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Sr. Integration Engineer

Contract Type: Contract to Hire

Posted Date: March 16, 2026

ECCO Select is a talent acquisition and consulting company specializing in people, process and technology solutions. We provide the talent behind the technology enabling our clients to achieve their goals. For more information about ECCO Select, visit us at www.eccoselect.com.

Position Title:     Sr. Integrations Engineer

Location Information  

Hybrid/Remote – Atlanta, GA or Dallas, TX (Contract to Hire)

Position Responsibilities:


As a Senior Integrations Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and operating enterprise-grade integration solutions on AWS. Collaborating closely with Lead Engineers and cross-functional teams, you will deliver API-based and event-driven integrations utilizing a modern tech stack including Apache Kafka, AWS EventBridge, SNS, SQS, ECS, and EKS. You will have end-to-end ownership of integration workstreams, contribute to architectural decisions, manage infrastructure through Terraform, and deliver production-quality results leveraging robust CI/CD practices.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Technical Design & Implementation:
    • Design and implement scalable, event-driven integration solutions connecting enterprise systems, SaaS platforms, and internal services.
    • Develop and maintain Kafka producers, consumers, and streams apps on Amazon MSK, employing topic design best practices and schema management with Avro/JSON.
    • Build production-grade, containerized services and event consumers on Amazon ECS (Fargate) and EKS using Docker, Helm charts, and Kubernetes manifests.
    • Create RESTful and event-based API integrations using AWS API Gateway and Lambda while adhering to contract-first design and OpenAPI/AsyncAPI standards.
    • Implement workflow automation using SNS, SQS (including FIFO queues), EventBridge buses, and Step Functions for reliable, stateful integrations.
    • Contribute to real-time and batch data pipelines with Kafka Streams, Kinesis, AWS Glue, and DMS for seamless data movement.
  • Infrastructure & CI/CD:
    • Design and maintain Terraform modules for core AWS integration infrastructure (MSK, ECS/EKS, EventBridge, SQS/SNS, IAM), ensuring automation and version control.
    • Develop CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for infrastructure and application deployments, automated testing, security scanning, and container workflows.
    • Promote a no-drift, automated production environment with robust state management and compliance practices.
  • Integration Patterns & Governance:
    • Apply proven integration patterns (publish/subscribe, outbox, saga, idempotence, dead-letter handling) to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
    • Adhere to and help define API design standards, versioning, and contract-first development processes.
    • Ensure high observability with structured logging, metrics collection, and distributed tracing via AWS CloudWatch and X-Ray.
    • Apply security best practices throughout integrations (IAM, VPC, private endpoints, secrets management, encryption).
  • Production Support & Operations:
    • Provide Tier 2/3 support for production workloads—troubleshooting incidents, resolving issues, and contributing to operations documentation and post-incident improvements.
    • Tune and optimize integration workloads for SLA compliance, monitoring consumer lag, queue depths, and auto-scaling settings.
    • Participate in on-call rotations and improve incident response processes through runbook development and knowledge sharing.
  • Collaboration & Mentorship:
    • Work cross-functionally with lead engineers, data, product, and security teams to ensure integration solutions align with business needs.
    • Provide feedback through code/design reviews and mentor junior engineers on the team.
  • Documentation & Standards:
    • Develop and maintain clear documentation—design documents, architecture diagrams, ADRs, and operational runbooks.
    • Champion and enforce coding, testing, and development standards.
  • Continuous Learning:
    • Stay abreast of AWS and Kafka advances (EventBridge Pipes, Kafka Streams, KEDA, etc.) and proactively share insights and improvement ideas.
    • Drive continuous improvement in integration reliability, developer experience, and delivery speed.

 

Essential Skills, Experience


  • 5–7 years of experience in software or integration engineering, with a proven history of end-to-end integration delivery.
  • 2+ years hands-on experience with Apache Kafka or Amazon MSK, including topic design, consumer group management, and Schema Registry implementation (Avro/JSON Schema/Protobuf).
  • In-depth knowledge of AWS services for event-driven integration: EventBridge, SNS, SQS, Lambda, ECS (Fargate), EKS, API Gateway, Step Functions, Kinesis, Glue, DMS.
  • Strong hands-on with container platforms: authoring Dockerfiles, deploying to ECS/EKS, managing Kubernetes workloads (Helm, manifests, IRSA, HPA/KEDA).
  • Expertise in Terraform for AWS infrastructure (module authoring, remote state, automation) and CI/CD practices using GitHub Actions.
  • Understanding and application of enterprise integration patterns and best practices for reliability, security, and observability.
  • Proficiency in at least one of: Python, Java, Node.js, or C#/.NET for the development of Lambda functions, container services, and Kafka consumers.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Proven collaborative style with the ability to mentor others and proactively contribute to team improvement.
  • Structured problem-solving approach, focused on operational excellence.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Preferred Certifications:
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
    • AWS Certified Developer – Associate
    • Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka (CCDAK)
    • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
    • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

ECCO Select is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. Our policy is to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. Veterans of our United States Uniformed Services are specifically encouraged to apply for ECCO Select opportunities.

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