ActionScript, Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Business-to-Business (B2B), Data Modeling, EDIFACT (Electronic Data Interchange For Administration Commerce and Transport), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), Feasibility Analysis, Finance, IBM Product Family, Microsoft Windows Azure, Plant Layout and Design, Technical Leadership
Job Description: The Solution Architect will provide end to end technical leadership for migrating IBM ACE workflows and Sterling based B2B/EDI integrations to Azure Integration Services (AIS), while shaping an AI enabled Integration Factory. This role is critical for high volume, business critical integrations, and high visibility.
Required Skills & Experience
• 12–15+ years in enterprise integration architecture
• Strong hands on experience with: o IBM ACE / IIB o Azure Integration Services
• Proven experience in largescale ESB migrations
• Deep understanding of: o B2B/EDI standards (X12, EDIFACT, AS2) o High volume transaction systems (OMS, Finance)
• Strong architectural foundation in: o API led connectivity o Event driven architectures
• Experience designing factory or ICC models
• Exposure to AI assisted modernization is a strong plus
Key Responsibilities
• Own target integration architecture for IBM ACE → AIS migration.
• Define factory architecture using Logic Apps (Standard), Azure Functions, Service Bus, API Management.
• Lead complex interface strategy, including:
o IBM TX based transformations
o Canonical data model design
o Decoupling and event driven patterns
• Architect B2B/EDI modernization:
o Assess migration feasibility from Sterling B2B / File Gateway
o Define approach using Azure native EDI capabilities and partner integrations
• Review and enhance existing migration framework, especially for:
o High volume transactional flows o Orchestrations spanning multiple internal & third party systems
• Define non functional requirements:
o Throughput, latency, resiliency
o DR, security, compliance
• Establish governance, patterns, and guardrails aligned to an Integration Factory model.
• Champion AI and automation adoption: o AI assisted interface assessment
o Migration acceleration using Azure AI Foundry
o Agentic integration patterns