Integration Engineer - Cloud & API Platforms (m/w/d)

About

Rocken® is a Swiss company based in Zurich. We have developed a web-based online platform for job searching and talent acquisition that digitizes the application process and supports companies in quickly identifying and retaining talent in the market long-term. With a digital Rocken profile, every applicant can quickly and easily connect with market-leading companies and share their profile. Our work technologically and organically puts people at the center. Rocken® offers Executive Search and Talent Management consulting to meet the personal and individual needs of each individual and to implement them optimally in recruitment and career planning.

Integration Engineer - Cloud & API Platforms (m/f/d)

Our partner is a future-oriented bank in Northwest Switzerland. Here, employees are at the center with their roles and competencies. In addition to an exciting range of tasks, a modern and attractive working environment awaits you. A career with this employer means working in a team of innovative, friendly, and integrous specialists for whom success is a given. Do you like this straightforward approach? Then we look forward to your application!

Role

Making complex system landscapes manageable – that is the art of modern software development. We are looking for an experienced professional who defines API strategies, is responsible for integration platforms, and supports development teams on the path to resilient, cloud-native architectures. Technical depth meets creative freedom here.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the design, setup, and further development of a company-wide integration platform (iPaaS, ESB replacement, Event Mesh)
• Definition and enforcement of API governance standards, including versioning, lifecycle management, and security policies
• Implementation of integration solutions with modern technologies: Apache Kafka, MuleSoft, AWS EventBridge, or similar
• Ensuring operational stability, observability (logs, traces, metrics), and SLA-compliant service operation
• Development of reference architectures and reusable integration patterns for internal engineering teams
• Technical sparring partner for product and architecture teams on complex integration projects
• Promotion of an API-first culture and active participation in the technical roadmap

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of API security: OAuth2, OpenID Connect, mTLS, Zero-Trust network models
• Proven experience with messaging systems, orchestration engines, and scalable event platforms
• Strong conceptual understanding of fault tolerance, resilience, and consistency in distributed systems
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi) and modern deployment pipelines (GitOps, Helm)
• Strong ability to prepare and document complex technical issues in an audience-appropriate manner
• Proactiveness, entrepreneurial thinking, and enthusiasm for technological change

Benefits

• Home office
• Interesting and varied tasks/projects
• Established and dynamic team
• Flat hierarchies
• Attractive training and development opportunities