IBM Sterling Integration Architect

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Job Description

We are looking for an experienced IBM Sterling Integration Architect to lead the discovery, assessment, target-state design and migration planning of a business-critical B2B/EDI and managed file transfer landscape.

You will establish visibility of the current Sterling estate, identify business and application dependencies, assess separation and transition implications, and contribute to the future integration platform strategy. You will also play a critical role in the subsequent JDE migration programme, ensuring that Sterling integrations connected to JDE and external business partners are identified, assessed, redesigned, migrated, tested and transitioned without disruption to critical business processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the lead architecture authority for IBM Sterling and all ERP-related B2B, EDI and managed file transfer integrations.
• Lead discovery and assessment of the Sterling landscape, including interfaces, trading partners, business processes, integration patterns, configurations and operational dependencies.
• Establish and validate the end-to-end integration baseline by mapping JDE applications and business processes to Sterling interfaces, external partners, infrastructure, security and support services.
• Define the target-state and transition architecture for Sterling, covering B2B/EDI, managed file transfer, partner connectivity, coexistence and integration with wider middleware and cloud platforms.
• Assess the ERP migration impact on interfaces, endpoints, data structures, transformations, communication protocols, partner profiles, certificates, schedules, routing, reconciliation and operational support.
• Determine whether existing Sterling capabilities and interfaces should be retained, consolidated, modernised, rehosted, redesigned, migrated, replaced or retired.
• Define migration groupings, sequencing, transitional states and coexistence requirements based on business criticality, technical dependencies, partner readiness and operational risk.
• Establish architecture and non-functional requirements for availability, scalability, performance, security, compliance, observability, disaster recovery, auditability and supportability.
• Provide architecture assurance across detailed design, testing, partner validation, cutover, rollback, production readiness and hypercare planning.
• Facilitate senior stakeholder workshops and translate technical findings into clear architecture decisions, risks, recommendations, roadmaps and executive-level decision materials.

What We're Looking For

• Significant hands-on architecture experience with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator in large, business-critical enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of B2B, EDI, managed file transfer, partner integration and high-volume file-based integration.
• Practical experience with EDIFACT, ANSI X12, XML, JSON, CSV and structured flat-file formats.
• Strong understanding of AS2, SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, TLS and PGP.
• Experience with Sterling business processes, maps, envelopes, routing, mailboxes, partner profiles, certificates, adapters, monitoring and exception handling.
• Proven experience performing integration discovery and documenting complex current-state environments.
• Ability to trace integrations across applications, middleware, data flows, schedules, infrastructure and external partners.
• Experience defining target-state and transition architectures, migration strategies, wave plans, coexistence models and cutover considerations.
• Strong understanding of security, network connectivity, identity, certificate lifecycle, audit and data-protection requirements.
• Strong architecture documentation, stakeholder management and executive communication capabilities.
• IBM Sterling File Gateway and related Sterling modules.
• IBM Sterling Control Center or comparable monitoring capabilities.
• Sterling Transformation Extender or equivalent mapping technologies.
• OpenText EDI or other managed EDI services.
• SAP PO, SAP CPI, API management, event streaming and cloud-native integration platforms.
• Carve-out, divestiture, TSA-exit or separation programmes.
• Consumer products, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, order management or warehouse integration.
• Large-scale trading-partner and 3PL migrations.
• Architecture governance and design-authority participation.

Inclusion

At Wipro, we do not just look at your CV. We focus on who you are and your potential. We also recognise that everyone has a life outside work, so we are happy to discuss flexible working. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to our Talent Acquisition team.

At Wipro, you will receive a competitive salary, a generous benefits package, and training and development opportunities to help you grow.

Wipro is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and makes all employment and employment-related decisions without regard to a person's race, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable law.

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