Our client is looking for an Integration Architect
Context of the mission / Objective(s) of the job
Within the company, the integration of applications, partners and packages plays a growing role. We are developing more and more API and more and more asynchronous flows. Additionally, we’ll have to migrate out of the Biztalk infrastructure.
Standardization is important to ensure efficient and qualitative project development and monitoring. We need therefore clear solutions, governance, and monitoring.
The Integration DCoE team is responsible to define the standards, study new integration technologies, define patterns and common solutions. In collaboration with the “delivery” teams, we are owner of the technologies and manage the supporting platforms & frameworks like, f.i. Sentinet (API gateway), Azure
ServiceBus, Azure EventHub, Azure LogicApps.
The Integration DCoE works also on the architecture of the complex integrations that can involve different departments .
Collaboration with various people, with different profile is key.
Our client is actively looking for an integration architect to join its IT Integration DCoE team. The work will go from the definition of solution in projects to documentation of guidelines, recommendations, and expertise in Azure.
Mission period
Expected Start date: 01/2026
Duration: 12 months (Depending on project evolution, extension is possible)
3. Language Requirement
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Mandatory | Preferable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 2 | 2 | 2 | ✓ | |
| Dutch | 3/1 | 3/1 | 3/1 | ✓ | |
| French | 3/1 | 3/1 | 3/1 | ✓ |
Legend:
1 = Basic – 2 = Good – 3 = Fluent
Localisation
Brussels centre.
Level of education required
N/A
Required Knowledge and Experience
Personal Skills (soft skills – intangible qualities or traits that enhance our interactions)
Mandatory
- Analytical skills
- Collaboration skills:
- Must be a self-starter
- Work well independently and in a collaborative team environment
- Strong communication skills
- Pro-active and flexible
Preferable
- Experience in large IT Organisation > 100 person
Business experience required (work experience)
Mandatory (Years)
- Document review – Senior (5 y – 8 y)
- Documenting functional specifications – Senior (5 y – 8 y)
- Working knowledge of data modelling (interface definition, business data model, data model mapping) – Senior (5 y – 8 y)
- Experience on projects with integration aspects – Senior (5 y – 8 y)
Preferable
- Experience as a software/application developer (specifically on web, workflow services or batch systems
- Experience in testing (preparation & execution test scenario)
- Experience in insurance or financial domain.
- Experience on projects with integration aspects with packages or external solutions, or different technology platforms)
Technical experience required (hard skills related to physical or digital tools)
Mandatory (Years)
- Azure Integration Services and applicable patterns – Mid-level (2 y – 5 y)
- Knowledge of .Net (framework, 6+) – Mid-level (2 y – 5 y)
- Good knowledge of REST /JSON – Mid-level (2 y – 5 y)
- Good knowledge of database concepts (DB, ETL, SQL) – Mid-level (2 y – 5 y)
Preferable
- General technical knowledge (HTTP, certificates, SOAP / XML)
Functional experience required (job experience in particular industry and in particular function)
Mandatory (Years)
- Good knowledge and experience of most common integration – Senior (5 y – 8 y) patterns (mapping, orchestration, security, gateway etc) – Senior (5 y – 8 y)
- Experience in integration workflow design (Business Project) – Senior (5 y – 8 y)
- Experience in Functional asset maintenance (Functional domain) – Senior (5 y – 8 y)
Preferable
- Impact analysis & identification of Non-Regression Testing needs
- Experience with Document Management Systems
Objective of the job
Candidate will collaborate on projects of various sizes in a transversal team. As an integration team member, candidate is in contact with many different IT teams. A very good collaboration skill is therefore key.
Maintain & promote Integration patterns & platforms
- participate in internal improvements tracks to increase industrialization of our processes
- participate to overall integration patrimony/assets documentation & quality, Functional Architecture Asset maintenance (update catalogs & description of services & batch available in the domain)
Integration development projects
- understand the functional aspects and the bigger picture of an integration project
- analyse and decompose complex requirements
- provide a detailed integration design according to AG standards
- Integration flowchart
- Interface/messages definition
- Mappings
- work in close collaboration with the integration & domain architects following his recommendations & global architecture
- provide detailed input & support the integration developer during implementation phase
- Single Point Of Contact for the Test phase of the project, is able to identify scope changes & to fix defects with the developer
- work in close collaboration with other integration project stakeholders (project leaders, analysts, business owners, etc) and proactively propose actions when needed
- communicate progress on ongoing activities
- validate that the implemented solution is up to specifications (functional & non-functional)
- provide support on the implemented solution by using our tools (first troubleshooting/analysis in case of incident
