Key Responsibilities :

- Design, build, and deploy integration flows using IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE/IIB) within CP4I.

- Develop and configure Kafka producers, consumers, and streams for real-time messaging and data processing.

- Implement message transformations, routing, enrichment, and orchestration using App Connect

- Collaborate with architects, business analysts, and application teams to understand integration requirements.

- Troubleshoot, optimize, and support production integration flows.

- Create technical documentation and provide knowledge transfer to operations/support teams.

Required Skills & Experience :

- 3-6+ years of hands-on experience with IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE/IIB).

- Strong experience working with IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) on OpenShift/Kubernetes.

- Solid knowledge of Apache Kafka (event-driven architecture, schema registry, topics, partitions, producers/consumers).

- Experience with REST, SOAP, MQ, JDBC, FTP, and file-based integrations.

- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and DevOps tools for integration deployments.

- Good understanding of containerized applications, Helm charts, Operators, and CP4I deployment best practices.

- Proficiency in JSON, XML, XSLT, Java, ESQL, and mapping tools.

- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in Agile/DevOps teams.

- Experience in Retail or consumer domain is must.