About the Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Orchestrate collaboration among UI/UX designers, integration architect/s, and Managed File Transfer resources, unblock dependencies and manage stakeholder expectations.

• Translate business outcomes into solution requirements and epics; ensure traceability from requirements to delivered features.

• Define integration patterns (API led, event driven, batch/ETL) and data models (canonical schemas, mapping, transformation rules).

• Define error handling, retry, and failover mechanisms independent of integration tools.

• Ensure API governance and lifecycle management standards (versioning, security, documentation) Build and maintain delivery roadmaps with clear milestones; monitor risks/issues and mitigation.

• Provide client facing updates, prepare steering materials, and ensure stakeholder satisfaction.

• Enable agile ceremonies (PI planning, backlog refinement) and ensure Definition of Ready/Done is met.

• Being a key contributor and advocate of Java, integration experience, Microservice, API Management frameworks in projects and programs

• Act as a bridge between business and technology teams for clarity and alignment.

Required Qualifications:

• Over 15 years hands on experience in solution consulting/architecture or senior business systems analysis within large scale public sector or regulated environments.

• Good communicator and collaborator with the customer

• Experience in working GDS, UCD standards and compliance for UK public sector

• Understand full Integrated Architecture and drive Agenda and Meetings with Client

• Able to provide effort estimation with minimal deviation

• Proven track record coordinating cross functional teams (UI/UX, integration, testing, DevOps).

• Strong understanding of Java, microservices, Integration tools, API-led connectivity, REST, OAS/RAML, security standards.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation, and documentation