Integration & Automation Manager/Architect - In Office, Hybrid or Remote

Company Description

At Longbridge, we love seniors and we’re passionate about helping them unlock the power of one of their greatest assets—their home equity.

As a leading provider of home equity solutions for seniors, we’re committed to helping older homeowners make the most of what they’ve worked hard to build, so they can live the retirement they imagined.

And we don’t just do it well, we do it really well. With an “Excellent” rating on Trustpilot and over a thousand customer testimonials, we’ve earned a reputation for making it easy and stress-free to access home equity—with guidance every step of the way.

But it’s not just our customers who love us—our team does, too! We’ve been named a Great Place to Work® three years in a row because we believe that when people enjoy what they do and where they do it, everyone wins.

Why Longbridge?

At Longbridge, we don’t just offer jobs, we offer careers that grow with you. Here’s why you’ll love being part of our team:

• Grow With Us – We’re big believers in investing in our people. From top-notch training to clear career paths, we support your professional growth every step of the way. Plus, we love promoting from within—because when you succeed, we all do.
• A Culture That Clicks – We work hard, but we have fun doing it! Whether it’s team-building events, friendly competitions, or just an atmosphere of open communication and collaboration, we make sure work feels less like “just work.”
• Benefits That Have Your Back – We’ve got you covered with best-in-class health plans (medical, dental, vision, HSA, and FSA), generous PTO, paid holidays, company-paid life insurance, and a competitive 401(k) match. Because taking care of our team is just as important as taking care of our customers.

If you’re looking for a place where your work truly makes a difference, we’d love to have you on board. Apply today and let’s do great things together!

Job Description

General Responsibilities:

We are seeking a hands-on Manager-Architect (Integration & Automation) to lead and drive the architecture, development, and execution of our application and data integration strategy. This role combines deep technical expertise in Azure, C#, and Data Factory with leadership of a small team focused on end-to-end integration across systems such as LOS, Salesforce, marketing platforms, and third-party vendor tools. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable designing API and data pipelines, writing code, managing complex automation workflows, and working directly with business and vendor teams.

Primary Job Duties:

• Architect, design, and manage scalable integration solutions across cloud and on-prem systems using Azure services.
• Lead development of automation workflows that support application integration, data synchronization, and event-based triggers.
• Build and maintain pipelines to push/pull data between LOS (Loan Origination System), Salesforce Marketing Cloud, document systems, and other third-party platforms.
• Develop and oversee Azure Data Factory pipelines, APIs, Functions, Logic Apps, and messaging services for seamless data orchestration.
• Serve as a hands-on C# developer and integration architect, providing code-level guidance and support to the team.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, vendors, and IT leadership to gather integration and automation requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production integrations, ensuring high availability and data integrity across platforms.
• Establish and enforce best practices for integration security, logging, performance, and exception handling.
• Mentor team members and promote a DevOps and CI/CD culture across integration workflows.
• Support governance, documentation, and process automation efforts aligned with compliance and audit standards.

Qualifications

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• 7+ years of experience in software or data engineering, with at least 2 years in an architecture or technical leadership role.
• Strong experience in Azure integration services: Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and API Management.
• Hands-on development experience with .NET / C# and RESTful API design.
• Experience integrating with platforms such as Salesforce, LOS systems, and marketing or automation tools.
• Deep understanding of asynchronous processing, webhooks, message queues, and event-based architectures.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across distributed systems and cloud environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices, Git repositories, and DevOps pipelines.

Preferred / Nice to Ha