IT Manager - Enterprise Integration Services: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated IT Manager to lead our Enterprise Integration Services team. This role is pivotal in managing and optimizing our middleware and integration platforms, focusing on Mulesoft and Confluent Kafka products. The ideal candidate will have a strong product mindset, technical acumen, and operational experience, ensuring our integration services' development, stability, and continuous availability.

Leadership & Team Management:
- Lead and mentor a high-performing team of integration specialists, developers, and operations staff.
- Drive a product-centric approach to managing Mulesoft and Confluent Kafka platforms, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of the enterprise.
- Foster a collaborative environment, encouraging continuous learning and professional growth within the team.

Product Development & Maintenance:
- Oversee the development, deployment, and maintenance of APIs on the CloudHub platform, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and meet business requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and maintain integration solutions that align with the organization’s strategic goals.
- Manage and oversee the lifecycle of Mulesoft and Confluent Kafka products on PaaS, including version upgrades, patching, and performance optimization.

Operational Excellence:
- Lead the first responder team responsible for the 24x7 availability and stability of the integration platform and APIs.
- Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and incident management systems to ensure a rapid response to platform or API issues.
- Establish and enforce best practices for integration, including security, performance, and scalability.

Stakeholder Engagement:
- Work closely with business stakeholders, IT leadership, and external vendors to understand integration needs and deliver solutions that drive business value.
- Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment and support for integration initiatives.

-Continuous Improvement:
- Identify automation and process improvement opportunities within the integration services, driving efficiency and reducing operational overhead.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in enterprise integration, API management, and related technologies.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
- 7+ years of experience in IT, with at least three years in a leadership role managing integration services.
- Extensive experience with Mulesoft and Confluent Kafka, including product management, API development, and platform operations.
- Strong understanding of cloud-based integration platforms, particularly CloudHub.
- Proven track record of leading teams in a 24x7 operational environment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and manage complex technical issues.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

**Preferred Skills:**

- Experience with DevOps practices and tools.
- Knowledge of ITIL or other IT service management frameworks.
- Certification in Mulesoft or Kafka is a plus.

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SEI offers a comprehensive package of benefits to employees scheduled 30 hours or more per week. In addition to medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans, SEI employees may take advantage of well-being incentives, parental leave, paid time off, certain paid holidays, tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA), 401(k) retirement benefit, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, tuition assistance as well as entertainment and retail discounts. Non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay, if applicable.

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SEI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the pay range at SEI, we offer a competitive salary. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate may vary depending on multiple factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay equity. Our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to discuss your interest in joining SEI. The expected salary range for this position is below.

$103,900.00 - $155,900.00 - Salary

If you require reasonable accommodations to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at Careers@strategiced.com.