Senior Software Engineering Manager, Integrations at Teknowledge

At TeKnowledge, we turn complexity into clarity – and potential into progress. We go beyond problem-solving to transform how you grow. By blending cutting-edge technology with expert insight, we help enterprises, governments and tech vendors tackle their biggest challenges while preparing them for what’s next. From strategy to execution, we drive smarter, faster, and more sustained innovation—empowering organizations with the capability and control to lead with confidence.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Software Engineering Manager, Integrations

Req ID: 16956
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Summary

• We're seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineering Manager: Integrations to lead the design, delivery, and governance of integration services and platforms that connect applications, data, and external partners across the enterprise.
• This role ensures seamless, secure, and scalable integrations between core systems, digital channels, backend services, and third-party ecosystems, while adhering to enterprise engineering standards.
• The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with leadership, governance, and cross-functional collaboration to drive integration excellence.

 Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise integration roadmap, ensuring alignment with enterprise engineering and business strategies.
• Champion an API-first and event-driven integration approach to enable reusability and speed-to-market.
• Partner with enterprise architecture to set integration standards, frameworks, and design patterns.
• Drive modernization of legacy integrations (ETL, point-to-point) into cloud-native, real-time, and scalable services.
• Oversee the development and management of API gateways, ESBs (Enterprise Service Buses), event streaming platforms, and middleware.
• Ensure integrations are resilient, secure, and optimized for performance.
• Govern API lifecycle management, versioning, and developer onboarding.
• Lead delivery of B2B, B2C, and third-party integrations, including fintech and partner ecosystems.
• Enforce enterprise integration governance across all teams and business domains.
• Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and regulatory requirements across integration flows.
• Oversee observability frameworks for integration monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Establish standards for data contracts, schemas, and message exchange formats.
• Lead and mentor integration engineers, architects, and platform specialists.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
• Develop career pathways and skills growth in APIs, middleware, event streaming, and cloud-native integration technologies.
• Promote cross-team collaboration between backend, mobile, and digital channels to ensure consistency in integration practices.
• Manage relationships with integration platform vendors (e.g., MuleSoft, Apigee, Kafka, Dell Boomi).
• Partner with internal product, backend, and digital teams to deliver seamless end-to-end solutions.
• Represent integration engineering in architecture boards, governance forums, and business-aligned programs.

Qualifications Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline (mandatory).
• Postgraduate qualification (MSc in IT/Software, MBA) – advantageous.

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 in designing secure, reusable, and high-performance integration services.
• Hands-on experience in cloud-native integration (serverless, containerized services).
• Track record of integrating core enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, Core Banking) with digital and partner ecosystems.
• Experience in vendor management, platform selection, and cost optimization for integration services.

Preferred Certifications:

• API & Integration certifications (MuleSoft Certified Architect, Apigee API Engineer, Kafka Certified Developer).
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP – Integration or Architect tracks).
• Agile / SAFe certifications (Scrum Master, SAFe Practitioner).
• ITIL v4 or governance frameworks – advantageous.

Core Skills & Competencies:

• Deep expertise in integration architectures (API, ESB, EDA, ETL).
• Strong knowledge of data flows, contracts, and service orchestration.
• Leadership and people management skills, with experience developing specialized integration teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across technical and business domains.
• Ability to balance speed-to-market with governance, compliance, and enterprise reusability.

Why You’ll Enjoy It Here:

• Be Part of Something Big – A growing company where your contributions matter.
• Make an Immediate Impact – Support groundbreaking technologies with real-world results.
• Work on Cutting-Edge Tech – AI, cybersecurity, and next-gen digital solutions.
• Thrive in an Inclusive Team – A culture built on trust, collaboration, and respect.
• We Care – Integrity, empathy, and purpose guide every decision.
• We’re looking for innovators, problem-solvers, and experts ready to drive change and grow with us.

Application Closing Date
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How to Apply
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