Associate Principal Engineer (Integration Lead- ESB & Kafka)

Requirements

• Experience : 9+ years
• Strong experience in enterprise integration, with strong hands-on expertise in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Apache Kafka.
• Strong understanding of integration architecture, messaging patterns, event-driven integration, and enterprise integration best practices.
• Proven experience leading technical teams, providing hands-on technical guidance, and managing day-to-day delivery execution.
• Experience partnering closely with client management, including Deputy Managers and Managers, to drive delivery quality and operational alignment.
• Strong expertise in code reviews, technical specification reviews, documentation standards, and integration quality assurance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project timelines, track deliverables, identify risks, resolve technical blockers, and drive issue escalation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present status updates and communicate risks effectively to client stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to take ownership of integration workstreams and maintain transparency, accountability, and delivery discipline.
• Experience with Workato integration technology is a significant advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration workstreams involving Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Apache Kafka, ensuring high-quality delivery across development, build, and support activities.
• Work closely with the clients Deputy Manager to align daily priorities, project objectives, delivery plans, and operational expectations.
• Maintain complete visibility of ongoing tasks, track action items, follow up on deliverables, and ensure timely completion within agreed project timelines.
• Act as the technical subject matter expert, providing hands-on guidance to developers, resolving technical challenges, and preventing delivery bottlenecks.
• Establish and enforce high standards for code quality, technical documentation, integration reliability, and development best practices.
• Review technical specification documents to ensure compliance with client’s quality standards and project requirements.
• Monitor daily execution, track milestones, identify delivery risks, and implement proactive mitigation measures.
• Serve as the primary communication bridge between the integration delivery team and client management.
• Provide accurate and structured daily status updates covering task progress, milestones, dependencies, blockers, and risks.
• Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders by promptly highlighting technical challenges, bottlenecks, and potential delivery issues.
• Proactively escalate critical issues with recommended solutions to facilitate timely decision-making and stakeholder alignment.
• Lead and support technical teams, ensuring effective collaboration, accountability, and adherence to delivery commitments.
• Contribute to integration development, build, maintenance, and production support activities as required.
• Build strong working relationships with client stakeholders and internal teams to ensure smooth execution and continuous improvement.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.