Integration Solution Designer- Extensibility Dev

Tech Providers,; Great Falls Crossing (VA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an Integration Solution Designer for a 3+ month contract. This role involves leading integration projects for higher education systems, ensuring seamless data exchange and alignment with enterprise strategies. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in integration solutions, API strategies, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in designing and implementing integration for complex systems.
• Experience with REST/SOAP and middleware like MuleSoft.
• Bachelor’s in relevant field or extensive experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration development projects supporting higher education businesses.
• Configure integration middleware and analyze business requirements.
• Ensure technology solutions align with enterprise strategies.

Skills

Integration Solutions Design

Web Service Development

API Integration

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering

Tools

MuleSoft

AWS

XML

SQL

GIT

Job description

Integration Solution Designer- Extensibility Dev
3+ Months Contract
Reston, VA (100% Remote)

Duties:

• As an Integration Solution Designer, you will lead integration development projects, supporting the business capabilities that provide core functionality in running the client’s higher education businesses.
• The Integration Solution Designers will configure and customize integration middleware, data attributes for business domains, and connectors to enable data exchange between diverse systems.
• You will analyse business requirements and ensure implemented integrations are effectively integrated into the modernization technology ecosystem.
• You will ensure that the technology solutions delivered are aligned with enterprise strategies and adhere to target reference architectures by applying sound architectural principles & best practices and following client’s IT governance processes and guidelines. You should be able to identify and address potential bottlenecks, performance issues, and data conflicts during the integration process.
• You will collect data attributes and transformation rules to ensure data consistency and accuracy while moving information between different systems.
• This role is critical as we build our next-generation services and capabilities to mature our solution on the cloud.
• This role will assist our key technology strategy while directly responsible for service architecture, which integrates several of our products/solutions across the enterprise.
• This is a high-impact and high-visibility opportunity to bring your expertise and make a difference.

Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing integration solutions for complex Student, Financial Aid, Finance and/or HR systems (ideally ERP-specific), including conducting integration impact assessments, creating integration designs (both high-level and detailed), defining testing approaches for integration and planning and execution for modernization systems.
• 5+ years experience in web service development and integration patterns using REST or SOAP, JMS messaging, Request/Reply, and Publish /Subscriber models.
• 2+ Complex integration architecture and design experience with working experience and knowledge on at least one ESB integration platform (MuleSoft ESB, Oracle SOA/OSB, IBM Websphere ESB, Microsoft Biztalk).
• Exposure to API-based integration strategies for integrations is a must
• Good SOA architecture understanding.
• Hands-on experience designing and developing inbound and outbound integration interfaces with API Web services (REST and SOAP service development skills)
• Experience in managing integration projects, understanding the client ecosystems and delivering the assessment integration requirements and managing the technical implementation and delivery for the project executions
• Strong and broad exposure to integration middleware platforms and tools like AWS, Boomi, MuleSoft, or similar solutions enterprise integration tools
• Experience in large-scale Technology Change Programs through delivery and transition to business-as-usual arrangements
• Knowledge and experience with XML-related technologies (XML, XSD etc)
• Knowledge and experience in HTTP, REST, SOAP, JSON technologies.
• Knowledge and experience of bases (SQL)
• Knowledge and experience with Software Version Control systems: GIT, SVN etc.
• Strong understanding of system architecture principles and the ability to design scalable and efficient integration solutions that align with the overall IT infrastructure
• Strong knowledge of various integration technologies, platforms, and tools, including a deep understanding of integration patterns, APIs, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, middleware, and collect data attributes for the exchange of business domain objects.
• Schedule and conduct meetings with customer representatives to understand their requirements and accurately capture them for use in downstream phases of the software development life cycle.
• Be able to identify appropriate technologies for the solution given the constraints of the client environment.
• Proficiency in integrating ERP systems with other enterprise applications, databases, and other third-party systems to ensure seamless data exchange.
• Sound analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex challenges related to ERP architecture and system integration.
• Prepare concise technical documents that accurately describe project requirements and specifications for delivery.
• Work with a dynamic team of developers and other peers to Architect, build, and test the processes according to the prepared specifications.
• Technical knowledge of higher education domain objects (ideally ERP-specific) is preferred.
• Strong end-to-end team and project skills, including experience in Waterfall and Agile delivery methods and techniques (e.g., daily stand-ups, prototyping, sprints), detailed ‘hands on’ day-to-day management of workstreams, as well as working within large teams to drive highly strategic and transformational initiatives within complex organizational environments.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills and solid attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prepare and deliver detailed reports, briefings, and presentations to various audiences and a strong ability to converse with stakeholders at all levels of an organizational hierarchy.

Education:

• Bachelor’s qualification in computer science / Information Technology / Software Engineering or equivalent (and/or extensive relevant experience).