The Role
Lead integration strategy and delivery for enterprise systems, overseeing API management, event-driven and cloud-native integrations. Ensure governance, security, vendor management, and develop engineering teams to deliver reusable, high-performance integration services.
Summary Generated by Built In
Key Responsibilities
Integration Strategy & Leadership
Integration Platform Delivery
Governance, Security & Compliance
Leadership & People Development
Vendor & Stakeholder Management
Requirements
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline (mandatory)
- Postgraduate qualification (MSc in IT/Software, MBA) — advantageous
- Professional certifications (preferred):
- API & Integration: MuleSoft Certified Architect, Apigee API Engineer, Kafka Certified Developer
- Cloud: AWS/Azure/GCP — Integration or Architect tracks
- Agile / SAFe
- ITIL v4 or governance frameworks
- API & Integration: MuleSoft Certified Architect, Apigee API Engineer, Kafka Certified Developer
Relevant 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 designing secure, reusable, and high-performance integration services
- Hands-on experience in cloud-native integration (serverless, containerized services)
- Track record integrating core enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, Core Banking) with digital and partner ecosystems
- Experience in vendor management, platform selection, and cost optimization
Core Skills & Competencies
- Deep expertise in integration architectures
- Strong knowledge of data flows, contracts, and service orchestration
- Leadership and people management skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management
- Ability to balance speed-to-market with governance, compliance, and reusability
Benefits
Benefits of Working With Us
- Diverse Client Exposure across enterprise and high-growth organizations
- High-impact AI and data transformation projects
- Continuous learning and leadership development
- Flexible work arrangements
- Consulting-driven, collaborative environment
- Competitive compensation
- Strong focus on work-life balance
- Inclusive, merit-based culture
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline
- Postgraduate qualification (MSc in IT/Software, MBA)
- Professional certifications (MuleSoft, Apigee, Kafka, Cloud architect tracks, Agile/SAFe, ITIL v4)
- 10-12 years experience in software/integration engineering
- At least 5+ years in leadership roles
- Proven experience with enterprise integration platforms and API management
- Experience with event-driven architectures
- Hands-on cloud-native integration experience (serverless, containerized services)
- Experience integrating ERP, CRM, or Core Banking systems with digital/partner ecosystems
- Experience in vendor management, platform selection, and cost optimization
- Deep expertise in integration architectures, data flows, contracts, and service orchestration
- Leadership, people management, and strong stakeholder communication skills
- Ability to balance speed-to-market with governance, compliance, and reusability
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The Company
What We Do
Anchor Bridge Consulting is a U.S.-based operational and technology consulting firm focused on helping growth-oriented organizations improve execution and scale efficiently. The firm specializes in technology services, including CRM services and staff augmentation, with a particular emphasis on leveraging remote engineering talent from Africa to align people, process, and technology for business growth.
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