Senior Information Technology Engineer

European Tech Recruit; Cork; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit leads the search for an Integration Platform Lead Developer to modernise enterprise integration platforms using Boomi, Apache Kafka and AWS. This senior, hands-on role combines architecture, development and cross-functional leadership with responsibility for production reliability.

The position involves designing secure, scalable integration solutions, developing critical components and establishing engineering standards across teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years IT experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 9+ years without. Relevant postgraduate qualifications may substitute for up to two years of experience.
• Extensive hands-on Boomi experience, including architecture, process design, connectors, data mapping, APIs, testing, deployment, optimisation and troubleshooting.
• Strong Apache Kafka engineering experience, including partitioning, replication, consumer groups, Kafka Connect, schema compatibility, performance tuning and production support.
• Experience implementing cross-cluster Kafka replication or mirroring and validating recovery procedures.
• Hands-on AWS experience with integration or streaming workloads, including IAM, networking and security. Amazon MSK experience is preferred, although comparable managed Kafka experience is acceptable.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, PowerShell or similar, alongside CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Experience designing and leading complex integration architectures, balancing security, scalability, availability, recovery and cost.
• Experience with monitoring, observability, incident management, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Proven technical leadership across large projects, including mentoring, code reviews, resource allocation and stakeholder communication.
• Experience with capacity planning, cost analysis, service KPIs and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with incident, change and release management tools such as Jira or ServiceNow.
• Ability to collaborate with globally distributed teams and participate in a weekday/weekend Tier-3 on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction and delivery of Boomi and Kafka integrations across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with business requirements.
• Design, develop, test and deploy complex API-based, B2B, file-based and event-driven integrations.
• Develop reusable Boomi components, mappings, API contracts, error-handling processes and deployment standards.
• Lead Kafka engineering on Amazon MSK, including partitioning, replication, Kafka Connect, schema management, security and recovery.
• Establish automated testing, deployment, performance monitoring and rollback processes using scripting and AWS tools.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture and code reviews, mentoring, resource coordination and project delivery.
• Define service KPIs, SLAs/SLOs, monitoring and recovery procedures, supporting complex Tier-3 troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Make technical decisions relating to system reliability, scalability, security, performance and cost.
• Contribute to modernisation roadmaps, capacity planning, technical documentation and technology investment recommendations.

Skills

Boomi

Apache Kafka

AWS

Python scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Leadership

On-call rotation

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Tools

Boomi

Apache Kafka

AWS

Amazon MSK

Job description

We are partnered with a leading semicon and wireless company who are seeking an experienced Integration Platform Lead Developer to lead the modernisation of enterprise integration platforms using Boomi, Apache Kafka and AWS.

This senior, hands-on technical role involves designing secure, scalable integration solutions, developing critical components and establishing engineering standards across teams.

The position combines technical architecture, development and cross-functional leadership, with responsibility for production reliability. Strong hands-on experience with both Boomi and Kafka is essential.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in Ireland.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction and delivery of Boomi and Kafka integrations across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with business requirements.
• Design, develop, test and deploy complex API-based, B2B, file-based and event-driven integrations.
• Develop reusable Boomi components, mappings, API contracts, error-handling processes and deployment standards.
• Lead Kafka engineering on Amazon MSK, including partitioning, replication, Kafka Connect, schema management, security and recovery.
• Establish automated testing, deployment, performance monitoring and rollback processes using scripting and AWS tools.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture and code reviews, mentoring, resource coordination and project delivery.
• Define service KPIs, SLAs/SLOs, monitoring and recovery procedures, supporting complex Tier-3 troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Make technical decisions relating to system reliability, scalability, security, performance and cost.
• Contribute to modernisation roadmaps, capacity planning, technical documentation and technology investment recommendations.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of IT experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 9+ years without. Relevant postgraduate qualifications may substitute for up to two years of experience.
• Extensive hands-on Boomi experience, including architecture, process design, connectors, data mapping, APIs, testing, deployment, optimisation and troubleshooting.
• Strong Apache Kafka engineering experience, including partitioning, replication, consumer groups, Kafka Connect, schema compatibility, performance tuning and production support.
• Experience implementing cross-cluster Kafka replication or mirroring and validating recovery procedures.
• Hands-on AWS experience with integration or streaming workloads, including IAM, networking and security. Amazon MSK experience is preferred, although comparable managed Kafka experience is acceptable.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, PowerShell or similar, alongside CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Experience designing and leading complex integration architectures, balancing security, scalability, availability, recovery and cost.
• Experience with monitoring, observability, incident management, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Proven technical leadership across large projects, including mentoring, code reviews, resource allocation and stakeholder communication.
• Experience with capacity planning, cost analysis, service KPIs and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with incident, change and release management tools such as Jira or ServiceNow.
• Ability to collaborate with globally distributed teams and participate in a weekday/weekend Tier-3 on-call rotation.

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