Integration Engineering Architect

Steampunk•McLean, VA

8d•$150,000 - $180,000

About The Position

As an Integration Architect, you will work with Steampunk’s growing DevSecOps practice to develop APIs and integration capabilities that connect data, services, and systems in support of customer missions. The role calls for experience building APIs and microservices using cloud platform services, understanding business requirements, and implementing complex integrations. You will serve as both a technical visionary and a hands-on contributor. You will develop and implement integration solutions, create reusable assets and standards, advise teams on operational considerations, and translate stakeholder requirements into technical implementations. The position also includes documenting existing and planned integrations, analyzing current environments and gaps, recommending improvements, and mentoring junior team members. Candidates must be able to obtain a U.S. government public trust clearance. The projected annual compensation range is $150,000 to $180,000. Interviews and assessments require applicants to be on camera; Steampunk may take a picture to verify identity and prevent fraud.

Requirements

Ability to obtain a U.S. government public trust clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in an IT field, or a bachelor’s degree in a non-IT field plus 2 years of related IT experience.
8 years of experience with one or more cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
8 years of experience with Git source control providers such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
8 years of experience with one or more programming or scripting languages.
8 years of experience with one or more integration technologies, such as MuleSoft.
Experience developing API management solutions and microservices.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in an IT-related field.
Solution Architect Professional certification.
Azure Developer Associate certification.
MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect – Level 1 certification.
MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect – Level 1 certification.
5 years of application development experience in an Agile environment.
Experience implementing Docker containers and using platforms such as Kubernetes.
Experience designing, implementing, and documenting APIs.
Experience using CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Pipelines, CircleCI, or TravisCI.
Experience implementing automated testing frameworks to test APIs and integrations.
Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and collaborative skills.

Responsibilities

Understand stakeholder needs and communicate them to developers.
Test and examine code written by others and analyze results.
Ensure systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats.
Identify technical problems, perform root cause analysis, and develop software updates and fixes.
Develop APIs, microservices, and integrations using a range of programming tasks to ensure systems integrations function properly.
Design reusable assets, components, standards, frameworks, and processes to support API and integration projects.
Advise technical teams on performance, scalability, reliability, monitoring, and other operational concerns of integration solutions.
Translate functional and non-functional requirements into integration interfaces and implementations with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Create technical documentation explaining upcoming or existing integrations to non-technical individuals.
Document the current state of environments, perform gap analyses, and produce artifacts outlining options and recommendations.
Contribute as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members.
Engineer and implement solutions and recommend continuous improvements to services.
Present regular status updates and provide cross-training to team members.