Principal Enterprise Integration Architect - Backend

LivaNova•Nashville, TN

2d•Remote

About The Position

As a global medtech company, we are driven by our Vision of changing the trajectory of lives for a new day and our Mission to create ingenious solutions that ignite patient turnarounds. Our relentless commitment to patients and strong legacy of innovation in healthcare are the foundation of our future. If you're looking for a new chance, a new beginning, a new trajectory, LivaNova is where your talent can truly thrive. Join our talented team members worldwide to become a pioneer of tomorrow—because at LivaNova, we don’t just treat conditions — we aspire to alter the course of lives. We are building a world-class Digital Platform for our next generation Patient Care for Neuromodoulation and CP business lines to enable faster innovation. As an Enterprise Integration Architect, you will design integration strategies that bridge multiple product lines, establish architecture governance, and enable engineering teams to deliver high-quality, compliant solutions. This is a strategic technical leadership role requiring 70% architecture/design and 30% hands-on implementation. You will work across microservices, define API contracts, establish integration patterns, and architect for resilience in a highly regulated healthcare environment.

Requirements

10+ years enterprise/solution architecture experience with distributed systems and microservices
Strong backend architecture expertise (Python, Java, .NET, or similar modern languages)
Production experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP acceptable)
Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, event-driven architecture, and async messaging patterns
Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes preferred) and cloud-native architecture
Understanding of integration patterns: service mesh, API gateway, BFF, event sourcing, CQRS
Database architecture experience with both relational (PostgreSQL/SQL Server) and NoSQL (CosmosDB/MongoDB) systems
Experience in healthcare, medical devices, or highly regulated industries (financial services, government)
Understanding of HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, or similar regulatory compliance frameworks
Security-by-design mindset for handling protected health information and sensitive data
Experience with quality management systems and compliance-driven development processes
Proven track record architecting platforms supporting multiple product lines or business units
Experience establishing architecture governance, design standards, and reference architectures
Strong stakeholder management skills - ability to communicate technical decisions to both engineers and executives
Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and conducting architecture reviews
Track record of balancing architectural rigor with pragmatic delivery in agile environments
Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar)
Experience leveraging AI for code generation, architecture design, and documentation
Ability to critically evaluate and refine AI-generated code and architectural recommendations
Understanding of prompt engineering and effective collaboration with AI coding assistants

Nice To Haves

Hands-on production experience with Python and FastAPI (async/await, Pydantic, type hints)
Production Kubernetes/AKS experience with Helm, service mesh, and container-based CI/CD
Azure platform services: AKS, PostgreSQL Flexible Server, CosmosDB, Event Hubs, Key Vault, API Management
Event streaming platforms (Kafka, Azure Event Hubs) and event-driven microservices patterns
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates, Bicep)
GraphQL and Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) architectural patterns
Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman) or capability modeling tools (LeanIX, Ardoq)
Domain-driven design (DDD) and capability-based architecture transformation
Experience with medical device software development lifecycle (IEC 62304, FDA regulations)
Observability and monitoring architecture (distributed tracing, structured logging, metrics)
BCDR (Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery) architecture and resilience engineering

Responsibilities

Design integration architecture bridging multiple product lines using shared platform capabilities
Establish microservices architecture patterns, API standards, and integration governance
Lead architecture reviews and mentor engineering teams on design decisions
Design for high availability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization
Collaborate with stakeholders across product, engineering, and compliance teams
Implement critical integration APIs and proof-of-concepts using modern development tools
Drive architectural transformation from monolithic to capability-based distributed systems
Ensure architecture compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, and medical device regulations
You will be very comfortable using AI tools like Claude Code/Cursor etc.