Lead Engineer, Integration

MSC Industrial Direct Co.,Inc.; Davidson (NC); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

MSC Industrial Supply Co. in Davidson, NC is seeking a Lead Engineer, Integration to design, develop and deliver integration solutions across enterprise systems, partner platforms, and digital applications.

You will mentor engineers, lead delivery efforts, and drive modernization of legacy integrations toward API- and event-driven architectures, while partnering with stakeholders to ensure scalable, reliable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• 6+ years of experience in systems integration, software development, or a related field.
• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise integration solutions in complex, multi-system environments.
• Experience leading technical delivery efforts and mentoring engineers, consultants, or technical teams.
• Strong expertise in enterprise integration patterns, APIs, event-driven architecture, and modernizing legacy integrations toward scalable, loosely coupled solutions.
• Experience with integration platforms and technologies (e.g., SAP Integration Suite, MuleSoft, messaging/event platforms, MFT solutions)

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and lead the implementation of integration solutions across enterprise systems, partners, and platforms
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into scalable, maintainable integration designs
• Lead and participate in full lifecycle delivery (design, build, test, deploy, support)
• Ensure solutions meet requirements for performance, scalability, and reliability
• Own delivery of integration solutions from design through production, ensuring quality and alignment with requirements
• Build integrations using modern patterns, including APIs, event-driven messaging, and data transformation techniques
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex integration and data flow issues across systems
• Apply best practices for error handling, resiliency, and data validation
• Ensure solutions are production-ready and operationally stable
• Lead small to mid-sized integration delivery efforts across internal engineers and external consultants
• Provide technical leadership during implementation, ensuring alignment with architecture and design standards
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and developers, promoting best practices and continuous improvement
• Support onboarding and development of team members and delivery partners
• Implement integration solutions in alignment with established architecture patterns, standards, and guardrails
• Contribute to reusable integration components, templates, and frameworks
• Drive modernization efforts by transitioning legacy integrations toward scalable, API- and event-driven architectures
• Support the stability and reliability of the integration platform through monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance
• Ensure integrations are observable, supportable, and properly documented
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, scalability, and overall platform effectiveness
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to deliver integration capabilities
• Support planning, estimation, and execution of integration work
• Communicate solution design, progress, and issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Fosters the MSC Culture in the department and throughout the company to ensure fulfillment of MSC's vision and unity of purpose.
• Participation in special projects and performs additional duties as required

Skills

APIs

Event-driven architecture

Java/Python/JavaScript

Data transformation

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems or Computer Science

Tools

SAP Integration Suite

MuleSoft

Messaging platforms

MFT solutions

Job description

BUILD A BETTER CAREER WITH MSC

Serving customers and our community starts with the best people doing their best work. That is precisely what we have created at MSC Industrial Supply Co. We are a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO), products and services. We offer more than 2 million products and have over 80 years of experience across dozens of industries. We aim to execute our Built to Make You Better brand promise for all our stakeholders, including our associates.

Requisition ID :21164

Employment Type

Full Time

Job Category

Digital/IT

Work Location

Davidson, NC (CSC)

BRIEF POSITION SUMMARY:

As a Lead Engineer, Integration at MSC, you will be responsible for the design, development, and delivery of integration solutions across enterprise systems, partner platforms, and digital applications. This is a hands-on, solution-oriented role that works closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into scalable integration designs aligned with enterprise architecture standards. You will lead the implementation of integrations using modern patterns such as APIs and event-driven messaging, while supporting the transition from legacy integration approaches. Working in partnership with the Solution Architect, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality integration solutions, leading delivery efforts, and mentoring engineering teams to support MSC's evolving integration platform strategy.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Solution Design & Delivery

• Design, develop, and lead the implementation of integration solutions across enterprise systems, partners, and platforms
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into scalable, maintainable integration designs
• Lead and participate in full lifecycle delivery (design, build, test, deploy, support)
• Ensure solutions meet requirements for performance, scalability, and reliability
• Own delivery of integration solutions from design through production, ensuring quality and alignment with requirements

Technical Implementation & Problem Solving

• Build integrations using modern patterns, including APIs, event-driven messaging, and data transformation techniques
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex integration and data flow issues across systems
• Apply best practices for error handling, resiliency, and data validation
• Ensure solutions are production-ready and operationally stable

Delivery Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead small to mid-sized integration delivery efforts across internal engineers and external consultants
• Provide technical leadership during implementation, ensuring alignment with architecture and design standards
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and developers, promoting best practices and continuous improvement
• Support onboarding and development of team members and delivery partners

Standards Application & Modernization

• Implement integration solutions in alignment with established architecture patterns, standards, and guardrails
• Contribute to reusable integration components, templates, and frameworks
• Drive modernization efforts by transitioning legacy integrations toward scalable, API- and event-driven architectures

Platform Contribution & Operations

• Support the stability and reliability of the integration platform through monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance
• Ensure integrations are observable, supportable, and properly documented
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, scalability, and overall platform effectiveness

Collaboration & Delivery Support

• Collaborate with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to deliver integration capabilities
• Support planning, estimation, and execution of integration work
• Communicate solution design, progress, and issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Fosters the MSC Culture in the department and throughout the company to ensure fulfillment of MSC's vision and unity of purpose.
• Participation in special projects and performs additional duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS

What You Need:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, or related discipline or equivalent experience required
• 6+ years of experience in systems integration, software development, or a related field required
• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise integration solutions in complex, multi-system environments
• Experience leading technical delivery efforts and mentoring engineers, consultants, or technical teams
• Strong expertise in enterprise integration patterns, APIs, event-driven architecture, and modernizing legacy integrations toward scalable, loosely coupled solutions
• Experience with integration platforms and technologies (e.g., SAP Integration Suite, MuleSoft, messaging/event platforms, MFT solutions)
• Proficiency in programming and scripting languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript for integration development and support
• Strong understanding of data integration, transformation, distributed systems, system-to-system communication, and relational database concepts (SQL)
• Familiarity with modern data and integration architectures supporting real-time processing, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled business capabilities

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills and the ability to design and implement effective technical solutions
• Communicates clearly with both technical and business stakeholders
• Takes ownership of delivery outcomes and ensures high-quality results
• Leads by example while mentoring and developing team members
• Collaborates effectively across teams and delivery partners
• Adapts to evolving technologies and business priorities in a fast-paced environment

Other Requirements:

• A valid driver's license and the ability to travel up to 10% of the time are required
• This position may require access to International Traffic in Arms Regulations Information (“ITAR”) and/or Controlled Unclassified Information (“CUI”)

Compensation starting at $85,100 - $133,760 depending on candidate location and experience.

The salary range represented is based on similar roles in comparable industries, and the cost of labor in respective cities. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's relevant experience, education requirements and peer pay equity. The Company reserves the right to modify the range as market conditions change.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for this position at this time.

This job posting will remain open for a minimum of 3 business days from the original posting date or longer as needed to fill the position.

WHY MSC?

People. Collaboration. Insight. That's how you build something that works. Built on a foundation of trust, MSC works side by side with our customers to help them drive business results. With more than one million product offerings and 80+ years of experience across industries, MSC strives to help our customers achieve greater productivity, profitability, and growth through inventory management and other innovative supply chain solutions. We care about our associates and have programs in place to help our 6,500+ team members achieve their potential.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

Our associates are our top priority and investing in their well-being is one way we execute our Built to Make You Better brand promise. Alongside competitive pay, we have a comprehensive benefits program to support you and your family's health, well-being, and financial future. We offer dynamic healthcare plans, generous 401K and stock purchasing programs, tuition reimbursement opportunities, and paid time away for holidays, vacations, and illness. Visit our page for a better look at our extensive benefits: Your Future Benefits.

You will also have the opportunity to join our Associate Inclusion Circles: Women, Pride, Black, Generational, Veterans, HOLA, and Able. These circles are open to all associates and are designed to promote awareness, collaboration, and respect.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

At MSC, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and our associates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any category protected by applicable law. Accommodation requests can be made at any stage of the recruitment process; applicants are asked to make their needs/requirements known.

Please note that MSC uses electronic monitoring and system logs in its workplace, including monitoring of Company-provided systems and collaboration tools, as permitted by applicable law.