Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager with strong exposure to enterprise integration and middleware technologies. The role involves managing end-to-end integration projects, coordinating technical teams and ensuring successful delivery of API, middleware and enterprise application integration solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage end-to-end delivery of integration and middleware projects, from requirement gathering and planning through development, testing, deployment and production handover.

- Coordinate with architecture, development, infrastructure, testing and external vendor teams to ensure seamless integration delivery.

- Drive integrations across internal applications, external systems, third-party platforms and cloud environments.

- Oversee API integrations, REST/SOAP services, messaging platforms and event-driven integration solutions.

- Manage project schedules, milestones, resource allocation, budgets, risks, issues and dependencies.

- Monitor delivery progress, ensure adherence to project timelines and provide regular status updates to stakeholders and senior management.

- Facilitate technical discussions, resolve delivery bottlenecks and ensure alignment between business requirements and technical solutions.

- Ensure quality, security, performance and deployment standards are followed throughout the integration lifecycle.

- Coordinate release management, production implementation and post-deployment support.

Technical Skills:

Middleware & Integration Platforms:

- IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE), IBM Integration Bus (IIB), IBM MQ and IBM DataPower.

- MuleSoft, TIBCO, Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) or equivalent enterprise integration platforms.

API & Messaging Technologies:

- IBM API Connect, Kong API Gateway or equivalent API management platforms.

- REST APIs, SOAP, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ and messaging/event-driven architectures.

Cloud & Container Technologies:

- Azure Integration Services, AWS Integration Services.

- OpenShift, Kubernetes and container-based integration platforms.

DevOps & Delivery Tools:

- GitHub, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

Required Experience & Qualifications:

- 10+ years of overall IT experience, with significant experience in technical project management and enterprise integration/middleware delivery.

- Proven experience managing end-to-end technical integration projects.

- Strong experience & understanding of middleware architecture, API management, messaging and enterprise application integration.

- Experience coordinating multiple technical teams, vendors and business stakeholders.

- Strong project planning, delivery governance, risk management and stakeholder communication skills.

- Ability to understand technical integration challenges and drive effective resolution.

- Experience in banking, financial services or other large enterprise environments will be an advantage.