Senior Enterprise Middleware & API Integration Lead

Vistas Global; Doha; On-site; QAR 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistas Global is seeking an experienced IT Middleware & Integration Lead to drive design, development, and support of enterprise integration solutions at scale. The role focuses on IBM ACE, MQ, Kafka, and API-driven architectures, with leadership of a 5+ person middleware team.

You will collaborate with architects, stakeholders, and vendors, translating business needs into secure, scalable integrations across cloud, containerized environments, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 12–15 years of middleware/enterprise integration experience.
• Hands-on IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) experience.
• Experience with IBM MQ and/or Apache Kafka.
• Strong knowledge of Java and microservices architecture.
• Experience with REST/HTTP, messaging, Pub/Sub, and integration patterns.
• Exposure to Azure/AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, and API Gateways.
• Strong technical leadership and team management skills.
• Banking/BFSI experience is highly preferred.
• Open Banking and BIAN standards knowledge is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise integration solutions using IBM ACE.
• Manage middleware platforms including IBM ACE, IBM MQ, and Apache Kafka.
• Design and implement APIs, microservices, messaging, Pub/Sub, and HTTP integrations.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, maintainable solutions.
• Lead the complete integration lifecycle from requirements/design to deployment and production support.
• Mentor a middleware team of 5+ resources.
• Perform code reviews and ensure SDLC standards.
• Prepare HLD, LLD, technical docs, and architecture artifacts.
• Collaborate with architects, stakeholders, application teams, and vendors.

Skills

Middleware/Enterprise Integration

IBM ACE

IBM MQ

Apache Kafka

Java

Microservices

REST/HTTP

Azure/AWS

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD

API Gateways

Technical Leadership

Tools

IBM ACE tooling

IBM MQ tooling

Apache Kafka tooling

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Vistas Global is seeking an experienced IT Middleware & Integration Lead to drive design, development, and support of enterprise integration solutions at scale. The role focuses on IBM ACE, MQ, Kafka, and API-driven architectures, with leadership of a 5+ person middleware team.

You will collaborate with architects, stakeholders, and vendors, translating business needs into secure, scalable integrations across cloud, containerized environments, and CI/CD pipelines.