Integration Engineer (Annapolis, MD - onsite)
Position Summary
The Integration Engineer serves as the principal architect and developer of enterprise application integration solutions at Chaney Enterprises, with direct accountability for designing, building, and maintaining API-led middleware flows and automated data pipelines that connect operational dispatch platforms to corporate financial systems. This role ensures zero-data-loss execution between front-line plant operations and enterprise ERP environments by establishing reliable, scalable, and secure integration architecture. The Integration Engineer plays a critical role in eliminating manual data entry and duplication across workflows, directly supporting operational efficiency, financial accuracy, and the organization's continued growth trajectory. As a technically advanced individual contributor, this position exerts significant influence over the integrity and performance of enterprise data movement across the organization.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Architects, builds, and manages reusable API-led interfaces and integration flows using enterprise iPaaS platforms such as MuleSoft Anypoint, Dell Boomi, or SAP Integration Suite.
- Designs and maintains secure data pipelines connecting front-line operational ticketing systems, including Command Alkon, to cloud ERP platforms such as Acumatica, NetSuite, and Loop ERP.
- Establishes event-driven messaging patterns using technologies such as AMQP and Kafka to support real-time data streaming across enterprise applications.
- Maps, transforms, and synchronizes complex data objects including aggregate batch weights, telematics event stamps, customer credit limits, and pricing conditions between integrated systems.
- Automates the posting of raw batch scale transactions directly to the ERP general ledger, ensuring precise job costing, work-in-progress tracking, and revenue recognition.
- Builds unified Customer 360 dashboards and deploys real-time credit validation tools in support of commercial sales operations.
- Develops and executes automated test plans to validate API payloads, error handling, and data contract schema compatibility across integrated environments.
- Implements robust retry mechanisms, idempotency controls, and dead-letter queues to prevent duplicate postings and data loss.
- Manages full API lifecycles and maintains automated CI/CD integration pipelines in alignment with enterprise software delivery standards.
- Monitors interface health, triages data mapping errors, and performs root-cause analysis on failed transactions to minimize disruption to operational and financial workflows.
- Maintains clear and current interface specifications, data contract documentation, and operational runbooks for use by technical support teams.
- Collaborates across business and technical teams to communicate integration design decisions, document requirements, and support continuous improvement in enterprise software delivery.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in application development, integration engineering, or middleware development.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in transport, logistics, construction, materials handling, or a closely related industry.
- Proven technical proficiency with API protocols including REST, SOAP, and OData.
- Demonstrated experience with data formats and query languages including JSON, XML, and SQL.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise middleware and iPaaS platforms such as MuleSoft Anypoint or Dell Boomi.
- Experience with data platforms including Databricks and Power BI or equivalent Microsoft analytics products.
- Experience working with cloud ERP systems such as NetSuite, Acumatica, or comparable platforms.
- Strong problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and continuous learning within a growing enterprise environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Relevant professional certifications such as MuleSoft Certified Developer, MuleSoft Certified Architect, or Dell Boomi Certified Professional.
- Experience with Command Alkon or comparable operational dispatch and ticketing platforms.
- Familiarity with Loop ERP or additional cloud-based ERP environments.
- Exposure to event-driven architecture patterns using AMQP, Kafka, or equivalent messaging technologies.
Education
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the role will be considered.
Work Environment
- Office or hybrid technical work environment; work is primarily performed at a desk using a computer workstation.
- Collaborative team setting with regular interaction with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across departments.
- Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment where priorities may shift in response to operational or system incidents requiring timely resolution.
- Moderate noise level.
Physical Demands
- Sitting: Prolonged periods throughout the workday.
- Keyboarding and mouse operation: Frequent and sustained throughout the workday.
- Viewing computer monitors: Frequent and sustained throughout the workday.
- Speaking and listening: Frequent, during meetings, calls, and collaborative sessions.
- Standing and walking: Occasional, as required within the workplace.
- Lifting: Occasional, up to 25 pounds.
Schedule
Full-time
Pay
FLSA Status: Exempt (Not Eligible for Overtime). This position is classified as Exempt under the FLSA, as it involves advanced professional and technical responsibilities requiring independent judgment and discretion.