[Confluent] Senior Integrations Engineer

The Senior Integrations Engineer builds and supports business system integrations, with a strong focus on Workato-based automation and reliable data flow across core enterprise applications. This role owns complex integrations end-to-end, solves problems independently, and partners closely with business stakeholders on requirements, delivery, and support while demonstrating technical leadership and strong cross-functional influence., * Design, build, test, and support Workato recipes and related integrations across systems like Salesforce, NetSuite, and other business applications.

• Translate complex business needs into clear technical specifications and implementation plans.

• Troubleshoot integration issues, handle errors/debugging, and improve reliability, observability, and reusability.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, communicate trade-offs, and keep stakeholders informed.

• Document integration patterns, templates, and operational procedures to improve team efficiency.

What Good Looks Like in This Role

• Independently owns complex integration workstreams from design through delivery and support.

• Delivers reliable, supportable solutions and proactively identifies risks or recurring issues.

• Demonstrates leadership through proactive communication, clear technical decision-making, and effective collaboration with business and technical stakeholders.

• Improves existing recipes, processes, and documentation rather than only executing incoming tickets.

Required technical and professional expertise

• 5+ years of relevant experience in business systems, enterprise integrations, or automation engineering.

• Hands-on experience with Workato or similar iPaaS tools.

• Strong understanding of streaming patterns, asynchronous processing, and event-driven integration concepts.

• Experience working with Kafka and related ecosystem tools for event-based data movement and system integration.

• Familiarity with related integration technologies such as REST/SOAP APIs, webhooks, message queues, ETL/iPaaS tools, and middleware platforms.

• Experience with error handling, debugging, monitoring, and support of production integrations.

• Familiarity with business systems such as Salesforce, NetSuite, ERP, HRIS, finance, or billing platforms.

• Strong communication, collaboration, and project coordination skills.

• Enthusiastic self-learner who proactively picks up new tools, integration patterns, and business domains with minimal guidance.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience supporting integrations in a SaaS or high-growth enterprise environment.

• Familiarity with Confluent Cloud or other streaming/data integration platforms.

• Working knowledge of integration security, authentication, and access patterns including OAuth, API keys, and SSO-related workflows.

• Experience documenting reusable integration patterns, standards, and operational runbooks.

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