Experience: 15 Years Employment Type: Contract / Full-Time Location: Melbourne/Geelong Role Overview: We are seeking a highly experienced IBM Integration Suite Architect with 15 years of IT experience to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise-grade integration solutions. This role requires deep expertise in IBM integration technologies, strong architectural capabilities, and the ability to drive scalable, secure, and high-performing integration landscapes. Key Responsibilities: Architecture & Solution Design: Define end-to-end integration architecture using IBM Integration Suite (ACE, MQ, API Connect, DataPower, Event Streams) Design scalable, reusable, and loosely coupled integration solutions Develop architecture artifacts including HLDs, LLDs, canonical data models, and integration patterns Integration Strategy & Governance: Define enterprise integration strategies (API-led, event-driven, microservices-based) Establish standards, frameworks, and best practices Drive governance across APIs, messaging, and event streaming platforms Ensure compliance with security, performance, and reliability standards API & Microservices Architecture: Design API management strategies using IBM API Connect Define API lifecycle, versioning, throttling, and security policies Enable microservices architecture using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift Messaging & Event-Driven Architecture: Architect asynchronous integrations using IBM MQ and Kafka/Event Streams Design event-driven architectures for real-time data processing Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and reliability Security & Compliance: Implement security frameworks (OAuth2, JWT, TLS) Ensure data protection, encryption, and compliance standards Collaborate with security teams for governance and audits Technical Leadership: Lead and mentor integration teams Conduct architecture reviews and governance sessions Troubleshoot complex integration and performance issues DevOps & Delivery: Define and implement CI/CD pipelines Drive automation, monitoring, and observability Manage deployments across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments Required Skills & Experience: Experience: 15 years of IT experience with 8–10 years in enterprise integration Proven experience in architecting large-scale integration solutions Strong hands-on experience with IBM Integration technologies Technical Skills: IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE / IIB) IBM MQ IBM API Connect IBM DataPower Gateway IBM Event Streams / Kafka REST/SOAP APIs, JSON, XML, XSLT Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP) Architecture Expertise: API-led connectivity Event-driven architecture Microservices & containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) Hybrid and multi-cloud integration Certifications (Preferred): IBM Certified Integration Architect / Solution Architect IBM App Connect Enterprise Certification IBM API Connect Certification