Main Responsibilities and Required Skills for Integration Developer
An Integration Developer is responsible for designing and developing integrations between products and third-party applications. They work closely with software engineers, peer systems integrators and testers. In this blog post we describe the primary responsibilities and the most in-demand hard and soft skills for Integration Developers.
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Main Responsibilities of Integration Developer
The following list describes the typical responsibilities of an Integration Developer:
Adhere to
Adhere to Project Plan and complete assigned development tasks in a timely manner.
Analyze
Analyze business requirement and coming up with an integration architecture.
Analyze issues and take appropriate corrective action if performance issues are identified.
Analyze requirements, design, build, and test IT software solutions in accordance with IT standards.
Apply
Apply and verify compliance to standards as defined within the Management Model.
Apply technical expertise to plan, design, build or support required products and processes.
Assess
Assess the pros and cons of different solutions and recommend the best solution design.
Assist in
Assist in building a Cloud DW foundation.
Assist less experienced personnel.
Assist the Province in integrating the API Framework with the MuleSoft Enterprise.
Assist with data architecture, data conversion and system performance improvement.
Attend
Attend MuleSoft technical training courses.
Build
Build and improve framework and to enhance our system to serve our clients better.
Build and Release Google Flutter applications.
Build distributed backend application with cloud ready approach.
Build the standards and processes to ensure data integrity exceeds business expectations.
Build tools to pull data from various locations (APIs, SDKs, etc).
Capture
Capture and analyze business requirements for the successful transition of integration development.
Challenge
Challenge the status quo and provide your Point of View.
Collaborate with
Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to ensure quality releases.
Collaborate with internal client stakeholders to address clients technology integration concerns.
Collaborate with other technology teams and architects to define and develop solutions.
Collaborate with the development team to architect efficient and stable data models.
Communicate
Communicate Work Status on a regular basis to the Project Manager and other stake holders.
Complete
Complete Salesforce and MuleSoft onboarding programs.
Consult with
Consult with business users, their challenges and define solutions.
Consult with customers and partners to produce tailored solutions to identified skills gaps.
Contribute to
Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.
Contribute to the technical documentation.
Contribute to the technical knowledge at AlertDriving by sharing methods and best practices.
Coordinate with
Coordinate releases with other development teams by adhering to change management processes.
Create
Create accurate code to Load the data into the target database.
Create and maintain technical documentation.
Create CMOD Solution design document following ERT standards, best practices and performance.
Create CMOD Solution requirement document based upon the Requirement Package from LOB.
Create complex extracts with multiple layouts for different vendors based of the specifications.
Create data verification plans to be used following trial runs at the client site.
Create RESTful or SOAP web services and APIs to transmit data between applications.
Create time estimates for development.
Define
Define data integrity / cleansing requirements for the Transform process.
Describe
Describe role and responsibilities.
Design
Design and build superior software systems.
Design and conduct unit tests according to system design specifications.
Design and create complex Workday reports in Workday to assist HR Insight team with reporting needs.
Design and develop a couple of integrations, and provide production support.
Design and develop API's using Mule Soft is a big plus.
Design and Develop Data integration jobs and workflows.
Design and develop front-end components using Angular.
Design and develops API's and micro services using best in class integration patterns.
Design and develop solutions using 3rd party integration platform (Workato).
Design and implement technology best practices, guidelines and repeatable processes.
Design and perform unit tests according to system design specifications.
Design new products, product features, and product enhancements.
Develop
Develop and execute test plan (unit testing, integration testing).
Develop and execute test scenarios to thoroughly test integrations.
Develop and test new Workday inbound / outbound integrations using Workday Studio and EIB interface.
Develop cloud-based integrations.
Develop, Configure, deploy / roll out, maintain, and support solutions. (.
Develop custom interface and utilizes knowledge of EPIC Bridges and Interface Engine.
Develop high quality technical solutions to business problems.
Develop interactive dashboards and KPIs for given solutions for multiple clients.
Develop interface specifications working in conjunction with vendor and users.
Develop presentable solution prototype on cloud to demonstrate the concept for the project.
Develop software-based integrations between our products and third-party applications.
Develop testing using tools such as Postman and SoapUI.
Develop with a result-driven approach while maintaining implementation schedules.
Develop Workday reports to validate integration results and accuracy.
Diagnose
Diagnose software and integration issues.
Document
Document and analyze current business processes and underlying systems / applications.
Document end to end solution, integration flows, data models, configurations, and setup.
Document necessary integration architecture design and analysis work.
Drive
Drive common vision, practices and capabilities across teams.
Enhance
Enhance the current CI / CD processes to support new and existing development.
Ensure
Ensure API documentation is created and remains up to date.
Ensure integration development deliverables are completed on a time, budget, and quality.
Ensure software development lifecycle and standards are followed.
Establish
Establish Cloud integrations back to our legacy DW.
Establish professional presence in all environment.
Establish responsibilities of IS resources involved in testing.
Estimate
Estimate effort and ensure timely delivery of projects.
Estimate effort, participate in planning, and suggest improvements.
Evaluate
Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and options for data engineering and data management.
Evaluate and suggest innovative solutions and workarounds for customer requirements.
Extract
Extract data from xml datatype fields from using SQL queries and SSIS for SSRS reporting needs.
Extract and transform data from multiple sources and loads data into one or more destinations.
Facilitate
Facilitate governance model to gain alignment and approval on roadmap, projects and changes.
Gather
Gather functional and technical system requirements.
Gather insights and feedback from Integration Partners for continuous improvement of integration.
Help
Help business users analyze data as well as providing data insight to upper management.
Identify
Identify inefficiencies in system processes, recommends & implements changes.
Identify and resolve incidents and requests in a timely, professional manner.
Identify areas of improvement and implement the solution to improve overall efficiency.
Implement
Implement monitoring and support measurements for continuous improvement.
Increase
Increase your knowledge with Tuition.
Integrate
Integrate and cleanse time series, relational and unstructured data models into solutions.
Integrate and configure Time-series Databases (i.e. Historians).
Integrate applications via RESTful APIs (web services).
Interact
Interact with major integrated clients to understand their system architecture and technologies.
Investigate
Investigate and resolve issues.
Lead
Lead projects of moderately to complex risk and resource requirements.
Lead proof-of-concept and prototyping efforts.
Lead technology solutions enabling advanced analytics (AI / ML).
Lead the research, development & implementation of special projects, as needed.
Learn
Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching.
Learn the company culture, get to know your co-workers and IT and business partners.
Load
Load Balancers such as Nginx.
Load data into Workday using Workday delivered templates and enterprise interface builder (EIB).
Maintain
Maintain all applicable documentation pertaining to specific SDLC phases.
Maintain development and test data environments by populating the data based on project requirements.
Maintain engagement with business and IT partners.
Maintain tasks and updates in Rally.
Maintain technical documentation to support integrations.
Manage
Manage multiple technical initiatives, potentially on multiple projects simultaneously.
Manage workflow on Google Projects.
Monitor
Monitor performance and optimize of ETL jobs.
Oversee
Oversee and support user acceptance testing.
Own
Own and drive content development projects, including managing participation from others.
Own the development process from requirements gathering to full implementation.
Own the integration of DPA solutions and delivery effort across different product delivery teams.
Own the process of bringing data reliably into the company's infrastructure.
Participate in
Participate and contribute in grooming technical user stories impacting integration.
Participate in a 1-in-4 rotation for on-call support (average less than 2 calls per week).
Participate in an on-call rotation for production Enterprise Integration systems.
Participate in business analysis activities to gather data integration and movement requirements.
Participate in development and validation of Enterprise data warehouse.
Participate in functional and technical requirements gathering and review.
Participate in integration testing and debugging activities.
Participate in technical training, methodology, and enablement.
Participate in weekly team meetings.
Participate proactively on cross-functional discussions related to integrations and best practices.
Perform
Perform Application development and unit testing for the assigned BSP projects.
Perform complex conceptual analyses.
Perform data profiling using tooling and ad hoc system query languages to validate data analysis.
Perform design and development of processes to support project requirements.
Perform development of integration on Snaplogic middleware.
Perform effectively as a member of project team (s) and individually.
Perform production deployments.
Perform requirements gathering and documents processes with internal stakeholders.
Perform solution and / or code reviews when applicable ensuring best practices are being met.
Plan
Plan, design, coordinate with various functional and application teams to understand requirements.
Prepare
Prepare System Implementation Plan document for PAT and PROD environments.
Propose
Propose and compare integration design and technology options with technical leads.
Provide
Provide appropriate documentation and knowledge transfer to the technical support teams.
Provide Cloud and On-Premise remote support for clients.
Provide consistent and clear communications between all project stakeholders.
Provide demonstrations to clients throughout the entire project life-cycle.
Provide demonstrations to clients throughout the entire project lifecycle.
Provide documentation and supporting artifact creation.
Provide expertise, consultation, and coaching.
Provide leadership for projects as a technical specialist.
Provide operational and production support for integration services.
Provide recommendations on code efficiencies and best practice for integrations.
Provide regional and global guidance and support of Global Finning Integration Systems.
Provide technical mentorship to team members and drive rollout of Agile development for key projects.
Provide unit test coverage and validation support.
Research
Research and recommend appropriate integration development best practices, and tools.
Review
Review and understand specifications, use cases, and requirements.
Review performance and conduct performance tuning as required on mappings / workflows.
Scope out
Scope out the specifications of the interfaces in more detail to provide dates for completion.
Stay current in
Stay current in technical knowledge and best practices in software development.
Support
Support and guide the platform.
Support continuous integration and deployment.
Support end-end management of the APIs over its entire lifecycle.
Support Testing and Validations.
Thrive
Thrive on simultaneously operating at multiple levels and managing multiple responsibilities.
Train
Train the junior resources on the tools and the processes.
Translate
Translate technical requirements into specifications that will be used to implement solutions.
Translate user requirements into technical.
Troubleshoot
Troubleshoot system problems and issues and look for ways to improve interface performance.
Understand
Understand data models and their relationship to reporting.
Understand functional and technical requirements.
Update
Update status reports, attend mandatory trainings.
Update to ASDP document as per the changes in project.
Upgrade
Upgrade or enhancements must be made to integration services if needed.
Use
Use pertinent data and facts to identify and solve a range of problems within area of expertise.
Utilize
Utilize best practices to improve products and services.
Utilize development Platform to solve mission-critical business challenges.
Utilize understanding of customer's business needs to determine requirements.
Verify
Verify and validate data processes through performance and quality measurements.
Work with
Work autonomously on a range of tasks and may be relied upon to coach / educate others.
Work closely with business partners in developing and operationalizing analytics solutions.
Work closely with CAT and other external companies on integration requirements.
Work closely with Designers & Product Managers.
Work closely with systems and software engineers, peer systems integrators and testers.
Work closely with the Product Management and Software Engineering teams.
Work collaboratively with application team, business partners, vendor team and other technical teams.
Work directly with system owners and functional analysts to understand and document requirements.
Work effectively with other Team members and Business Partners internally and externally.
Work independently, complete work with moderate to low supervision.
Work on artifacts and documentations.
Work on-site at Austin-based client locations.
Work well in both individual and team settings both on and off client side.
Work with a variety of databases in order to integrate them (SQL,DB2,Sybase, etc).
Work with Implementation team to deliver interfaces on time for customers.
Work with other MuleSoft Developers to review current methodologies and outcome-based delivery model.
Work with other various partners / stakeholders to ensure project success.
Work with sales on solutions for proposal purposes and marketing to build collateral and messaging.
Work with specifications of both the sending and receiving system towards mutually-agreed results.
Work with vendors to understand integration and apply best practices.
Most In-demand Hard Skills
The following list describes the most required technical skills of an Integration Developer:
Soap
Mulesoft
Rest
Json
Tibco
C#
Software Development
Apigee
Integration Platforms
Jenkins
Enterprise Integration Patterns
SOA
Webmethods
Configuration
GIT
Mashery
API Management Solutions
Deployment, And Testing
Github
JEE
Mulesoft Anytime Platform
Oracle Esb
Software Delivery
XSLT
AWS
Azure
Design
N Complex Environments
Mysql
.Net
Enterprise Software Application
Angular
Dell Boomi
JMS
Most In-demand Soft Skills
The following list describes the most required soft skills of an Integration Developer:
Written and oral communication skills
Analytical ability
Problem-solving attitude
Interpersonal skills
Organizational capacity
Attention to detail
Collaborative
Multi-task
Work independently with little direction
Flexible
Self-motivated
Conceptual
Reasoning
Team player
Troubleshooting skills
Work in a challenging, fast-paced environment
Confident
Customer focused
Enthusiastic
Motivated
Proactive
Time-management
