Integration Practice Lead at Datacom Connect

Position Overview Apply for Integration Practice Lead at Datacom Connect in Auckland City, New Zealand. This full‑time onsite position offers great opportunities for career growth. We connect people and technology to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for our communities. Key Responsibilities Growth, AI & Pre‑Sales Strategy Commercial Architecture: Partner closely with sales and new business teams to identify, shape, and secure a robust enterprise pipeline for application modernisation and integration programmes. AI‑Driven Solutioning: Architect and shape client solutions that actively leverage modern AI tools, agentic orchestration, and advanced integration patterns to accelerate delivery and reduce technical debt. Service Line Champion: Position our modern integration capabilities to clients, whilst identifying cross‑functional opportunities for the broader Digital Engineering business. High‑Impact Workshops: Design and facilitate strategic customer discovery workshops to uncover complex backend integration requirements, define architectural roadmaps, and map them to clear business outcomes. People & Delivery Leadership Next‑Gen Talent Orchestration: Lead, inspire, and grow a high‑performing culture of Integration Engineers and Tech Leads, embedding modern tooling (such as AI coding assistants and automated testing frameworks) into daily engineering practices. Operational Excellence: Manage workforce planning, utilisation targets, and technical hiring decisions in collaboration with peer leadership group. Delivery Governance: Provide hands‑on delivery leadership across the software development lifecycle, ensuring seamless, secure integration between internal systems and complex client enterprise ecosystems. Strategic Consulting: Maintain a sharp technical edge by occasionally acting as a Lead Architect or Consultant on key strategic or discovery‑focused engagements. Practice & Financial Management P&L & Commercials: Take ownership of the financial health, budgeting, and resource forecasting for the local Integration practice. Innovation & Ecosystems: Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of the “state of the art” in API management, event‑driven architectures, and modern cloud‑native integration patterns, continually infusing these methodologies into local offerings. Regional Execution: Collaborate with the wider development leadership group to align, execute, and scale our regional growth strategy. What You’ll Bring Leadership Pedigree : Proven experience managing, mentoring, and scaling highly technical engineering teams and team leaders, ideally within a fast‑paced Professional Services or Consultancy environment. Integration Mastery : Deep technical grounding in modern integration patterns, API‑led connectivity, microservices architecture, event‑driven design, and cloud‑native ecosystems (hybrid/multi‑cloud). Commercial Acumen : Demonstrated success in pre‑sales, scope/effort estimation, client relationship management, and driving complex enterprise project constraints (time, budget, and resources). Agile & Product Delivery : Expert‑level understanding of agile frameworks, product development methodologies, modern DevOps pipelines, and robust middleware/integration architecture for medium‑to‑large enterprises. Influence & Clarity : Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to confidently advise senior enterprise executives and collaborate deeply with technical specialists. Benefits Datacom offers a dynamic, agile, small‑business feel with perks such as social events, chill‑out spaces, remote working, flexi‑hours and professional development courses. We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges. Datacom is an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone. #J-18808-Ljbffr