IBM

Introduction

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of open hybrid cloud and AI strategies to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, IBM is one of the world’s largest technology and consulting organisations. Our teams support public and private sector clients to modernise complex enterprise platforms using cloud, data, integration and automation technologies.

IBM Australia is seeking an experienced Integration Architect to design and deliver enterprise‑scale integration solutions on AWS, supporting major transformation, cloud migration and platform modernisation programs across asset‑intensive and regulated industries.

Role Overview

As an Integration Architect, you will lead the architecture, design and delivery of enterprise integration solutions across cloud, hybrid and on‑premise environments. Your focus will be on enabling secure, scalable, API‑led and event‑driven integration between enterprise platforms, cloud‑native applications, SaaS products and operational systems.

You will work across AWS cloud environments, supporting integrations involving ERP, asset management platforms, GIS, IoT/telemetry systems, data platforms and external partners. The role operates at both a strategic architecture and hands‑on delivery level, contributing to national‑scale public and private sector programs.

Your role and responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Integration Strategy & Architecture

• Define enterprise integration strategies and target‑state architectures aligned to client business and transformation objectives
• Design integration roadmaps covering cloud, hybrid and multi‑platform environments
• Develop and maintain enterprise integration patterns, reference architectures and standards
• Produce architecture artefacts including high‑level designs (HLDs), low‑level designs (LLDs), interface specifications and reference models
• Participate in architecture review boards and solution assurance activities

Integration Architecture on AWS

• Architect and deliver API‑led integration solutions using REST/JSON and modern integration principles
• Design event‑driven architectures using messaging, streaming and asynchronous integration patterns
• Implement secure, scalable integration platforms on AWS, leveraging:
  • API management and gateway services
  • Serverless and container‑based integration runtimes
  • Messaging and event services
• Design and implement AWS networking patterns including VPC connectivity, private endpoints, routing and security controls
• Embed non‑functional requirements including availability, resilience, performance, monitoring and disaster recovery

Platform & Application Integration

• Design and deliver integrations between enterprise platforms including:
  • ERP systems
  • Asset and operational platforms
  • GIS systems
  • IoT, telemetry and OT platforms
  • Data lakes, analytics and reporting solutions
• Enable secure external integrations with partners, vendors and third‑party services
• Support legacy‑to‑modern integration scenarios during cloud migration and application modernisation programs

Cloud Migration, Modernisation & Enablement

• Support enterprise migration programs by defining integration architectures for re‑host, re‑platform and re‑architect initiatives
• Simplify and modernise integration landscapes using cloud‑native patterns
• Establish CI/CD pipelines for integration workloads, enabling automated build, test and deployment
• Embed DevSecOps practices across integration solutions
• Drive observability, logging and operational health across integration platforms

Governance, Security & Standards

• Define integration governance frameworks, standards and design guardrails
• Ensure alignment with enterprise security, IAM, data protection and regulatory requirements
• Apply best practices for credential management, encryption and secrets management
• Support compliance, audit and operational readiness for integration solutions

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

• Act as a trusted integration advisor to executives, program leaders and delivery teams
• Translate business and operational requirements into robust integration solutions
• Collaborate with application, cloud, data, cybersecurity and operations teams
• Mentor developers, engineers and junior architects in integration and cloud best practices

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Required Skills and Experience

Professional Experience

• 8–10+ years’ experience in enterprise IT
• 5+ years in Integration Architecture, Solution Architecture or related roles
• Proven experience delivering large‑scale integration solutions in complex enterprise environments
• Experience working in asset‑intensive, regulated or large public‑sector organisations is highly desirable

Integration & Middleware Skills

• Strong experience designing API‑led and event‑driven integration architectures
• Experience integrating IBM Maximo and/or Maximo Application Suite (MAS) into enterprise ecosystems
• Knowledge of Maximo integrations including REST APIs, MIF and enterprise connectors
• Experience integrating across cloud, hybrid and on‑premise environments
• Deep understanding of synchronous vs asynchronous integration patterns
• Experience integrating ERP, asset management, GIS, IoT and data platforms
• Ability to design scalable interface contracts and integration standards

AWS & Cloud Platform Skills

• Strong hands‑on AWS experience across compute, networking, storage and security
• Experience architecting multi‑account AWS environments and hybrid connectivity
• Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration (Docker, OpenShift, EKS)
• Understanding of cloud‑native architecture principles including high availability and disaster recovery
• Experience implementing secure IAM, encryption and secrets management solutions

Other Requirements:

• Australian Citizen and eligible to work on secure projects.
• Willing to travel mostly interstate as/when required.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with MuleSoft Integration into enterprise ecosystems
• Experience integrating other enterprise and SaaS platforms is equally applicable and encouraged

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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