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Integration Engineering Architect

Steampunk

McLean, VAJob$150–180K/yrPosted 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$150–180K/yr
Location
McLean, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Public Trust clearance

Job overview

The Integration Architect works with Steampunk’s DevSecOps practice to develop APIs and integration capabilities connecting data, services, and systems. The role combines technical vision with hands-on delivery, translating business requirements into complex integrations and advising teams on operational concerns. The architect also contributes to reusable integration assets, technical documentation, continuous improvement, and mentoring junior team members.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cloud PlatformsGit Source ControlProgramming LanguagesScripting LanguagesIntegration TechnologiesAPI ManagementMicroservicesApplication DevelopmentAgileDockerKubernetesAPI DesignAPI DocumentationCI/CD PipelinesAutomated TestingWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsCollaboration

Qualifications

Public Trust Clearance EligibilityBachelor's in IT or Related Experience8 Years Cloud Experience8 Years Git SCM Experience8 Years Programming or Scripting Experience8 Years Integration Technology ExperienceMaster's in IT-Related FieldSolution Architect ProfessionalAzure Developer AssociateMuleSoft Certified Integration Architect Level 1MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect Level 15 Years Application Development Experience

Full job description

Overview

As an Integration Architect , you will work with our growingDevSecOpspractice developing APIs and integration capabilities to connect data, services, and systems to help our customers achieve their mission. We are looking for candidates with experience building APIs and microservices with cloud platform services, understanding business requirements and implementing complex integrations for data and services.You will act as both technical visionary and be responsible for hands-on delivery.

Contributions

  • Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers

  • Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results

  • Ensure that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats

  • Identifytechnical problems, perform root cause analysis, and develop software updates and ‘fixes’

  • Develop APIs, micro-services and integrations using a broad range of software programming tasks to ensure that their systems integrations are functional.

  • Design reusable assets, components, standards, frameworks, and processes to support andfacilitateAPI and integration projects.

  • Advise technical teams on performance, scalability, reliability, monitoring, and other operational concerns of integration solutions.

  • Work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate functional and non-functional requirements into integration interfaces and implementations

  • Create and provide technical documentation that explains upcoming or existing integrations to non-technical individuals

  • Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations

  • Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members

  • Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided

  • Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members.

Qualifications

  • Ability to obtain a U.S. government public trust clearance

  • BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and2years related IT experience

  • 8 Years of Experience with one or more clouds (i.e.AWS, Azure, or GCP)

  • 8 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket

  • 8 Years of Experience with one or more programming or scripting languages

  • 8 Years of Experience with one or more integration technologies, such asMulesoft

  • Experience developing API Management solutions and micro-services

Preferred:

  • MS Degree in an IT-related field

  • Certifications:

  • Solution Architect Professional

  • Azure Developer Associate

  • MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect - Level 1

  • MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect - Level 1

  • 5 Years of application development experience in an Agile environment

  • Experience implementing docker containers andutilizingplatforms such as Kubernetes

  • Experience designing, implementing, and documenting APIs

  • ExperienceutilizingCI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Pipelines,CircleCI,TravisCI

  • Experience implementing Automated Testing frameworks to test APIs and integrations

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $150,000 to $180,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. AIf you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.

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Job Location US-VA-McLean

Posted Date (11/1/2026 10:36 AM)

Job ID 7491

Clearance Requirement Public Trust

How this job compares

Set against the 840 open Integration Architect jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$150–180K/yr
  • Virginia median$98–180K/yr23 salary ranges
  • US median$87–187K/yr787 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $165K, is 7% above the Virginia median midpoint ($154K) — in the middle half of Integration Architect salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 25 open Integration Architect jobs in Virginia and 840 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Integration Architect postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 820 postings).
Education
216 of the 840 open Integration Architect jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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