Integration Architect

Legal Name: Current Location: (City, State & Zip Code): Home location: Relocate: Bill Rate: CTH After 3 Months: Travelling Availability: Availability to Start: Phone/Mobile Number: Email Address: Visa Type: Visa Expiration Date: Hiring Status: Are you working directly with the contractor's visa holder: If not indicate # of layers and names of the company: Indicate if the Candidate has worked in CG before and where: Ex-*** Employee: LinkedIn Account: (If available). Cloud Computing : Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and cloud integration tools (e.g., MuleSoft, Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Azure Integration Services).

Note: Candidate should be working from the customer's Denver, CO office

Description:
Architecture & Strategy:

• Define the enterprise-wide integration architecture roadmap, ensuring alignment with overall business goals and cloud-first initiatives.
• Apply the TOGAF framework to govern architectural artifacts, principles, and transition states.
• Architect end-to-end integration patterns (API-first, event-driven architectures, microservices, and batch patterns) across complex telco ecosystems
• Telco Domain Execution
• Lead the design and integration of core **OSS/BSS** platforms (e.g., CRM, Billing, Charging, Order Management, Inventory, and Network Assurance).

Required Skills & Qualifications:
Experience:
Total Experience:

• 10+ years in IT/Software Architecture, with at least
• 5+ years as a Lead or Principal Integration Architect within the Telecommunications vertical.
• Telco Expertise: Proven track record of delivering complex integrations for OSS/BSS transformation programs and automated
• Service Activation pipelines.
• Methodology: Strong practical experience applying TOGAF principles (certification is highly preferred).

Technical Skill:

• Integration Paradigms: Deep knowledge of RESTful APIs, gRPC, GraphQL, Event-Driven Architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP).
• Cloud Computing: Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and cloud integration tools (e.g., MuleSoft, Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Azure Integration Services).
• Standards: Strong familiarity with **TM Forum frameworks** (Frameworx, TAM, eTOM, SID, Open APIs).

Soft Skills:

• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills; ability to explain complex technical realities to non-technical business executives.
• Strong analytical mindset with a passion for deconstructing legacy technical debt.

Preferred Qualifications:

• TOGAF 9.x or 10 Certified.
• TM Forum Certified Professional.
• Cloud Architecture Certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert).

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Legal Name:
Current Location: (City, State & Zip Code):
Home location:
Relocate:
Bill Rate:
CTH After 3 Months:
Travelling Availability:
Availability to Start:
Phone/Mobile Number:
Email Address:
Visa Type:
Visa Expiration Date:
Hiring Status:
Are you working directly with the contractor's visa holder:
If not indicate # of layers and names of the company:
Indicate if the Candidate has worked in CG before and where:
Ex-*** Employee:
LinkedIn Account: (If available)
Vendor Point of Contact for Interview Scheduling:
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