Sr. Integration Architect

Federal Reserve System•St. Louis, MO

4d•$146,700 - $234,300•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Integration Architect will join the National Integration Services team, which enables a distributed and scalable API Management Platform for the Federal Reserve System. The role defines enterprise-wide technical strategy for API management, middleware, and backend integrations, and develops reusable solution patterns. It designs secure, end-to-end integration flows for synchronous and asynchronous processes, establishes enterprise API standards, and supports high-throughput, highly available integration platforms. The architect works with Lines of Businesses to design, implement, and support integration solutions, and helps install, configure, and support MuleSoft and AWS API Gateway platforms. Success requires strong leadership and communication, a substantial background in API development and management, the ability to learn complex technologies quickly, and the ability to influence teams across the IT organization and broader Federal Reserve System. The selected candidate works full-time onsite within reasonable commuting distance of an eligible hiring location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or another related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
Eight or more years of software design and development experience, including at least four years focused on enterprise integration architecture, APIs, and middleware.
Hands-on experience with API gateways and management tools such as MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, Apigee, or Kong.
Mastery of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, mTLS, and API key management.
Mastery of Enterprise Integration Patterns, including content-based routing, message filtering, splitters, and aggregators.
Ability to translate complex technical constraints into clear, actionable business capabilities for non-technical executives.
Experience deploying and scaling integrations using Docker and Kubernetes, such as EKS, AKS, or OpenShift.
Expert knowledge of REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and SOAP.
Must be a U.S. citizen or a Green Card holder with intent to become a U.S. citizen.
Individuals who need immigration sponsorship now or in the future are not eligible.
Must reside within a reasonable commuting distance, as defined by the employing Reserve Bank, and work full-time onsite.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with IBM App Connect Enterprise.
Automation experience with Git-based workflows, Maven, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
Automation experience with Terraform.
Experience building and exposing tools to agents using AWS Lambda.
Experience architecting context-aware systems by integrating Bedrock Knowledge Bases with vector search engines such as Amazon OpenSearch Serverless.
Experience designing and configuring intelligent AI agents.

Responsibilities

Define enterprise-wide technical strategy for API management, middleware, and backend system integrations, and develop reusable solution patterns.
Design end-to-end integration flows using Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP) for synchronous and asynchronous business processes.
Establish and enforce enterprise standards for API design, versioning, data privacy, security, and catalog discovery across business units.
Architect secure integration patterns using industry-standard identity protocols, encryption in transit, and perimeter firewalls.
Monitor, scale, and optimize high-throughput message brokers and API gateway topologies to support low latency and high availability.
Work with Lines of Businesses to architect, implement, and support integration solutions.
Help install, configure, and support MuleSoft and AWS API Gateway platforms.
Build cross-organizational relationships and influence staff across the IT organization and broader Federal Reserve System.