Lead Integration Architect

Our Connected Technology Group (CTG) defines and drives the digital, data and technology strategy for KPMG. We have an important advocacy role for technology in the market and across KPMG, working with our technology leaders to build our market presence. We cultivate collaboration and integrate tech execution across our business, driving a firmwide approach to how we go-to-market and build the capability of our people and attract new talent.

Your Opportunity

We are seeking an Lead Integration architect to provide senior architectural leadership across enterprise integration initiatives. This role plays a critical part in shaping, governing, and assuring high-quality integration solutions, with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform as the core integration technology, supported by other platforms such as SAP BTP. You will operate as a trusted technical advisor and domain leader, working closely with senior stakeholders, delivery teams, and platform operations to ensure integration solutions are secure, scalable, reusable, and aligned with long-term business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architectural assurance of integration solutions using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and other integration platforms
• Guide and review solution designs to ensure alignment with architectural standards, integration patterns, and best practices.
• Contribute to the definition and continuous improvement of integration principles, standards, and reference architectures.
• Facilitate architecture and design review sessions, providing clear guidance and recommendations to delivery teams.
• Partner with senior business and technology stakeholders to translate complex requirements into effective integration architectures.
• Provide pragmatic architectural advice that balances delivery outcomes, platform sustainability, security, and risk.
• Support large-scale technology initiatives by ensuring integration designs are fit for purpose and future-ready.
• Promote reuse and consistency of integration assets, APIs, and patterns across initiatives.
• Define and monitor key architectural and operational metrics including performance, resilience, security, cost, and observability.
• Drive adoption of modern integration trends including API-led connectivity, Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) etc.
• Maintain AI literacy including MCP, A2A, vibe coding for integrations.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to integration designers and developers across onshore and offshore teams.
• Set expectations for design quality and delivery standards within the integration domain.
• Support capability uplift through knowledge sharing and contribution to practice maturity.
• Act as a recognized integration subject-matter expert contributing to internal forums and knowledge sharing initiatives.

How are you extraordinary?

• You enjoy working in the details, with a proactive attitude towards accuracy and deadlines.
• You are a relationship builder, with keen communication skills and the knack for building and managing relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• You are a strategic, analytical, and critical thinker, love using that skill to solve complex problems and plan for the future and always seeking creative solutions to problems.

Your Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in enterprise integration, with at least 5 years specializing in MuleSoft architecture and solution design.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and delivering MuleSoft-based integrations.
• Proven expertise in API design including RAML and OpenAPI (OAS).
• Solid experience with integration security including authentication, authorization, encryption, and secure API patterns.
• Experience working in agile and DevOps environments with strong software engineering practices.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience with MuleSoft Flex Gateway, Kubernetes, or modern API runtime architectures.
• Strong working knowledge of Azure Integration Services and cloud integration patterns.
• MuleSoft or related integration certifications.

KPMG is a professional services firm with global outreach and deep sector experience. We work with clients across an array of industries to solve complex challenges, steer change and enable growth. 

Our people are what make KPMG the thriving workplace that it is and what sets us apart is that we know great minds think differently. Collaborate with a team of passionate, highly skilled professionals who’ve got your back. You’ll build relationships with unique and diverse colleagues who will provide you with the support you need to be your best and produce meaningful and impactful work in an inclusive, equitable culture.

At KPMG, you’ll take control over how you work. We’re embracing a new way of working in many ways, from offering flexible hours and locations to generous paid parental leave and career breaks. Our people enjoy a variety of exciting perks, including retail discounts, health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and growth opportunities, salary packaging options and more.

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact the Talent Attraction Support Team.

At KPMG every career is different, and we look forward to seeing how you grow with us.