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Integration Consultant - Onsite

Pragma Edge

Dallas, Texas

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SKILLS
Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Analysis, Architectural Services, Automation, Blueprints, Business Process Management, Business Strategy, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Computer Science, Concrete, Consulting, Cost Control, Ecosystems, Enterprise Applications, Gap Analysis, Hybrid Cloud, IBM Product Family, Information Technology & Information Systems, Licensing, Messaging Middleware, Metrics, Microservices, Middleware, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Network Topology, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Private Cloud, Public Cloud, Return on Investment (ROI), SAP, SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (SAP PI), Security Protocols, Supply Chain, Technical Leadership
LOCATION
Dallas, Texas
POSTED
4 days ago
Job Description: Principal Integration Consultant (Strategy & Architecture)
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Role Summary<\/b>
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We are seeking an experienced <\/span>Principal Integration Consultant<\/b> to assess our clients' current integration landscapes, provide target -state architecture recommendations, establish governance frameworks, and define strategic roadmaps for integration modernization and platform consolidation.
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This is a senior -level consulting and advisory role focused heavily on <\/span>architecture assessment, platform evaluation, Center of Excellence (CoE) establishment, cost optimization, and enterprise automation strategy<\/b> rather than hands -on, daily development. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between business objectives and complex, hybrid technology estates, laying the foundation for a scalable, connected enterprise.
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Key Responsibilities<\/b>
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1. Integration Assessment & Modernization Strategy<\/b>
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  • Enterprise Assessment:<\/b> Conduct comprehensive enterprise integration assessments across API, application, event -driven, and process automation landscapes.
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  • Architecture & Gap Analysis:<\/b> Review current -state integration architectures, operating models, and alignment with modern digital standards.
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  • Platform Consolidation:<\/b> Evaluate diverse middleware ecosystems to develop recommendations for platform consolidation, rationalization, and modernization.
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  • Roadmap Definition:<\/b> Create target -state integration architectures and phased migration roadmaps aligned with corporate business strategies and hybrid cloud environments.
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    2. CoE Frameworks & Enterprise Governance<\/b>
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    • CoE Establishment:<\/b> Define the charter, operational frameworks, and organizational structure to set up a sustainable <\/span>Integration Center of Excellence (CoE)<\/b>.
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    • Governance Modeling:<\/b> Establish rigorous integration and API governance frameworks, design standards, security protocols, and discoverability/reusability metrics.
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    • Cost Optimization:<\/b> Identify concrete opportunities to reduce operational complexities, licensing overheads, and underlying platform spend through smart rationalization.
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      3. Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement<\/b>
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      • Comparative Analysis:<\/b> Provide rigorous, objective comparative analyses of integration platforms to recommend fit -for -purpose solutions.
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      • Executive Advisory:<\/b> Facilitate stakeholder workshops and present findings, strategic architectural options, and executive -level roadmaps to C -suite and technical leadership.
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        Technical Competencies & Platform Knowledge<\/b>
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        The candidate must bring a deep conceptual and architectural understanding of multi -platform ecosystems, including:
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        Capability Area
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        Targeted Technology & Paradigms
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        Integration Platforms<\/b>
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        Deep architectural familiarity with <\/span>MuleSoft Anypoint<\/b>, <\/span>IBM Cloud Pak for Integration<\/b> (App Connect, MQ, API Connect), and <\/span>SAP PI/PO / SAP Integration Suite (CPI)<\/b>.
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        Event -Driven Architecture<\/b>
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        Strategic deployment of <\/span>Apache Kafka<\/b>, Confluent, or traditional enterprise messaging (IBM MQ, RabbitMQ) for real -time automation.
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        Automation & Orchestration<\/b>
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        Core understanding of Process Automation (BPM/RPA), API -led connectivity, microservices architectures, and service meshes.
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        Enterprise Environments<\/b>
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        Integration experience within massive enterprise application environments involving ERPs (specificallySAP<\/b>), Supply Chain systems, and OMS.
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        Experience & Qualifications<\/b>
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        • Experience:<\/b> 15+ years of experience in Enterprise Integration, Integration Architecture, or Technology Consulting.
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        • CoE & Transformation Track Record:<\/b> Proven experience establishing an Integration CoE and driving large -scale integration modernization, platform consolidation, or cloud -migration initiatives.
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        • Consulting & Advisory Mindset:<\/b> Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills. Ability to confidently guide technical conflicts and articulate technology ROI to business headers.
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        • Hybrid & Multi -Cloud Landscape:<\/b> Strong understanding of security, network topologies, and delivery patterns across hybrid architectures (On -Premises, Private, and Public Cloud).
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        • Education:<\/b> Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related business -technical field.
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          Key Deliverables Expected from this Role<\/b>
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          • Current -State Assessment:<\/b> Thorough audit of the existing integration landscape, limitations, and tech debt.
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          • Architecture Review & Gap Analysis:<\/b> Deep -dive evaluation of structural bottlenecks against future scalability goals.
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          • Platform Evaluation & Comparison:<\/b> Comprehensive matrix comparing tools like IBM, MuleSoft, Kafka, and SAP for future -state fit.
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          • CoE & Governance Framework:<\/b> Complete blueprint for the charter, design standards, security baselines, and operating models.
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          • Integration Consolidation Strategy:<\/b> Actionable plan to reduce platform footprint and optimize licensing/operational costs.
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          • Target -State Architecture & Phased Modernization Roadmap:<\/b> Multi -phase blueprint outlining the transition steps toward modern API -led and Event -Driven operations.
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