Senior Integration Specialist

Position Title:

Senior Integration Specialist – IBM
Integration Bus (IIB) / IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior
Integration Specialist with deep expertise in IBM Integration Bus (IIB) and IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) to lead the design, development,
and governance of integration solutions across a complex Government ICT
environment.
This role is critical in supporting digital transformation, ensuring
interoperability between legacy and modern systems, and enabling secure,
reliable, and standards‑compliant data exchange across Government platforms.

The ideal candidate has extensive
experience operating in high‑compliance, audit‑driven, secure environments,
and can confidently guide technical decisions, mentor junior staff, and engage
with business and architecture teams.

✅ Key
Responsibilities

Integration Leadership &
Architecture

• Lead end‑to‑end solution design for complex integration
  requirements across Government systems.
  
• Provide expert guidance on integration patterns, messaging
  strategies, security models, and architectural standards.
  
• Work closely with Enterprise Architects, Cyber Security, and
  Infrastructure teams to ensure whole‑of‑government alignment.
  

Integration Development & Delivery

• Design and develop high‑quality message flows using IBM
  ACE/IIB, including ESQL, Java compute, MQ, HTTP, REST/SOAP, and
  transformation nodes.
  
• Implement robust integration solutions aligning with Government
  data standards, API frameworks, information classification, and compliance
  obligations.
  
• Develop reusable subflows, shared libraries, patterns, and
  integration templates to uplift team capability and streamline delivery. 
  

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Ensure all integration solutions adhere to Government policy
  frameworks including:
  
• Cyber Security Policy (CSP)
  
• Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF)
  
• Information Security Manual (ISM)
  
• Records & Data Management standards
  
• Implement secure patterns including TLS, mTLS, OAuth2, JWT,
  client certificates, message encryption, and secure MQ channels.
  
• Maintain auditability, traceability, and compliance with
  retention and logging requirements.
  

Operational Excellence & Support

• Lead root‑cause analysis for complex incidents, provide
  permanent fixes, and optimise flow performance.
  
• Provide technical leadership for release planning, deployment
  automation, CI/CD pipelines, and environment configuration.
  

Collaboration & Stakeholder
Management

• Work with business units, project teams, and service providers
  to translate requirements into integration solutions.
  
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non‑technical
  stakeholders across Government agencies.
  

✅ Essential
Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

• 7–10+ years’ experience in IBM IIB and/or IBM App
  Connect Enterprise (ACE).
  
• Advanced ESQL, message modeling, XSD, JSON schema, XML/XSLT.
  
• Strong experience integrating with:
  
• IBM MQ (topics, queues, clusters)
  
• Secure APIs (REST/SOAP)
  
• On‑prem and cloud systems (AWS/Azure/GovCloud)
  
• Databases, file transfers, legacy systems (SFTP, JDBC,
  COBOL/host systems)
  
• Experience with CI/CD tools used in Government (Azure DevOps,
  Jenkins, GitHub Enterprise).
  
• Familiarity with API Gateways (IBM API Connect, Kong, Apigee).
  
• Familiarity with Kubernetes.
  

Security & Compliance

• Demonstrated experience working in high‑security, regulated
  environments.
  
• Strong understanding of identity management, secrets,
  certificates, and secure channels.
  

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement across
  diverse Government teams.
  
• Ability to lead technical decisions, conduct peer reviews, and
  provide technical coaching.
  
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving mindset with attention to
  detail.
  

✅ Desirable
Qualifications

• IBM Certified Solution Developer – App Connect Enterprise v12
  
• IBM Certified Integration Developer – IIB
  

✅ Why This Role
Matters in Government

This role directly contributes to:

• Whole‑of‑government interoperability
  
• Secure, efficient data movement across critical systems
  
• Legacy transformation and modernisation
  
• Digital initiatives and citizen‑centric services
  
• Compliance with mandated security, privacy, and audit
  framework