Integration Architect - L1

Role Purpose

The purpose of the role is to create exceptional integration architectural solution design and thought leadership and enable delivery teams to provide exceptional client engagement and satisfaction.

Do

1. Define integration architecture for the new deals/ major change requests in existing deals

a. Creates an enterprise-wide integration architecture that ensures that systems are seamlessly integrated while being scalable, reliable, and manageable.

b. Provide solutioning for digital integration for RFPs received from clients and ensure overall design assurance

i. Analyse applications, exchange points, data formats, connectivity requirements, technology environment, enterprise specifics, client requirements to set an integration solution design framework/ architecture

ii. Provide technical leadership to the design, development and implementation of integration solutions through thoughtful use of modern technology

iii. Define and understand current state integration solutions and identify improvements, options & tradeoffs to define target state solutions

iv. Clearly articulate, document and use integration patterns, best practices and processes.

v. Evaluate and recommend products and solutions to integrate with overall technology ecosystem

vi. Works closely with various IT groups to transition tasks, ensure performance and manage issues through to resolution

vii. Document integration architecture covering logical, deployment and data views mentioning all the artefacts in detail

viii. Validate the integration solution/ prototype from technology, cost structure and customer differentiation point of view

ix. Identify problem areas and perform root cause analysis of integration architectural design and solutions and provide relevant solutions to the problem

x. Collaborating with sales, program/project, consulting teams to reconcile solutions to architecture

xi. Tracks industry integration trends and relates these to planning current and future IT needs

xii. Provides technical and strategic input during the project planning phase in the form of technical architectural designs and recommendations

xiii. Collaborates with all relevant parties in order to review the objectives and constraints of solutions and determine conformance with the Enterprise Architecture.

xiv. Identifies implementation risks and potential impacts.

3. Competency Building and Branding

a. Ensure completion of necessary trainings and certifications on integration middleware

b. Develop Proof of Concepts (POCs),case studies, demos etc. for new growth areas and solve new customer problems based on market and customer research

c. Develop and present a point of view of Wipro on digital integration by writing white papers, blogs etc.

d. Help in attaining market recognition through analyst rankings, client testimonials and partner credits

e. Be the voice of Wipros Thought Leadership by speaking in forums (internal and external)

f. Mentor developers, designers and Junior architects in the project for their further career development and enhancement g. Contribute to the integration practice by conducting selection interviews etc.

4. Team Management

a. Resourcing i. Anticipating new talent requirements as per the market/ industry trends or client requirements ii. Support in hiring adequate and right resources for the team through conducting interviews

b. Talent Management i. Ensure adequate onboarding and training for the team members to enhance capability & effectiveness

c. Performance Management i. Provide inputs to project manager in setting appraisal objectives for the team, conduct timely performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to own direct reports (if present)