Integration Lead Architect – Core Banking Transformation

Role Objective

Lead the architecture, delivery, and operation of the Bank's Enterprise Integration Platform, driving the Core Banking Transformation journey and enabling seamless coexistence between Legacy Mainframe and Next-Generation Core Banking systems. Act as the technical authority for IBM ACE, integration architecture, API governance, and integration delivery excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Integration Architecture & Platform Leadership

• Own and evolve the Enterprise Integration Architecture and IBM ACE platform.
• Define integration standards, reusable frameworks, API governance, security, logging, monitoring, and error-handling practices.
• Drive API-first, service-oriented, and event-driven integration approaches.

Core Banking Transformation

• Design and implement the coexistence layer between legacy Mainframe (CICS/MQ) and new Core Banking platforms.
• Lead integration solution design supporting business transformation and modernization initiatives.

Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Lead and mentor integration developers and technical teams.
• Review solution designs and code to ensure performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Act as the primary escalation point for complex integration issues and technical decision-making.

Integration Development & Operations

• Design and develop complex ACE integrations, REST APIs, messaging, routing, orchestration, and data transformation services.
• Ensure platform stability, performance, production support, monitoring, capacity planning, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with IBM ACE/IIB/WMB and enterprise integration solutions.

• Strong expertise in ESQL, Java, REST APIs, IBM MQ, CICS, Copybook transformation, and JSON/XML processing.
• Experience in integration architecture, API governance, security, and high-volume transaction environments.
• Proven experience leading integration teams and delivering large-scale integration projects.
• Banking or Financial Services experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Core Banking domain knowledge (Deposits, Loans, Payments).
• Familiarity with BIAN standards and modern API architecture.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and DevSecOps practices.