Integration Architect

How will you contribute?

• Define and lead the integration and software architecture connecting operational systems and Smarsh product platforms.
• Architect, implement, and maintain integrations supporting provisioning, billing, and telemetry pipelines using a combination of AWS services, microservices, front-end components, and integration platforms such as MuleSoft.
• Partner closely with Data and Analytics leaders to ensure integration designs align with data strategy, governance, and downstream consumption needs.
• Design cloud-native, microservices-based architectures with clear service boundaries, scalable communication patterns, and fault tolerance.
• Contribute to the architecture and development of backend services and integration components using Python, AWS Lambda, and other cloud-native technologies, ensuring scalability, reliability, and clean interfaces for downstream consumers.
• Contribute to the architecture and development of front-end and UI-facing components using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, ensuring clean integration with backend services and APIs.
• Own the integration systems that track product usage, customer overages, and revenue streams across Smarsh’s product ecosystem.
• Lead hands-on development of critical integration and platform components, primarily using Python, with flexibility to use other object-oriented languages where appropriate.
• Partner with Finance, Product, and Revenue Operations to ensure accuracy, automation, and scalability in usage tracking and billing workflows.
• Translate architectural designs into clear Jira epics, stories, and tasks, enabling development teams to execute efficiently and in parallel.
• Guide backlog grooming, sprint planning, and technical prioritization in collaboration with Engineering leadership, operating within Scrum or similar Agile methodologies.
• Design and execute testing strategies for large, complex, distributed systems, including integration testing, end-to-end validation, performance testing, and failure scenario testing.
• Provide architectural direction and technical mentorship across backend, integration, and front-end development efforts.
• Establish and maintain integration and software architecture standards, governance, observability, and best practices across systems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align technical architecture with business goals, security requirements, and long-term scalability.
• Make independent technical decisions on architecture, tooling, and implementation approaches aligned with Smarsh’s platform and security standards.

What will you bring?

• 10+ years of experience in software and integration architecture, including significant ownership of large-scale, distributed systems.
• Strong AWS architecture and development experience, including designing and building production systems using services such as Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS/DynamoDB, ECS/EKS, and event-driven components.
• Proficiency in Python for building services, automation, or integration logic; experience with other object-oriented programming languages (e.g., Java, C#) is also acceptable.
• Solid experience with front-end development and architecture using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, including integration with backend APIs.
• Deep understanding of microservices architectures, including service decomposition, API design, asynchronous messaging, resiliency, and scalability patterns.
• Experience with enterprise integration platforms such as MuleSoft, positioned as part of a broader architectural ecosystem rather than a standalone solution.
• Experience designing secure, scalable APIs and integration patterns (REST, event-driven, batch, etc.).
• Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and data protection best practices.
• Demonstrated experience working within Scrum or similar Agile delivery frameworks.
• Proven ability to design architectures and decompose them into well-structured Jira tickets that enable effective execution by development teams.
• Experience designing and executing testing strategies for complex systems, including functional and non-functional testing.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to drive architecture decisions and execution with a high degree of autonomy.
•    MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect or equivalent experience is preferred.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) is preferred.
• Experience working in SaaS, platform, or data-intensive environments is preferred.
• Familiarity with analytics, telemetry, or operational data pipelines is preferred.
• Experience designing or supporting UI frameworks or internal tooling is preferred.