IT Manager - Data Integration Products & Services

Les Schwab•Bend, OR

48d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager of Data Integration Services is responsible for leading a specialized team that builds, manages, and supports the company's core data integration platform products and services. This team acts as a center for enablement, providing the foundational tools, standards, and reusable patterns that empower federated integration developers within the Business Products & Services (BPS) teams. This manager will take ownership of the core integration platforms treating them as products for internal consumers. The ultimate goal is to increase the speed and quality of data delivery across the enterprise by enabling BPS teams to self-serve their integration needs in a governed and supported manner. This role is critical for ensuring that data flows reliably and accurately between operational and analytical systems that support business domains, while fostering a culture of best practices among a distributed community of developers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
7+ years of experience in the IT field, with at least 5 years focused on enterprise data integration and middleware technologies and with an additional 2 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
3+ years of experience in a supervisory or management role, leading technical teams.
Experience working in a hybrid or federated IT model, acting as a service provider to other technical teams, is highly desirable.
Experience in a retail or multi-location business environment is strongly preferred.
Hands-on experience with enterprise Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solutions is required; specific experience with modern EAI tools is strongly preferred.
Experience with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) standards and platforms.
Knowledge of modern, cloud-native integration patterns and technologies, including experience with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, S3, Glue) and.
Strong understanding of API-led connectivity, web services (REST, SOAP), and data formats (JSON, XML).
Experience with integrating major enterprise SaaS platforms such as HRM, FCM, SCM, and Point of Sale (POS) systems.
Proven ability to establish technical governance and standards and influence their adoption across multiple teams.
Experience developing and managing a catalog of reusable technical services.
Product Mindset: A strong ability to view and manage technical platforms as products with a defined lifecycle, roadmap, and internal customer base.
Leadership & Influence: Proven ability to lead a direct team while influencing and enabling developers in other parts of the organization without direct authority.
Enablement Focus: A passion for creating tools and processes that make other developers more productive and successful.
Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate a clear vision for a platform and document standards effectively.
Collaboration: A highly collaborative work style with the ability to build a strong community and foster cooperation between central and embedded teams.
Problem Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to architect robust, scalable platform solutions.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a hybrid or federated IT model, acting as a service provider to other technical teams, is highly desirable.
Experience in a retail or multi-location business environment is strongly preferred.
Hands-on experience with enterprise Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solutions is required; specific experience with modern EAI tools is strongly preferred.