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Job Description

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Technical Architect - IT located in Chennai

The Technical Architect is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting modern API-led and event-driven integration solutions that enable business and technology outcomes. A key focus of the role is establishing and demonstrating the value of our Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)capability to the business, ensuring it is effectively adopted as the strategic foundation for integration delivery. This role plays a critical part in enabling teams across the organisation to scale integration best practices through reusable services, platform capabilities, and strong governance, while driving consistency, efficiency, and innovation.

The role involves close collaboration with multiple departments and requires a strong foundation in APIs, integration patterns, and modern DevOps practices.

Reports to the Platform Manager, the role involves:

What a typical day looks like:

Applying and clearly articulating RESTful API principlesand Application Network conceptsto support scalable, reusable integration designs
Acting as a key member of the Centre for Enablement (C4E), onboarding new teams onto the integration platform and guiding them to adopt best practices and achieve success
Evolving and supporting our API Gateway platforms, with an understanding of policies, security, traffic management, and lifecycle management
Working with MuleSoft Anypoint Platformto design, build, and manage APIs and integrations aligned to API-led connectivity principles
Supporting the architecture of application integrations, helping teams select appropriate integration patterns (e.g., synchronous APIs, event-driven approaches) and the right technology solutions
Building and maintaining APIs and platform toolingto enhance integration capabilities and accelerate delivery across teams, including solutions with no SQL databases (MongoDB) and caching solutions like Redis
Leveraging DevOps and CI/CD practicesto automate build, test, and deployment pipelines for integration services
Applying knowledge of containerisation technologies(e.g., Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift) to support scalable and portable deployments
Understanding secure integrations using Okta, including OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and various grant types
Working with message and event broker technologiessuch as Kafka and RabbitMQ (AMQP)to enable event-driven architectures
Using and integrating with observability platforms, i.e. ElasticSearch / Kibanafor monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting
Exploring opportunities to leverage the evolving AI landscapeto enhance our integration platform capabilities and unlock new sources of business value
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to diagnose issues, optimise performance, and ensure reliability of integration services
Continuously learning and evaluating new tools, technologies, and integration approaches in a rapidly evolving landscape
Actively contributing ideas, improvements, and innovations to enhance platform capabilities and developer experience

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
12 - 15 Years of experience in IT.
Experience or understanding of API development and integration conceptsin an enterprise environment
Familiarity with MuleSoft Anypoint Platformor similar integration platforms is highly desirable
Knowledge of API Gateway concepts, security, and traffic management
Understanding of OAuth2 and OIDCauthentication flows, ideally with exposure to Okta
Experience or exposure to event-driven architecturesand messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
Understanding of DevOps principlesand CI/CD tooling
Familiarity with container technologiessuch as Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift
Understanding of TypeScript and modern UI development practices, including Web Components and Lit (LitElement), to support the development of reusable tools and platform interfaces
Exposure to ELK stackor similar logging/monitoring platforms
Experience building APIs or services using modern programming languages (any experience with GoLangis a plus)
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to a wide range of stakeholders
A proactive mindset with a strong desire to learn, innovate, and adapt to new technologies and ways of working

Here are a few examples of what you will get for the great work you provide:

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Job Category

IT

Flex pays for all costs associated with the application, interview or offer process, a candidate will not be asked for any payment related to these costs.

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