and integration analysis, we all share a passion for knowledge sharing and technical discussions.
- **Becoming part of the biggest integration community in Belgium - **CornerBriX**: beyond your Archers colleagues, you’ll be part of a talented group of +150 integration experts with a strong backbone of expertise in Hybrid Integration Platforms, Azure Cloud Integration, the IBM Integration portfolio and many more.
- **You’re in the driver seat of your career path: your career is in your hands**: Whether you aspire to be an entrepreneur or a specialist, we are here to support your ambitions.
- **Continuous learning opportunities**: you get the opportunity to collaborate on innovating initiatives and expand your knowledge through our AKDs, and we provide access to trainings to guide you on your path.
- **Enjoy the freedom to work where you’re most productive**: our team operates in a hybrid mode, splitting time between the customer’s sites, our offices in Kontich and Gent, at home, and other remote locations.
- **A great remuneration package**: at Archers you can count on a competitive salary along with numerous extralegal benefits (company car, fuel card, laptop, phone, mobile subscription, insurance,). As a freelancer, we offer you a secure income regardless of whether you work on external projects or contribute to internal knowledge gathering.

**WHAT WE EXPECT FROM OUR INTEGRATION ARCHITECT**:

- You have experience with one or more middleware technologies (such as B2B, ESB, EAI, API gateways, IOT, etc.).
- You have experience with architecture/design modeling languages (such as Archimate and UML) and tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect or Archi.
- You have hands-on experience with the design or architectures of integrations, services, APIs, etc.
- You have experience with one or more interface technologies and concepts: AsyncAPI, XSD/WSDL, SOAP, REST, Swagger, OpenAPI, JSON, and others.
- You have experience with synchronous and asynchronous integrations, and understand how orchestration and choreography realize business processes.