Role Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced Integration Manager to lead enterprise integration strategy, platform engineering, delivery and operational management across complex technology environments.
The role involves managing integration platforms, API ecosystems, messaging middleware, application connectivity and secure data exchange across on-premises and cloud environments. The successful candidate will work closely with enterprise architecture, application development, infrastructure, cybersecurity and business teams to ensure reliable, scalable and secure integration services.
The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in enterprise integration technologies, middleware platforms, API management, cloud integration and team leadership, along with a strong understanding of service management, vendor management and operational excellence.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
- Define and execute the enterprise integration strategy and technology roadmap.
- Lead integration architecture, platform engineering and service delivery.
- Manage enterprise middleware, messaging platforms, APIs and file transfer solutions.
- Oversee integration design, development, testing, deployment and production support.
- Drive cloud integration and middleware modernisation initiatives.
- Establish standards for API design, messaging, security and integration patterns.
- Ensure high availability, scalability, performance and resilience of integration platforms.
- Manage incident, problem, change and service request processes.
- Drive disaster recovery exercises, business continuity and platform resilience.
- Establish monitoring, alerting, automation and operational reporting.
- Manage vendors, licensing, platform upgrades and technology costs.
- Coordinate with application, cloud, security and infrastructure teams.
- Lead, mentor and develop integration engineering and operations teams.
- Drive continuous improvement, service quality and adherence to SLAs.
- Identify opportunities to simplify integration architecture and improve operational efficiency.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, IT or Engineering.
- 12–18+ years of experience in enterprise integration, middleware or integration platform management.
- Demonstrated experience leading integration engineering or operations teams.
- Strong experience with enterprise messaging, API management and integration architecture.
- Experience managing business-critical platforms across cloud and on-premises environments.
- ITIL, PMP, cloud or relevant integration certifications preferred.
Key Skills & Attributes
- Enterprise integration architecture and strategy.
- Middleware and API platform management.
- Messaging and event-driven architecture.
- Cloud integration and platform modernisation.
- Service management and operational governance.
- Incident, problem and change management.
- Disaster recovery, high availability and resilience.
- Vendor management, budgeting and cost optimisation.
- Team leadership and stakeholder management.
Technical Skills
- IBM MQ, IBM App Connect, IBM ACE or equivalent integration platforms.
- IBM Integration Bus (IIB) and WebSphere Application Server, where applicable.
- API management and REST/SOAP web services.
- Event-driven architecture and messaging patterns.
- Secure file transfer technologies such as IBM Aspera, AWS Transfer Family or equivalent.
- AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud integration services.
- Linux, Windows Server and networking fundamentals.
- CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins and infrastructure automation.
- Monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, CloudWatch or equivalent.
- Security controls, certificates, encryption and identity management.
Reporting / Team Relationships
Works closely with:
- CTO / Head of Technology
- Enterprise Architecture Team
- Application Development Teams
- Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps Teams
- Cybersecurity Team
- Business Application Owners
- Vendor and Service Management Teams
What the Role Offers
This is a strategic leadership opportunity for an integration professional who wants to shape the future of enterprise integration, middleware modernisation and connected technology platforms.
The successful candidate will play an important role in developing integrated solutions across applications, APIs, messaging and cloud platforms, while improving service reliability, security and operational efficiency.
The role offers an opportunity to influence integration strategy, lead technical teams and contribute to the growth of a technology-driven organisation.
