Accenture Life Insurance and Annuity Industry (ALIP) Integration Architect Lead

Responsibilities: Design end-to-end integration architectures including APIs, middleware, data flows, and service orchestration Develop integration strategy and roadmap aligned with business objectives Lead and mentor integration teams and promote best practices Serve as liaison between business, development, and external partners Manage stakeholder expectations and align with product capabilities Engage with potential clients to understand integration needs and propose solutions Collaborate with architects to ensure scalability and performance Oversee development to meet client requirements and provide guidance Identify risks related to integration dependencies and data flow Assist in deployment, monitor performance, and drive continuous improvement Stay updated with integration trends and propose enhancements Provide status reports to stakeholders and leadership Travel as required (0–100%)

Key requirements: 10+ years in enterprise integration architecture, software engineering, and large-scale systems 8+ years designing and implementing REST APIs, event-based integrations, ETL pipelines, and enterprise integration solutions 5+ years with MuleSoft, Spring Integration, Kafka, API Gateway, ESB, and cloud-native integration services 5+ years of cloud architecture experience across AWS or Azure, with containerized/Kubernetes deployment 5+ years defining API standards, governance, security (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT), and scalable integration practices 5+ years of observability, resiliency, scalability, performance optimization, and operational support for distributed systems 3+ years in Life Insurance and Annuities domain (New Business, Underwriting, Policy Administration, Servicing, Billing, Claims, Customer Experience) 3+ years delivering tech solutions in Life Insurance/Annuities carrier environments or insurance SaaS Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or related field (or equivalent work experience) Strong communication and problem-solving abilities Leadership and cross-functional team guidance Stakeholder management and collaboration REST API design Asynchronous/event-based integrations ETL/data transformation pipelines