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Inspire Brands Sr. Integration Architect in Atlanta, Georgia
The Integration Architect plays a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the integration architecture of our organization. They are responsible for ensuring seamless connectivity and data flow between various systems, applications, and platforms within the enterprise. This role requires a deep understanding of integration technologies, best practices, and business requirements to develop scalable and efficient integration solutions.
This position sits in our Atlanta Support Center, with the expectation to be onsite 80% of the time.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Integration Strategy Development
Develop and maintain the integration strategy aligned with the organization's business objectives.
Define standards, guidelines, and best practices for integration architecture and design.
Develop and evolve the integration strategy to support cloud-native principles and architectures.
Define patterns and best practices for cloud-native integration, including API management, event-driven architecture, and service mesh.
Solution Design
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather integration requirements and translate them into scalable architecture designs.
Design end-to-end integration solutions that meet business needs while adhering to architectural principles.
Evaluate and recommend appropriate integration technologies and tools.
Architect and implement integration solutions using cloud-native tools and services, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
Integration Implementation
Lead the implementation of integration solutions, including middleware configuration, API development, data mapping, and transformation.
Work closely with development teams to ensure proper implementation of integration designs.
Integration Governance
Establish and enforce integration governance processes to maintain data integrity, security, and compliance.
Define and monitor service-level agreements (SLAs) for integration services.
Conduct regular reviews and audits of integration architecture to identify areas for improvement.
Collaboration and Communication
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including software developers, business analysts, and system architects to understand integration requirements and constraints.
Communicate integration strategies, designs, and issues effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Provide guidance and mentorship to junior integration team members.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
4-year degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
Proven experience in integration architecture design and implementation.
In-depth knowledge of integration technologies such as ESB, API Management, message brokers, and ETL tools.
Hands-on experience with programming languages (e.g., Java, Python), web services (REST, SOAP), and data formats (JSON, XML).
Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect) preferred.
Experience in integration with SaaS and COTS applications.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, or ABILITIES
Familiarity with cloud-based integration platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architecture.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex systems and propose effective solutions.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and levels of the organization.
Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 32,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.
We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.