We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Software Integration Manager to lead and manage the integration of enterprise systems within a large-scale, mission-critical environment. The successful candidate will oversee end-to-end system integration using internal resources. This role requires deep technical knowledge, strong leadership, and a strategic mindset to ensure robust, scalable, and secure integration across platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Define and drive integration architecture, best practices, and standards across projects.
• Lead and mentor the internal integration development team, including system analysts and software engineers.
• Collaborate with solution architects, application owners, and infrastructure teams to ensure coherent and effective integration.

Project & Technical Delivery

• Plan, track, and manage integration workstreams across multiple systems and domains.
• Review and approve integration specifications, data mapping, and interface designs.
• Oversee implementation of integration components using:
  • Apache Kafka, IBM MQ, REST/SOAP services, MQTT
  • JSON, XML, ETL pipelines
• Ensure high performance, reliability, and maintainability of integration solutions.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure production readiness through well-documented handovers to L2/L3 support teams.
• Oversee issue investigation and resolution for integration-related defects and incidents.
• Establish integration monitoring, health checks, and alerting mechanisms for live systems.

Governance & Compliance

• Enforce version control, coding standards, and documentation for all integration components.
• Ensure all integrations comply with data security, audit, and regulatory policies.

Requirements

Mandatory

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in software/system integration.
• At least 3 years of experience in a team leadership or management role.
• Proven expertise in integration technologies (Kafka, IBM MQ, APIs) and patterns (synchronous, asynchronous, pub-sub).
• Hands-on experience with API development, middleware orchestration, data transformation, and message routing.
• Solid understanding of DevOps and CI/CD integration pipelines.

Preferred

• Familiarity with Singapore Government ICT frameworks or large public sector projects.
• Experience with tools such as GitLab, or similar.
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture is a strong plus.
• Professional certifications (e.g., TOGAF, Kafka) are advantageous.