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:

o WSO2 API Manager (APIM)

o WSO2 Enterprise Integrator / Micro Integrator (EI/MI)

o 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.

Skills: WSO2 Integration , API Management , Middleware Architecture