Cognizant

Integration Lead

Cognizant
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2 days ago
Amsterdam, NetherlandsStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end MuleSoft integration architecture, strategy, reusable patterns, standards, and canonical data model.
  • Lead solution design and delivery for approximately 45–55 integrations across internal and external platforms.
  • Provide technical leadership through design reviews, code reviews, mentoring, and integration developer coaching.
  • Own scalability, resilience, performance, security, observability, error handling, and other non-functional requirements.
  • Manage cross-vendor dependencies and technical alignment across implementation partners and platform vendors.
  • Drive CI/CD, automated testing, version control, release management, and broader DevOps maturity for integration assets.
  • Support data readiness, migration orchestration, and reconciliation across current and target landscapes.
  • Plan and estimate integration work while managing backlog, risks, issues, quality, and Agile/SAFe delivery activities.
  • Establish the integration support and run model and transition solutions from build into stable operation.
  • Report progress, risks, and key technical decisions to programme leadership and architecture governance.

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of enterprise integration experience, including at least 3 years leading integration teams or squads.
  • Proven delivery experience on large, complex, multi-vendor transformation programmes, ideally in financial services or lending.
  • Expertise with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, API-led connectivity, API Manager, Runtime Fabric or CloudHub, DataWeave, and RAML or OpenAPI.
  • Experience integrating packaged platforms such as Salesforce or nCino with legacy technologies such as Pega and Java, using REST, SOAP, event-driven, streaming, messaging, batch, and data-integration patterns.
  • Strong knowledge of OAuth2, OIDC, mTLS, API policies, encryption, and secrets management.
  • Knowledge of enterprise architecture, canonical data modelling, and API governance.
  • Hands-on experience with Git, Maven, MUnit, Jenkins or Azure DevOps, monitoring, and observability practices.
  • Strong technical leadership, decision-making, stakeholder management, coaching, and multidisciplinary team-building abilities.
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred qualifications include MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect, TOGAF, Salesforce or nCino certifications, Pega or SAP experience, data-migration tooling experience, lending or credit domain familiarity, and SAFe or Agile certification.
  • Working proficiency in Dutch and required proficiency in English.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement requiring time in the Utrecht office, with flexibility subject to project and client requirements.
  • 25 paid holidays per year.
  • NS Business Card for public transport travel.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Laptop and smartphone.
  • Access to Udemy and Cognizant Academy for continuous learning and professional development.
  • Wellbeing programs and an international, technology-driven working environment.

Tech Stack

Apache KafkaGitJavaJenkinsMavenSOAP

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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.

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