Integration Architect
US$135,000 – US$145,000 / yr base salary
Posted 2 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Integration Architect - ACWS”
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- Expected experience
- 8+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
Compensation
| Base salary | US$135,000 – US$145,000 / yr |
|---|
Role speciality
application modernizationCloud ArchitectureEnterprise ArchitectureSystems Integration
Useful technologies
AppianAWSAzureMicrosoft Copilot
Required qualifications
CertificationsAppian Certified Lead Developer
Field of studyComputer Science, Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's or higher
All hired employees are expected to have experience with Microsoft Copilot and / or an approved equivalent AI solution.
Integration Architect Summary: Serves as the System Architect by defining and communicating the system architecture, solution enablers, non-functional requirements, integration approach, and technical roadmap needed to deliver secure, scalable, and adaptable capability across technologies.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Appian Certified Lead Developer; AWS certified preferred; CompTIA Security+
- 8+ years of systems architecture experience supporting DoD environments, including enterprise architecture, systems integration, application modernization, Appian-based solution delivery, Architecture Decision Record governance, integration patterns, and secure cloud-based enterprise solutions
- Experience with Appian connected systems and integrations; defining interface-control documents, API contracts, canonical data models, authentication and authorization patterns, error handling, retries, idempotency, monitoring, performance, and integration testing.
- Ability to define technical standards and oversee implementation across the development lifecycle
- Experience with system integration, application modernization, and data architecture
- Experience supporting cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure)
- Demonstrated experience supporting cloud-based environments, with foundational knowledge of leading platforms and associated services.
- Working knowledge of AI concepts and practical applications
Desired Qualifications:
- Advanced cloud, architecture, or Appian certifications are preferred
- Experience with Army or DoD enterprise systems, Appian-first design approaches, data architecture, and long-range modernization planning is strongly desired
Responsibilities:
- Define and govern ACWS integration architecture, standards, patterns, and interface roadmap.
- Design secure APIs, Appian integrations, connected systems, data exchanges, and event-driven interfaces.
- Maintain interface-control documents, API contracts, mappings, schemas, and system-of-record responsibilities.
- Establish integration requirements for security, availability, performance, monitoring, error handling, and recovery.
- Coordinate integration design and testing across application, data, cloud, cybersecurity, and external-system teams.