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Manager, Middleware Engineering (Accounts Payable & Tax)
Chennai · Staff/Principal
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Job description
- Define and execute the vision for the Accounts Payable and Tax Middleware Center of Excellence.
- Lead end-to-end delivery of middleware solutions across the Accounts Payable and Tax product lines.
- Manage a 15-member team responsible for middleware interface build, testing, launch coordination, and alignment with legacy and Accounts Payable,Tax functional teams.
- Oversee supplier delivery and ensure alignment with project milestones.
- Manage the integration lifecycle across different program releases and production support.
- Partner with business, engineering, and vendor teams to deliver enterprise programs.
- Drive automation initiatives to improve Accounts Payable and Tax business processes.
- Establish governance, standards, and best practices for integration architecture.
- Define integration patterns, API strategies, and event-driven architectures.
- Ensure system integrations are secure, scalable, and high performing.
- Provide technical leadership for design, data mapping, and connectivity.
- Monitor middleware performance and reliability.
- Drive automation, AI adoption, and operational efficiency.
- Implement proactive measures to reduce downtime.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in middleware engineering, enterprise integration, or distributed systems.
- Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering large-scale enterprise integration programmes.
- Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Hands-on experience with Docker and containerised application deployment.
- Strong experience building and supporting event-driven architectures using platforms such as Apache Kafka.
- Experience designing, developing, and managing APIs using platforms such as Apigee.
- Experience integrating enterprise applications with SAP S/4HANA and/or SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP).
- Experience implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and build high-performing teams.
- Passion for learning emerging technologies, including SAP S/4HANA integration capabilities and e-invoicing solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with API security and governance tools such as 42Crunch or FOSSA.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID and identity management platforms.
- Experience working with Open Data Protocol (OData) services.
- Knowledge of PostgreSQL or other relational database technologies.
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
- Experience using Jira or similar tools for delivery management and planning.
- Exposure to finance transformation programmes, Accounts Payable processes, or Tax systems.
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