Systems Integration: Team Lead - Libertas at Distell

Purpose Of The Position

• The Systems Integration: Team Lead responsibilities include planning, executing and managing the integration of new applications into the existing systems throughout most of the enterprise, as well as existing integrations.

Key performance areas would include, but are not limited to:

• Leading the integration unit with the Application and Development team, providing guidance and direction for team members.
• Build relationships with the client application teams, both internal and external, to understand their business needs and requirements for the integration platforms and also coach them on how to use the platforms to the full extent.
• Collaboration with vendors and 3rd party support units
• Keep track of all integration projects to ensure they meet business requirements
• Identify and resolve systems issues
• Making recommendations on integration products and services, working together with the Distell ICT architecture team
• Improve business process through integration and aligning to Distell Architecture Framework
• Evaluating the results of integration projects to ensure a continuous improvement process
• Training employees on new application features
• Collaborating with the support-teams to around production incidents involving integration to directly or indirectly ensure their timely resolution and recovery and preventative measures are taken to avoid recurrence.
• Developing a strong team, skills and culture around integration that crosses the development, support, infrastructure and data teams
• Agile software development, Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI/CD)

The Successful Candidate Must Have The Following Experience/skills

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Engineering or a Related Field
• 5 to 8 years’ experience in Enterprise Software Development, Deployment and Application Support, with a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience focused on integration
• A range of appropriate programming languages and frameworks
• Extensive knowledge about event driven systems, schema, orchestration, mapping , ESB exception handling, as well as various architectures and protocols such as XSLT, SOA, REST, XML, FTP, WSDL and SOAP
• Expert knowledge about secure transmissions, digital certificates, etc
• Strong experience with application architecture
• Knowledge of cloud architecture, security and platforms
• Knowledge of systems and networking (TCP / IP, switching, routing, Firewalls, Load balancing)
• Knowledge SAP PI, SAP Gateway, and APIGEE Edge would be highly advantageous
• Agile software development, Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI/CD)
• Excellent communications skills
• Open to collaboration across teams
• Highly engaged and motivated
• Willing to go the extra mile to get things done