Intelligent Automation Development Lead

**Job Description:** **Job title: Enterprise Integration and Intelligent Automation Dev Lead** **Experience: 8-12 Years** **Location: Bengaluru, Pun, Mumbai** **Role Purpose** The **Enterprise Integration and Intelligent Automation** (EI / IA) Development Lead will be responsible for designing, developing, and leading scalable integration solutions and AI-powered automation workflows, across enterprise systems, marketing platforms, consumer data platforms, digital ecosystems, third-party partners, and AI model providers. This role combines deep technical expertise in Enterprise Integration Workflows and scaled API-driven systems Integration, with leadership in modern integration patterns, low-code workflow app dev platforms, iPaaS systems (integration platform-as-a-service solutions), data transformation and data integration workflows, and AI-powered intelligent automation. **Key Responsibilities** **Integration Architecture, Technical Design, & Integration Workflow Development**             •           Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure enterprise integration solutions and pipelines using multiple **integration platforms** and **services**             **•           Lead tech design and development for integration workflows, orchestrating data and capabilities across multiple systems, using APIs, pre-built connectors, and custom connectors**             •           Develop and manage **API-led and event-driven integrations** and automations across systems, applications, and platforms.             •           Develop and optimize **data transformation pipelines** and data integration workflows.             •           Lead and Build **end-to-end system integrations, data workflows, and platform integration workflows** independently.             **•           Strong experience in designing and building workflows for very high volumes and scaled usage, also applying principles and best practices of multi-tenancy and client data separation** **Technical Leadership**             •           Lead and mentor a team of integration developers, workflow developers, and API developers, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.             •           Translate business requirements into **clear technical specifications and actionable development tasks**.             •           Drive **solution design discussions** and act as a technical SME for integration and automation initiatives.             •           Drive **secure workflow design** and **secure enterprise integration** across systems, implementing best practices for authentication, token validation, authorization, and role-based access **Modern Integration & Intelligent Automation**             **•           Solid foundation in integration workflows and workflow development, using Low-Code Workflow Builder tools including n8n (Node-mation), Azure Logic Apps, and others.**             **•           Strong experience in n8n (Node-mation) workflows, including usage of pre-built connectors and custom connector development, and building AI-driven workflows within N8N**             •           Lead development across system and data integrations using **low-code/no-code workflows, enhanced with custom connectors for deep bespoke integration into proprietary enterprise platforms and services**             •           Enable **intelligent automation solutions by integrating AI and Gen-AI capabilities within integration workflows**, including **Azure OpenAI LLM models, Vision Models and Multi Modal models**.             •           Process and Automate Consumer and Audience Data**, using AI services and AI models, unlocking the value of core data assets for use within AI-driven workflows to drive use cases such as Audience Intelligence, Audience Personalization, etc.** **Micro Services, GraphQL + Federated Graph, and API Engineering**             •           Develop **scalable micro services to enable Enterprise Integration** using server-side Node.js **frameworks such as NEST.js and Typescript code.**             **•           Integrate proprietary REST APIs, enterprise services, and third-party platforms all together, within a single integration / orchestration layer**             **•           Leverage GraphQL within a Federated Graph pattern, deploy custom Sub-Graphs within the Fed Graph, and route queries/mutations through the Router across the various Sub-Graphs**             •           Design and develop **REST/GraphQL APIs and schemas**.             •           Manage **API lifecycle and governance**, including performance, scalability, and versioning.             •           Work with **NoSQL databases** such as **MongoDB Atlas, and Azure Cosmos DB** for high-performance data handling.             •           Build integrations leveraging **message queues, topics, and messaging patterns** (e.g., Kafka, and/or Azure Service Bus). **Collaboration & Delivery**             •           Collaborate with **Architecture, Engineering Leads, QA/QE, DevOps, and business teams** to ensure seamless delivery.             •           Participate in **Agile development methodologies**, including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.             •           Ensure high-quality delivery through **code reviews, testing, and documentation standards**. **Governance, Quality & Risk Management**             •           Enforce best practices for **integration design, logging, monitoring, and resiliency (retry/recovery mechanisms)**.             •           Identify delivery risks proactively and define mitigation strategies.             •           Ensure compliance with enterprise security and data governance standards. **Primary Skills & Expertise (ALL are MUST-HAVE)**             **•           Intelligent Workflow Automation (Critical)** – n8n (Node-mation) / Node-based automation tools, Azure Logic Apps, Data Integration and Systems Integration.             **•           API orchestration & Enterprise Integration** – Orchestration across REST APIs, GraphQL and Federated Graph, Bespoke API design & development             **•           Microservices Development** – Nest.JS, TypeScript, Node.js , Server-side JavaScript Dev             **•           Azure Cloud Services Expertise** – Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Blob Storage, Service Bus             **•           Messaging Frameworks** – Kafka, Message Queues, **messaging patterns (queues, topics), etc.**             **•           AI Integration** – Azure OpenAI, AI models, and intelligent automation frameworks             **•           Data Pipelines** – Data workflows, transformations, and processing             •           Knowledge of **NoSQL databases (MongoDB Atlas)** **Secondary / Good-to-Have Skills**             •           Experience with **Agentic AI Workflows** and Agent integration patterns             •           Experience with **Agent Dev Frameworks for intelligent automation**             •           Experience with **Snaplogic or any other iPaaS platforms**             **•           Experience with Data Visualization toolsets (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)**             •           Exposure to **Azure Document Intelligence / Intelligent Document Processing / Document Automation workflows powered by AI**             •           Experience with Microsoft Power Platform including Power Automate, Power Apps, etc.             •           API Testing tools such as **Postman, SoapUI** **Experience & Qualifications**             •           Strong hands-on experience in **enterprise integration and cloud-based integration workflow development**             •           Proven experience leading **integration or platform engineering teams**             •           Deep understanding of **enterprise integration patterns, API-led architecture, and event-driven systems**             •           Ability to work **independently, drive initiatives, and solve complex problems**             •           Strong communication and stakeholder management skills **Key Role Dimensions**             •           Enterprise Integration Dev Lead             •           Low-Code Workflow & Automation Lead             •           Intelligent Automation (AI + Automation) Lead             •           Data Integration & Audience Processing Lead **Location:** DGS India - Bengaluru - Manyata N1 Block **Brand:** Merkle **Time Type:** Full time **Contract Type:** Permanent