• Application Deadline:
• Position: Senior Software Engineering Manager, Integrations



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA



• Experience 10 - 12 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  
  

Job Summary

• We're seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineering Manager: Integrations to lead the design, delivery, and governance of integration services and platforms that connect applications, data, and external partners across the enterprise.


• This role ensures seamless, secure, and scalable integrations between core systems, digital channels, backend services, and third-party ecosystems, while adhering to enterprise engineering standards.


• The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with leadership, governance, and cross-functional collaboration to drive integration excellence.

 Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise integration roadmap, ensuring alignment with enterprise engineering and business strategies.


• Champion an API-first and event-driven integration approach to enable reusability and speed-to-market.


• Partner with enterprise architecture to set integration standards, frameworks, and design patterns.


• Drive modernization of legacy integrations (ETL, point-to-point) into cloud-native, real-time, and scalable services.


• Oversee the development and management of API gateways, ESBs (Enterprise Service Buses), event streaming platforms, and middleware.


• Ensure integrations are resilient, secure, and optimized for performance.


• Govern API lifecycle management, versioning, and developer onboarding.


• Lead delivery of B2B, B2C, and third-party integrations, including fintech and partner ecosystems.


• Enforce enterprise integration governance across all teams and business domains.


• Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and regulatory requirements across integration flows.


• Oversee observability frameworks for integration monitoring, logging, and alerting.


• Establish standards for data contracts, schemas, and message exchange formats.


• Lead and mentor integration engineers, architects, and platform specialists.


• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, collaboration, and innovation.


• Develop career pathways and skills growth in APIs, middleware, event streaming, and cloud-native integration technologies.


• Promote cross-team collaboration between backend, mobile, and digital channels to ensure consistency in integration practices.


• Manage relationships with integration platform vendors (e.g., MuleSoft, Apigee, Kafka, Dell Boomi).


• Partner with internal product, backend, and digital teams to deliver seamless end-to-end solutions.


• Represent integration engineering in architecture boards, governance forums, and business-aligned programs.

Qualifications Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline (mandatory).


• Postgraduate qualification (MSc in IT/Software, MBA) – advantageous.

Experience:

• 10–12 years’ experience in software/integration engineering, with at least 5+ years in leadership roles.


• Proven experience with enterprise integration platforms, API management, and event-driven architectures.


• Strong background in designing secure, reusable, and high-performance integration services.


• Hands-on experience in cloud-native integration (serverless, containerized services).


• Track record of integrating core enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, Core Banking) with digital and partner ecosystems.


• Experience in vendor management, platform selection, and cost optimization for integration services.

Preferred Certifications:

• API & Integration certifications (MuleSoft Certified Architect, Apigee API Engineer, Kafka Certified Developer).


• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP – Integration or Architect tracks).


• Agile / SAFe certifications (Scrum Master, SAFe Practitioner).


• ITIL v4 or governance frameworks – advantageous.

Core Skills & Competencies:

• Deep expertise in integration architectures (API, ESB, EDA, ETL).


• Strong knowledge of data flows, contracts, and service orchestration.


• Leadership and people management skills, with experience developing specialized integration teams.


• Strong communication and stakeholder management across technical and business domains.


• Ability to balance speed-to-market with governance, compliance, and enterprise reusability.