Job Description

General Responsibilities:

We are seeking a hands-on Manager-Architect (Integration & Automation) to lead and drive the architecture, development, and execution of our application and data integration strategy. This role combines deep technical expertise in Azure, C#, and Data Factory with leadership of a small team focused on end-to-end integration across systems such as LOS, Salesforce, marketing platforms, and third-party vendor tools. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable designing API and data pipelines, writing code, managing complex automation workflows, and working directly with business and vendor teams.

Primary Job Duties:

• Architect, design, and manage scalable integration solutions across cloud and on-prem systems using Azure services.
• Lead development of automation workflows that support application integration, data synchronization, and event-based triggers.
• Build and maintain pipelines to push/pull data between LOS (Loan Origination System), Salesforce Marketing Cloud, document systems, and other third-party platforms.
• Develop and oversee Azure Data Factory pipelines, APIs, Functions, Logic Apps, and messaging services for seamless data orchestration.
• Serve as a hands-on C# developer and integration architect, providing code-level guidance and support to the team.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, vendors, and IT leadership to gather integration and automation requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production integrations, ensuring high availability and data integrity across platforms.
• Establish and enforce best practices for integration security, logging, performance, and exception handling.
• Mentor team members and promote a DevOps and CI/CD culture across integration workflows.
• Support governance, documentation, and process automation efforts aligned with compliance and audit standards.

Qualifications

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• 7+ years of experience in software or data engineering, with at least 2 years in an architecture or technical leadership role.
• Strong experience in Azure integration services: Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and API Management.
• Hands-on development experience with .NET / C# and RESTful API design.
• Experience integrating with platforms such as Salesforce, LOS systems, and marketing or automation tools.
• Deep understanding of asynchronous processing, webhooks, message queues, and event-based architectures.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across distributed systems and cloud environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices, Git repositories, and DevOps pipelines.

Preferred / Nice to Have:

• Experience with reverse mortgage platforms or financial services integrations.
• Knowledge of Power Automate, Power Platform, or low-code integration tools.
• Experience with Python
• Understanding of data governance, audit requirements, and compliance best practices.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Bicep, Terraform) for provisioning integration components.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills and ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Proactive problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to lead multiple priorities with minimal oversight.
• Leadership presence with ability to mentor junior developers and coordinate cross-functional projects.

Additional Information

• Full benefits
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Working in a growing and dynamic industry
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