Lead Integration Architect

Job DescriptionAgilent Technologies is connecting a diverse portfolio of instruments, applications, and platform services into a unified software ecosystem. The Lead Integration Architect is a senior individual contributor role responsible for defining and operationalizing the integration architecture standards and reference patterns that enable interoperability across Agilent's software platform and partner divisions.This role owns integration architecture at the standards and governance level, establishing API design patterns, event-driven architecture standards, schema governance, and versioning frameworks that product teams adopt across the portfolio. You are a hands-on technical leader who bridges strategy and execution: defining the patterns, reviewing critical designs, and actively influencing teams to adopt consistent, scalable integration approaches.Responsibilities:Design and own integration architecture solutions across the software platform, instruments, applications, and enterprise systemsDefine integration standards and reference architectures: API design, event-driven patterns, schema governance, and versioning, and validate their implementation in practiceArchitect and hands-on guide containerized integration solutions using Kubernetes, ensuring platform-grade reliability, scalability, and operabilityReview and approve critical integration designs across product teams, making binding architecture decisions where standards are at stakeBuild and maintain a library of reusable integration patterns and reference implementations, working code and blueprints, not just documentationPartner across divisions as the go-to integration authority, solving complex cross-system and cross-organizational architecture problems directlyDefine integration contracts between platform services, instruments, and enterprise systems, owning technical quality of those interfacesIdentify and actively remediate integration patterns that introduce technical debt, bypass governance, or create cross-team coupling risksQualificationsRequired:10+ years of software engineering or architecture experience, with 5+ years in hands-on integration architecture rolesDeep practical expertise across the full integration stack: REST/GraphQL API design, event-driven architecture (Kafka, MQTT, or equivalent), asynchronous messaging, and schema governanceStrong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, deploying, operating, and architecting containerized workloads at platform scaleExperience with Docker and cloud-native deployment patterns across edge and cloud environmentsDemonstrated track record of delivering integration solutions, not just defining patterns but owning their design and technical quality through implementationExperience setting and enforcing API versioning, schema management, and contract-based integration standardsAbility to make and defend binding architecture decisions across teams with competing prioritiesPreferred:Experience in scientific instrumentation, laboratory software, or regulated industries (life sciences, diagnostics)Familiarity with service mesh, API gateway, and platform-level integration infrastructureExperience integrating AI/ML inference services and data pipelines through governed integration patternsBackground working across organizational boundaries, integrating systems owned by separate divisions or external partnersExposure to GitOps, infrastructure-as-code, and DevSecOps practices in a platform engineering contextAdditional DetailsThis job has a full time weekly schedule.Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.Travel Required:25% of the TimeShift:DayDuration:No End DateJob Function:R&D #J-18808-Ljbffr