ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
The Integration Manager leads an Engineering team which is responsible to Integrate, Verify, Validate and Qualify the solution or system in line with customer requirements. An Integration Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring that various software systems within an organization work seamlessly together.
KEY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As an Integration Manager, you are accountable for:
- Oversee Integration Projects: Plan and execute system integration projects to ensure seamless interoperability between different software applications, hardware systems, and IT infrastructures.
- Develop Integration and Test Strategies: Create and implement strategies, architectures, and platforms to facilitate efficient and secure data exchange and workflow across systems.
- Coordinate with Teams: Work with cross-functional teams, including IT, software development, and business units, to gather integration requirements and translate business needs into technical specifications.
- Design and Deploy Solutions: Design, test, and deploy integration solutions, such as APIs and middleware, to connect disparate systems and enable data synchronization.
- Monitor Performance: Monitor the performance of integrated systems, identify bottlenecks or issues, and apply necessary adjustments or enhancements to improve efficiency and reliability.
- Manage Integration Environment: Ensure proper version control, configuration management, and compliance with data security and privacy standards.
- Training and Documentation: Facilitate training sessions and create documentation for IT staff and end-users to ensure they understand the integration processes and can troubleshoot common issues.
- Provide associated documentation, according to internal process.
KEY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
To be successful in your role, you will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following knowledge and experience:
Essential Requirements:
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering or related discipline
- Experience working within a Systems Engineering lifecycle
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a Senior Engineering role
- Experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience in IT/Security/C2/defence related projects from a Systems Engineering perspective
- Good knowledge on how large projects are managed
- Strong oral and written communications skills
- Strong liaison and stakeholders management skills
- Strong motivation to be involved in all phases of a project life cycle, from bids to project completion
Desirable Requirements:
- Membership of relevant professional organisation, e.g. PMP, ITIL, INCOSE, Institution of Engineers, etc.
- Experienced in integration of large and complex software systems
