Integration Lead

Integration Lead /API Lead — Retail Wealth (APEX) Location: Remote The role is a hands-on Integration/API Lead to design and deliver secure, scalable integrations for a digital selfservice initiative in Retail Wealth. You’ll lead API design and development across APEX Fintech and related custodian/broker-dealer ecosystems, integrating with internal platforms and thirdparty solutions. You’ll partner closely with architects and product/data teams to ship resilient, highperforming services. Responsibilities  Architect & build APIs and integration workflows between APEX/custodians, broker dealers, warehouses, family offices, and internal systems.  Lead API integration efforts for digital self-service platforms (IRA rollovers, brokerage, robo-advisors).  Own the full SDLC: requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, observability, and support.  Collaborate with architects and technical teams to ensure seamless integration across 20+ applications.  Apply integration patterns (REST, events, webhooks, batch), OAuth/SSO, and secure data exchange.  Manage batch and real-time data integrations, ensuring high performance and reliability.  Collaborate with enterprise/data architects to ensure performance, reliability, and security.  Produce and maintain API specs, integration maps, sequence diagrams, and data lineage.  Mentor developers, set best practices (coding standards, CI/CD, DevSecOps), and drive code reviews.  Partner with product and domain leads to support digital selfservice use cases (incl. roboadvisor and order management flows). Must-Have Qualifications  5+ years (7+ preferred) in software/integration engineering, with lead- level delivery ownership.  Retail Wealth domain depth: broker dealers, custodians, family offices/warehouses; trade order management; digital selfservice/robo.  Hands-on API design & development (REST/JSON), microservices, webhooks, batch.  Practical security (OAuth2/OIDC, mTLS, secrets mgmt), SSO across WM platforms (e.g., Pershing Wove, Orion Connect, Envestnet).  Strong coding in one or more: Java (Spring Boot), .NET (C#), Salesforce (Apex/LWC); plus SQL.  Experience building and running integrations on AWS (API Gateway/App Runner/ECS/Lambda), container platforms (OpenShift/PCF), and CI/CD pipelines.  Solid understanding of messaging/event and schema management; familiarity with Kafka a plus. Nice to Have  Exposure to APEX Fintech SDKs/APIs and vendor eco (Orion, SEI, BNY Pershing, Schwab, Envestnet).  Knowledge of billing/commission for UMA/SMA and advisory platforms (e.g., Orion Eclipse).  Understanding of FINRA/SEC considerations, DTCC/NSCC, Morningstar data, Pershing standards.  Observability (OpenTelemetry), API gateways, service mesh, rate limiting, and nonfunctional tuning.  Bachelor’s in CS/Engineering/IS (Master’s a plus).