Description

Key responsibilities

Architecture & design

Architect end-to-end ESB integration solutions using IBM WebMethods, translating business requirements into scalable designs.
Design reusable integration assets like services, APIs, and data models to promote standardization and reduce redundancy.
Define integration patterns, messaging standards, and SLAs in compliance with banking regulations and operations.

System analysis & migration

Analyze existing interfaces and protocols to design migration pathways.
Create detailed roadmaps ensuring minimal disruption and zero-downtime cutovers.
Oversee migration execution, providing design authority and support to teams.

Stakeholder collaboration

Collaborate with lines of business (retail, corporate, cards, operations) to define connectivity requirements and translate them into integration specifications.
Coordinate with architects, infrastructure, security, and vendors to ensure interoperability and compliance with technology standards.
Lead design reviews and technical workshops to align teams on integration architecture decisions.

Governance & quality assurance

Establish and enforce ESB design governance, including naming conventions, versioning, error handling, and monitoring standards.
Conduct design peer reviews to ensure adherence to SOA principles, security policies, and data privacy regulations (PCI-DSS, GDPR, banking laws).
Maintain design documentation, interface specifications, and operational run-books.

Technical expertise

Core ESB platform
Proficient in IBM WebMethods ESB (Integration Server, Broker/Universal Messaging, Designer, Trading Networks, API Gateway) with experience in installation, configuration, and advanced development.
Expertise in WebMethods Flow, Java services, adapter development, and pipeline management in high-availability banking environments.

Banking systems & applications
Core Banking: Experience with Equation or similar platforms, understanding data structures, transaction processing, and real-time integrations.
Enterprise Archiving: Knowledge of Laserfiche or equivalent ECM solutions, including document capture, metadata, and archival retrieval.
Card Management: Familiarity with Cortex or similar systems for card issuance, authorization, dispute management, and tokenization services.

Integration technologies

• Advanced knowledge of SOA, microservices, and event-driven architecture.
• Expertise in messaging patterns including publish/subscribe, request/reply, guaranteed delivery, routing, filtering, and dead-letter handling.
• Skilled in data transformation (XSLT, JSON/XML mapping) and protocol interoperability (REST, SOAP, MQ, FTP/SFTP, ISO 8583, SWIFT, FIX).
• Strong understanding of API management, OAuth 2.0/SAML security, and throttling/rate-limiting.

Infrastructure & operations

• Experience with high-availability clustering, disaster recovery, and performance tuning of WebMethods environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for integration assets, source control (Git), and automated testing frameworks for ESB components.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. A master's degree is a distinct advantage.
IBM WebMethods (Software AG) certified professional (e.g., WebMethods Integration Suite certification) preferred.
10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise application integration, with at least 4 years in a dedicated ESB architecture or design role.
Proven track record of delivering ESB solutions within the banking or financial services sector, ideally involving core banking migrations or large-scale integration modernization programs.
Direct hands-on experience leading the transition from point-to-point integrations to a centralized ESB or API-led connectivity model in a regulated environment.
Prior involvement in projects integrating Equation, Laserfiche, Cortex, or analogous banking-specific platforms is highly desirable.