Specialist Associate Principal Engineer (Integration Lead- ESB & Kafka)

Nagarro; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nagarro in Hyderabad is seeking an Associate Principal Engineer to lead ESB and Kafka integration initiatives. You will guide delivery across development, build, and production support, collaborating with client teams to align priorities and ensure quality outcomes.

The role requires 9+ years of hands-on integration experience, strong architectural skills, and proven leadership in delivering complex enterprise integrations.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in enterprise integration.
• Hands-on ESB and Apache Kafka expertise.
• Strong integration architecture and event-driven patterns.
• Proven experience leading technical teams and delivery.
• Experience partnering with client management to drive quality.
• Expertise in code reviews and documentation standards.
• Ability to manage timelines, risks, and blockers.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• Knowledge of Workato is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead ESB and Kafka integration workstreams across development, build, and support.
• Align priorities with the Deputy Manager on project objectives and delivery plans.
• Maintain visibility of tasks, track action items, and ensure timely completion.
• Serve as SME; provide hands-on guidance to developers and resolve challenges.
• Enforce high standards for code quality, docs, and integration reliability.
• Review technical specifications to meet client quality standards.
• Monitor milestones, identify risks, and mitigate proactively.
• Act as the bridge between the delivery team and client management.
• Provide daily status updates on progress, milestones, blockers, and risks.
• Elevate critical issues with recommended solutions for timely decisions.
• Lead and support teams to ensure delivery commitments.
• Contribute to integration development, build, maintenance, and production support.
• Build strong relationships with client stakeholders and internal teams.

Skills

Enterprise integration

ESB

Apache Kafka

integration architecture

event-driven integration

delivery leadership

stakeholder management

code reviews

documentation standards

risk & blocker management

Workato integration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IT

Tools

ESB

Apache Kafka

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.