Job Details
Job Description
Perficient currently has a career opportunity for an Integration/Enterprise Architect. This is a hands-on role. While our headquarters location is St. Louis, MO, this position is remote and can be based anywhere within the United States and will be working CT and ET zones.
The Cloud & API team delivers infrastructure modernization, app modernization, integration and APIs, and custom cloud-native app development solutions to the world's leading brands. We help our clients thrive and survive in today's API economy by bringing best practices, business expertise, intellectual property, and technical knowledge to every engagement.
Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We're a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we're transforming the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands. You'll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.
Job Overview:
Perficient currently has a career opportunity for an Integration/Enterprise Architect. The Integration/Enterprise Architect MUST have previous experience with EDA (Event Driven Architecture).You will play a critical role in designing and implementing robust and scalable integration solutions. Your focus will be on connecting various systems, applications, and data sources within an organization. Specifically, we are seeking someone with experience in Kafka and Cloud technologies to lead our integration efforts
Responsibilities
- Solution Design:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and design integration solutions.
- Create architectural blueprints for integrating on-premises and cloud-based commercial software applications (e.g., ERP, CRM, CMS).
- Evaluate and recommend appropriate integration patterns, tools, and technologies.
- Kafka Expertise:
- Design, implement, and maintain Kafka-based event-driven architectures.
- Configure and optimize Kafka clusters for high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
- Ensure data consistency, reliability, and low-latency communication using Kafka topics and partitions
- Cloud Integration:
- Leverage cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) for seamless integration.
- Implement serverless functions, APIs, and event-driven workflows.
- Work with DevOps and engineering teams to develop service catalogs and deployment pipelines.
- Technical Leadership:
- Mentor and guide development teams on best practices for integration.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices related to integration and event-driven architectures.
Qualifications - Experience building enterprise events and being part of an event driven architecture team building events-based integrations.
- Experience with Kafka (AWS, Confluent etc) and defining standards, patterns, and best practices for building an evens driven enterprise.
- Working with multiple teams to understand and map the business use cases to event types and event platform. Document solution architecture, with pros and cons of approaches.
- Experience working closely with PO's, Business leads, EA's and engineering teams.
- Influence and help adopt EDA. Measure the maturity of platform and present value outcomes periodically across the ET areas. Creating and publishing roadmap of EDA capability.
- Certifications on Apache kafka a plus.
- Overall 10+ years of technology experience with one or more EDA initiatives (3 to 4 years).
The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances regarding each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $81,978 to $178,090. Please note that the salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits or any potential equity or variable bonus programs. Information regarding the benefits available for this position are in our benefits overview.
WHO WE AREPerficient is a leading global digital consultancy. We imagine, create, engineer, and run digital transformation solutions that help our clients exceed customers' expectations, outpace competition, and grow their business. With unparalleled strategy, creative, and technology capabilities, our colleagues bring big thinking and innovative ideas, along with a practical approach to help our clients - the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands succeed.
WHAT WE BELIEVEAt Perficient, we promise to challenge, champion, and celebrate our people. You will experience a unique and collaborative culture that values every voice. Join our team, and you'll become part of something truly special.
We believe in developing a workforce that is as diverse and inclusive as the clients we work with. We're committed to actively listening, learning, and acting to further advance our organization, our communities, and our future leaders... and we're not done yet.
Perficient, Inc. proudly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Perficient, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Perficient, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or covered veterans. Improper interference with the ability of Perficient, Inc. employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting removed.
Disability Accommodations:
Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.
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About UsPerficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We're a quickly growing, global digital consulting leader, and we're transforming the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands. You'll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, experience work-life balance, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.