Lead Integration Architect

Leidos; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

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Lead Integration Architect

We are seeking a Lead Integration Architect to support a large Supply Chain ERP transformation to Oracle Fusion. This is a SFIA Level 5 role, requiring expertise in enterprise integration architecture, API strategy, middleware solutions, and data transformation to enable seamless interoperability between legacy and modern systems.

THE ROLE YOU WILL PLAY

As the Lead Integration Architect, you will be responsible for defining and implementing the integration strategy, architecture, and governance required to support a large-scale ERP modernisation programme. You will play a critical role in bridging legacy systems with Oracle Integration Cloud, ensuring a phased transition while maintaining business continuity.

Your role will involve:

• Define and implement the enterprise integration roadmap, ensuring alignment with Oracle Fusion ERP transformation.
• Establish standards for API design, microservices, middleware solutions, and message brokering.
• Define integration patterns to allow legacy systems to operate alongside Oracle Fusion during the transition.
• Oversee ETL processes, data migration strategies, and real-time data exchange between systems.
• Ensure integration solutions adhere to security, regulatory, and industry best practices (ISO 27001, NCSC guidelines, GDPR).
• Implement robust integration automation, monitoring, and error-handling mechanisms.
• Work closely with Enterprise Architects, Developers, and Business Analysts to ensure successful integration delivery.
• Define and enforce integration SLAs, scalability strategies, and performance monitoring.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in enterprise integration architecture, API management, and middleware solutions.
• Expertise in Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC).
• Strong understanding of integration using microservices, event-driven architecture, and message queuing systems.
• Experience in segmenting legacy systems using integrations for a structured transition.
• Proficiency in ETL tools, data transformation, and secure data exchange (SOAP, REST, XML, JSON, Kafka, MQ, etc.).
• Knowledge of cloud-based integration patterns (Oracle Cloud, Azure, AWS).
• Experience working within a SIAM model, ensuring supplier interoperability.
• Understanding of security, authentication, and authorisation protocols (OAuth2, SAML, JWT, PKI, etc).
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate business needs into technical integration requirements.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with supply chain ERP transformation, logistics, or procurement systems.
• Familiarity with SaaS solutions, serverless computing, and API-led connectivity.
• Certification in Oracle Integration Cloud.

Location: Commutable to Nottingham (Hybrid - On-site average 3 days per week.)

This position is a full time, permanent role and applicants must have (or be able to acquire) SC clearance. Ad-hoc travel may be required to various customer and Leidos sites.

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Dynamic Working

Commitment to Diversity:
We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:
Leidos UK & Europe – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services. Our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:
Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.