Integration Solution Engineer- IIB/ACE

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support enterprise integration solutions using IBM IIB / App Connect Enterprise (ACE).
• Lead integration architecture discussions, defining patterns, standards, and best practices.
• Design and implement microservices-based integration solutions using Spring Boot.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and event-driven integrations.
• Guide cloud-native deployments on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including containerized workloads.
• Provide technical leadership to integration and development teams, including mentoring and design reviews.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable integration designs.
• Own end-to-end integration lifecycle including requirements analysis, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Define and enforce non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, security, and resilience.
• Support DevOps pipelines and CI/CD processes for integration deployments.
• Participate in roadmap planning and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications
Core Integration Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with IBM Integration Bus (IIB) and/or IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE)
• Experience designing message flows, subflows, and reusable integration components
• Strong knowledge of REST, SOAP, MQ, JMS, and file-based integrations
• Experience with XML, JSON, XSLT, XPath, and message transformation

Microservices & Backend Development

• Solid experience building microservices using Spring Boot
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture patterns (API Gateway, Circuit Breaker, Service Discovery)
• Experience exposing and consuming REST APIs

Cloud & DevOps

• Experience deploying integration solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Understanding of cloud security, networking, and monitoring concepts

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Previous experience in technical leadership roles (Tech Lead, Integration Lead, Solution Architect)
• Ability to guide teams through design, development, and troubleshooting
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments