IBM Sterling Integration Architect

Senior / Lead Architect | B2B, EDI, Managed File Transfer and JDE Migration

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced IBM Sterling Integration Architect to lead the discovery, assessment, target-state design and migration planning of a business-critical B2B/EDI and managed file transfer landscape.

The architect will establish visibility of the current Sterling estate, identify business and application dependencies, assess separation and transition implications, and contribute to the future integration platform strategy. The role will also be critical to the subsequent JDE migration programme, ensuring that Sterling integrations connected to JDE and external business partners are identified, assessed, redesigned, migrated, tested and transitioned without disruption to critical business processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the lead architecture authority for IBM Sterling and all ERP-related B2B, EDI and managed file transfer integrations.
• Lead the discovery and assessment of the Sterling landscape, including interfaces, trading partners, business processes, integration patterns, configurations and operational dependencies.
• Establish and validate the end-to-end integration baseline, mapping JDE applications and business processes to Sterling interfaces, external partners, infrastructure, security and support services.
• Define the target-state and transition architecture for Sterling, covering B2B/EDI, managed file transfer, partner connectivity, coexistence and integration with wider middleware and cloud platforms.
• Assess the impact of the ERP migration on interfaces, endpoints, data structures, transformations, communication protocols, partner profiles, certificates, schedules, routing, reconciliation and operational support.
• Determine whether existing Sterling capabilities and interfaces should be retained, consolidated, modernised, rehosted, redesigned, migrated, replaced or retired.
• Define migration groupings, sequencing, transitional states and coexistence requirements based on business criticality, technical dependencies, partner readiness and operational risk.
• Establish architecture and non-functional requirements covering availability, scalability, performance, security, compliance, observability, disaster recovery, auditability and supportability.
• Provide architecture assurance across detailed design, testing, partner validation, cutover, rollback, production readiness and hyper-care planning.
• Facilitate senior stakeholder workshops and translate technical findings into clear architecture decisions, risks, recommendations, roadmaps and executive-level decision materials.