Solution Architect - Integration

This role is responsible for leading the architecture of integration and API layers across the platform. The architect defines standards for APIs, integration patterns, event-driven messaging, and third-party connectivity. The role requires broad architectural understanding across multiple disciplines alongside deep expertise in integration technologies and API management.

Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (on-site). Alternative locations: Jordan, Lebanon, UAE, Egypt — with regular travel to Riyadh required.

Key Responsibilities

• Define integration architecture strategy aligned with organisational goals
• Establish API standards, versioning strategies, and backward compatibility practices
• Design and govern API gateway infrastructure and policies
• Architect event-driven and message-based integration patterns
• Define data flows, transformation logic, and contract standards between systems
• Lead technical design reviews and key architectural decisions for integration
• Design third-party service integration approaches and manage external dependencies
• Define error handling, retry, and circuit breaker strategies for integrations
• Ensure security across integration points including authentication, authorisation, and data protection
• Define monitoring, logging, and observability strategies for integration layers
• Mentor engineering teams and support capability development in integration practices
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance
• Produce and maintain integration architecture documentation, system diagrams, and data flow models
• Evaluate integration technologies, middleware, and emerging approaches
• Manage technical debt in integration layers and lead simplification initiatives
• Present architectural decisions to senior stakeholders