Falcon Smart IT (FalconSmartIT)
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Job Title: Integration Architect
Job Location: London, UK - Hybrid - 4 days office Mandatory
Job type: 1 year - FTC / FTE / Contract Inside/Outside
Job description:
Hands-on Integration Architect for Project Compass, driving real-time Ledger (RTL), Payments, and FX systems integration within a large banking platform.
- Deep integration expertise + cloud-native mindset
- Strong communicator and technical leader
- Familiar with AI-assisted development tools
NATS experience is required (Kafka/Pulsar accepted)
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and own target-state integration architecture aligned with enterprise standards
- Lead end-to-end integration delivery across multiple systems and teams
- Design event-driven, API-first, cloud-native solutions (NATS, REST, async messaging)
- Create architecture artefacts (blueprints, APIs, ADRs)
- Act as integration authority across platforms and stakeholders
- Mentor teams on integration patterns, API governance, and best practices
- Drive use of AI tools to improve development efficiency
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Tech Stack:
- Integration: Event-driven architecture, NATS (or Kafka/Pulsar), messaging patterns
- Backend: Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST/gRPC
- Cloud: AWS (EKS/ECS, SQS/SNS, API Gateway, Terraform)
- API: OpenAPI/AsyncAPI, versioning, governance
- Frontend: React/TypeScript (working knowledge)
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Domain Expertise (any of these):
- Real-Time Ledger (accounting, event sourcing)
- Payments (SWIFT, ISO 20022, settlement)
- FX (trade lifecycle, rates, positions)
- Risk/Limit Management
- Client onboarding (KYC, account setup)
Experience Required:
- 15+ years in tech, 5+ years in integration architecture
- Proven delivery in large-scale financial/fintech systems
- Strong hands-on + stakeholder management capability
- Experience leading multi-team integrations
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