Integration Architect

Integration Architect

Falcon Smart IT (FalconSmartIT) | Greater London, ENG, GB

Posted 19 days ago

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Description

Job type: FTC 1 Year - Hybrid - 4 days office Mandatory


Hands-on Integration Architect for Project Compass, driving real-time Ledger (RTL), Payments, and FX systems integration within a large banking platform.


Strong communicator and technical leader


Familiar with AI-assisted development tools


NATS experience is required (Kafka/Pulsar accepted)


Key Responsibilities:



  • Define and own target-state integration architecture aligned with enterprise standards

  • Lead end-to-end integration delivery across multiple systems and teams

  • Design event-driven, API-first, cloud-native solutions (NATS, REST, async messaging)

  • Act as integration authority across platforms and stakeholders

  • Mentor teams on integration patterns, API governance, and best practices

  • Drive use of AI tools to improve development efficiency


Integration: Event-driven architecture, NATS (or Kafka/Pulsar), messaging patterns


Cloud: AWS (EKS/ECS, SQS/SNS, API Gateway, Terraform)


Frontend: React/TypeScript (working knowledge)


Domain Expertise (any of these)



  • Payments (SWIFT, ISO 20022, settlement)

  • Client onboarding (KYC, account setup)


Experience Required



  • 15+ years in tech, 5+ years in integration architecture

  • Proven delivery in large-scale financial/fintech systems

  • Experience leading multi-team integrations


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