Associate Principal Engineer (Integration Lead- ESB & Kafka)

Nagarro; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nagarro in Hyderabad seeks an Associate Principal Engineer (Integration Lead- ESB & Kafka) with 9+ years of experience to lead enterprise integration initiatives using ESB and Apache Kafka, driving delivery across development, build and support, and mentoring engineering teams.

You will partner with client stakeholders to ensure quality, manage timelines, and enforce integration architecture best practices while addressing risks and blockers effectively.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in integration
• Strong hands-on ESB and Kafka expertise
• Deep understanding of integration architecture and messaging patterns
• Experience leading technical teams and delivery
• Collaborates with client management to align delivery quality

Responsibilities

• Lead ESB and Kafka integration workstreams ensuring high-quality delivery
• Partner with Deputy Manager to align priorities and objectives
• Maintain visibility of tasks, track action items, and ensure timely completion
• Provide hands-on guidance to developers and resolve challenges
• Enforce high standards for code quality and documentation
• Review technical specs to ensure client quality compliance
• Monitor milestones, risks, and mitigation measures
• Serve as primary bridge between delivery team and client management
• Provide daily status updates on progress and risks
• Elevate critical issues with recommended solutions
• Lead and support technical teams to meet delivery commitments
• Contribute to development, build, maintenance, and support activities
• Build strong relationships with client stakeholders and internal teams

Skills

ESB

Apache Kafka

Integration architecture

Event-driven integration

Delivery leadership

Client management liaison

Code reviews & QA

Risk & blockers management

Communication skills

Ownership & accountability

Education

CS/IT degree

Tools

Workato

Job description

Associate Principal Engineer (Integration Lead- ESB & Kafka)

• Full-time
• Service Region: South Asia

We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at a scale — across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18500+ experts across 39 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in!

Requirements

• Experience : 9+ years
• Strong experience in enterprise integration, with strong hands-on expertise in Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Apache Kafka.
• Strong understanding of integration architecture, messaging patterns, event-driven integration, and enterprise integration best practices.
• Proven experience leading technical teams, providing hands-on technical guidance, and managing day-to-day delivery execution.
• Experience partnering closely with client management, including Deputy Managers and Managers, to drive delivery quality and operational alignment.
• Strong expertise in code reviews, technical specification reviews, documentation standards, and integration quality assurance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project timelines, track deliverables, identify risks, resolve technical blockers, and drive issue escalation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present status updates and communicate risks effectively to client stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to take ownership of integration workstreams and maintain transparency, accountability, and delivery discipline.
• Experience with Workato integration technology is a significant advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration workstreams involving Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Apache Kafka, ensuring high-quality delivery across development, build, and support activities.
• Work closely with the clients Deputy Manager to align daily priorities, project objectives, delivery plans, and operational expectations.
• Maintain complete visibility of ongoing tasks, track action items, follow up on deliverables, and ensure timely completion within agreed project timelines.
• Act as the technical subject matter expert, providing hands‑on guidance to developers, resolving technical challenges, and preventing delivery bottlenecks.
• Establish and enforce high standards for code quality, technical documentation, integration reliability, and development best practices.
• Review technical specification documents to ensure compliance with client’s quality standards and project requirements.
• Monitor daily execution, track milestones, identify delivery risks, and implement proactive mitigation measures.
• Serve as the primary communication bridge between the integration delivery team and clientmanagement.
• Provide accurate and structured daily status updates covering task progress, milestones, dependencies, blockers, and risks.
• Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders by promptly highlighting technical challenges, bottlenecks, and potential delivery issues.
• Proactively elevate critical issues with recommended solutions to facilitate timely decision-making and stakeholder alignment.
• Lead and support technical teams, ensuring effective collaboration, accountability, and adherence to delivery commitments.
• Contribute to integration development, build, maintenance, and production support activities as required.
• Build strong working relationships with client stakeholders and internal teams to ensure smooth execution and continuous improvement.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.