Lead Integration Specialist

Looking for Lead Specialist with good experience in WSO2 Integration. Good hands-on experience with middleware and integration products suites specifically in WSO2 ESB, API Manager, EI/ Micro Integrator, REST/SOAP APIs, XML, JSON, XSLT, XPath, OAuth2, JWT, and API Security.

The Lead Integration Specialist is responsible for designing, governing, and delivering enterprise-grade integration solutions using WSO2 middleware technologies. This role leads solution architecture initiatives, ensures adherence to architectural standards, and provides technical leadership across project delivery, support, and governance.

Key Architecture & Leadership Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on, expert-level technical leadership in WSO2 middleware applications.
• Lead end-to-end solution design for new digital initiatives, vendor solutions, and enhancements to existing platforms, ensuring modularity, reusability, and scalability.
• Own solution architecture for new initiatives from business requirement analysis through vendor selection and solution delivery.
• Develop end-to-end solutions aligned with agile architecture principles and standards (including emergent and intentional design) to ensure holistic, business-aligned outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with solution and technology architecture standards, governance, and principles.
• Drive architecture decisions and be accountable for impacts on cost, delivery timelines, technical debt, complexity, and performance.
• Provide expert guidance on technical and architectural standards, including the selection and application of architectural patterns.
• Contribute to architecture documentation, reference architectures, reusable components, and best practices to accelerate future delivery.
• Support both agile and waterfall delivery models, enabling faster time-to-market.
  
  

Technical Responsibilities

• Design, manage, and govern the full API lifecycle using WSO2 API Manager.
• Create and manage APIs and Data Services Server (DSS) implementations.
• Develop complex mediation logic and data transformations using WSO2 Enterprise Integrator / Micro Integrator.
• Implement and enforce robust security standards including OAuth2, JWT, SAML, and WS-Security.
• Develop integration artifacts in line with approved solution architecture and design documentation.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation for new and enhanced integrations and services.
• Support business teams by identifying and implementing improvements to the integration service portfolio.
• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and service providers across design, development, testing, and deployment activities.
• Lead performance testing, UAT, and production deployments.
• Handle and resolve production support incidents, ensuring system stability and reliability.
  
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• Strong hands-on experience with WSO2 integration products, including:
• WSO2 API Manager (APIM)
• WSO2 Enterprise Integrator / Micro Integrator (EI/MI)
• Data Services Server (DSS)
• Solid experience with SOAP and RESTful web services and API lifecycle management.
• Proficiency with web service standards and tools, including SOAP, WSDL, WS-Policy, WS-*, and SOAP UI.
• Strong understanding of integration and API security, including WS-Security, OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, JWT, and XACML.
• Good knowledge of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) patterns.
• Basic working knowledge of Java and JavaScript.
• Exposure to high-availability WSO2 environments, including Kubernetes, OpenShift, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Basic understanding of RDBMS concepts, SQL scripting, and stored procedures.
• Experience with object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD) and Java-based development is an advantage.
• Hands-on experience with IDEs (e.g., Eclipse) and source control systems using Git.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and time management abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a team player and self-starter.
• Experience working in agile delivery environments and methodologies.