# Senior IBM WebMethods ESB Architect -Riyadh, KSA

**Company:** [DeepSource Technologies](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/bSz5yPYQuy7zGF2AaBwdRp.md)
**Location:** Hyderabad, Pakistan
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time

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## Description

**Key Responsibilities**

**Architecture & Design**

-   Architect end-to-end ESB integration solutions using IBM WebMethods, translating business requirements into scalable designs.
-   Design reusable integration assets like services, APIs, and data models to promote standardization and reduce redundancy.
-   Define integration patterns, messaging standards, and SLAs in compliance with banking regulations and operations..

**System Analysis & Migration**

-   Analyze existing interfaces and protocols to design migration pathways.
-   Create detailed roadmaps ensuring minimal disruption and zero-downtime cutovers.
-   Oversee migration execution, providing design authority and support to teams.

**Stakeholder Collaboration**

-   Collaborate with Lines of Business (Retail, Corporate, Cards, Operations) to define connectivity requirements and translate them into integration specifications.
-   Coordinate with architects, infrastructure, security, and vendors to ensure interoperability and compliance with technology standards.
-   Lead design reviews and technical workshops to align teams on integration architecture decisions.

**Governance & Quality Assurance**

-    Establish and enforce ESB design governance, including naming conventions, versioning, error handling, and monitoring standards.
-   Conduct design peer reviews to ensure adherence to SOA principles, security policies, and data privacy regulations (PCI-DSS, GDPR, banking laws).
-   Maintain design documentation, interface specifications, and operational run-books.  
      
    

**Technical Expertise**

**Core ESB Platform**

  **Proficient in IBM WebMethods ESB** (Integration Server, Broker/Universal Messaging, Designer, Trading Networks, API Gateway) with experience in installation, configuration, and advanced development.  
Expertise in WebMethods Flow, Java services, adapter development, and pipeline management in high-availability banking environments.

**Banking Systems & Applications**

 **Core Banking:** Experience with **Equation** or similar platforms, understanding data structures, transaction processing, and real-time integrations.

**Enterprise Archiving:** Knowledge of **Laserfiche** or equivalent ECM solutions, including document capture, metadata, and archival retrieval.

**Card Management:** Familiarity with **Cortex** or similar systems for card issuance, authorization, dispute management, and tokenization services.s.

**Integration Technologies**

· Advanced knowledge of **SOA**, microservices, and event-driven architecture.

· Expertise in messaging patterns including publish/subscribe, request/reply, guaranteed delivery, routing, filtering, and dead-letter handling.

· Skilled in **data transformation** (XSLT, JSON/XML mapping) and protocol interoperability (REST, SOAP, MQ, FTP/SFTP, ISO 8583, SWIFT, FIX).

· Strong understanding of API management, OAuth 2.0/SAML security, and throttling/rate-limiting.

**Infrastructure & Operations**

· Experience with high-availability clustering, disaster recovery, and performance tuning of WebMethods environments.

·   Experience with CI/CD pipelines for integration assets, source control (Git), and automated testing frameworks for ESB components.

## Requirements

-   Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. A Master's degree is a distinct advantage.
-   IBM WebMethods (Software AG) certified professional (e.g., WebMethods Integration Suite certification), _(Preferred)_.
-   **10+ years** of progressive experience in enterprise application integration, with at least **4 years** in a dedicated ESB architecture or design role.
-     **Proven track record of delivering ESB solutions within the banking or financial services sector**, ideally involving core banking migrations or large-scale integration modernization programs.
-   Direct hands-on experience leading the transition from point-to-point integrations to a centralized ESB or API-led connectivity model in a regulated environment.
-   Prior involvement in projects integrating Equation, Laserfiche, Cortex, or analogous banking-specific platforms is highly desirable.