Technical Project Manager – Integration & Middleware

Optimum Solutions Pte Ltd; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum Solutions Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead end-to-end integration and middleware projects. You will coordinate across architecture, development, infra, testing and external vendors to ensure seamless API, middleware and enterprise application integration deployments.

Your role involves managing schedules, budgets, risks and stakeholder communications, driving API and event-driven integrations, and ensuring delivery quality, security and production

Qualifications

• 12+ years of IT experience with enterprise integration/middleware delivery.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end technical integration projects.
• Strong understanding of middleware architecture, API management and messaging.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical teams, vendors and stakeholders.
• Experience in banking, financial services or large enterprise environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of integration and middleware projects.
• Coordinate architecture, development, infra, testing and vendors.
• Drive integrations across internal apps, external systems and cloud.
• Oversee API integrations, REST/SOAP and messaging platforms.
• Manage schedules, budgets, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and senior management.
• Facilitate technical discussions and resolve delivery bottlenecks.
• Ensure quality, security, performance and deployment standards.
• Coordinate release management and post-deployment support.

Skills

Technical project management

Enterprise integration

Middleware delivery

API management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Tools

IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE)

IBM Integration Bus (IIB)

IBM MQ

IBM DataPower

IBM API Connect

Kong API Gateway

OpenShift

Kubernetes

GitHub

Jenkins

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager with strong exposure to enterprise integration and middleware technologies. The role involves managing end-to-end integration projects, coordinating technical teams and ensuring successful delivery of API, middleware and enterprise application integration solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of integration and middleware projects, from requirement gathering and planning through development, testing, deployment and production handover.
• Coordinate with architecture, development, infrastructure, testing and external vendor teams to ensure seamless integration delivery.
• Drive integrations across internal applications, external systems, third-party platforms and cloud environments.
• Oversee API integrations, REST/SOAP services, messaging platforms and event-driven integration solutions.
• Manage project schedules, milestones, resource allocation, budgets, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Monitor delivery progress, ensure adherence to project timelines and provide regular status updates to stakeholders and senior management.
• Facilitate technical discussions, resolve delivery bottlenecks and ensure alignment between business requirements and technical solutions.
• Ensure quality, security, performance and deployment standards are followed throughout the integration lifecycle.
• Coordinate release management, production implementation and post-deployment support.

Technical Skills

Middleware & Integration Platforms:

• IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE), IBM Integration Bus (IIB), IBM MQ and IBM DataPower.

API & Messaging Technologies:

• IBM API Connect, Kong API Gateway or equivalent API management platforms.
• REST APIs, SOAP, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ and messaging/event-driven architectures.
• OpenShift, Kubernetes and container-based integration platforms.

DevOps & Delivery Tools:

• GitHub, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 12+ years of overall IT experience, with significant experience in technical project management and enterprise integration/middleware delivery.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end technical integration projects.
• Strong experience & understanding of middleware architecture, API management, messaging and enterprise application integration.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical teams, vendors and business stakeholders.
• Strong project planning, delivery governance, risk management and stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to understand technical integration challenges and drive effective resolution.
• Experience in banking, financial services or other large enterprise environments will be an advantage.