Lead Engineer, Integration

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Position Overview:

The Lead Engineer, Integration provides technical direction and leadership for a team focused on enterprise-wide system and data integration. This role is responsible for driving the design, development, and implementation of complex integration solutions, including the adoption of modern no-code/low-code (iPaaS) platforms, event-driven architectures, and agentic AI for process automation. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in connecting disparate systems via batch and real-time integration, ensuring seamless, scalable, and secure data flow across the enterprise for critical business capabilities. 

They will serve as a primary technical mentor, elevating the team's capabilities in modern integration patterns. Success in this position means delivering on the integration technical roadmap and establishing best-in-class, maintainable data and application connectivity. The position provides technical direction and leadership for a team of integration engineers of diverse levels (Associate, I, II and Sr). This role is responsible for driving the design, development, and implementation of complex solutions, system integration, and process automation across the enterprise. 

The ideal candidate possesses deep technical expertise in cloud-based technologies and a proven ability to lead technical projects from concept to deployment. They serve as a primary technical mentor to the integration team, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and secure solutions for business capabilities. Success in this position means delivering on the technical roadmap and elevating the technical maturity and capabilities of the entire team.
 

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, related study, OR equivalent experience (7+ years of professional experience in integration/software development)

• Proven experience in technical leadership or team lead role (2+ years)

• Expert proficiency and extensive hands-on experience with Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) or other low-code/no-code integration platforms

• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing scalable, secure, and robust APIs (REST, GraphQL). Knowledge of Event Streaming (e.g., Kafka, Pub/Sub) and message queues is required

• Deep understanding of and practical experience with cloud architecture and services (AWS, Azure, GCP), specifically for deploying and managing integration infrastructure

• Proven experience with system architecture design, performance tuning of integration flows, and technical design documentation

• Expertise with data storage platforms and advanced data modeling for cross-system data transfer

• Deep, hands-on experience designing and operating highly available, performant, and maintainable integration systems, with a strong focus on core operational system attributes: scalability, reliability, quality, security, extensibility, and deployability

• Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines, configuration management and version control (Git), and modern DevOps practices for integration solutions

• Strong analytical thinking, creative problem-solving skills, and a track record of solving complex, ambiguous technical integration challenges

• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical vision and complex concepts clearly and effectively to technical and non-technical audiences, including leadership

• Ability to work in a dynamic environment, manage and prioritize the technical backlog for the team, and track multiple support threads

Location Requirement: 

This role is located in Tempe, Arizona. This position is required to be in office 4 days per week (Mon-Thurs); Fridays are optional remote work days.

Key Result Areas (KRAs):

Lead Technical Strategy and Architecture

• Lead Integration Strategy and Architecture

• Define and govern the technical standards, development practices, and architecture for all enterprise integration solutions, ensuring alignment with overall technology and data strategy

• Drive the selection, implementation, and governance of the iPaaS/low-code platform and other key integration tools

• Lead the planning, design, and implementation of complex, high-impact data and system integration projects and initiatives, including event-driven and streaming data solutions

• Provide architectural guidance and support to technology teams in implementing and supporting cloud-b