Lead Integrations Architect

Remote, South Africa

Job Title Lead Integrations Architect Job Description Summary

Job Description

Lead Integrations Architect TDS Technology & Data Solutions | Reports to Global Head of Data Architecture & Engineering | Hybrid/Remote, US/EMEA hours

The role You will own integration architecture across C&W's data and application estate as the firm's go-to authority. You will set the standards, design and build the hardest integrations yourself, and raise the capability of delivery teams around you.

What you'll do

Define and govern our integration patterns (API, point-to-point, hub-and-spoke, ESB, iPaaS, event-driven, bi-directional sync) and guide teams on when to use each.

Design end-to-end integrations across custom, SaaS and PaaS systems, covering data contracts, error handling, observability, security and scale.

Build the most complex, highest-risk integrations hands-on and prove them production-ready.

Create reference architectures and reusable components so teams build faster and more consistently.

Lead architecture on strategic programmes, owning design, sequencing and trade-offs.

Coach engineers through design and code reviews.

Steer the move from legacy point-to-point and ESB...