Manager - SAP-Integration BTP - Integration Suite, API Management, Event Mesh, EIC

OLE DESCRIPTION SAP CI is a critical role related to implementation/migration/support for SAP Cloud Integration(CI) and SAP Process Orchestration (PO) projects.

The following are key responsibilities

• Gather requirements, propose appropriate integration and design solutions.
• Architecting, designing and helping successful implementations of SAP CI or SAP PI/PO projects in customer organizations.
• Liaising with Delivery Teams to help grow the Business around upcoming technical features in line with Organizational strategy and goals.
• Mentoring Junior PI/PO/CI Team members within the Organization.
• Drive with building Assets and Accelerators in SAP CI/PI and other niche technical areas.
• Ability to devise and lead Go To Market strategies to assist Sales and Alliance teams in expanding Bristlecone’s Technical footprint globally.
• Build Assets and Accelerators to reduce the overall cost to serve.

• 15 plus years of experience in SAP SAP PI/PO of which 12 plus yrs in SAP CI
• At least 3 end to end implementations not including rollouts preferably Greenfield implementation.
• Knowledge and experience in SAP Integration Suite (API Management, Event Mesh,Open Connectors, Data Intelligence, IRPA, Integration Advisor, Edge Integration Cell) is nice to have
• Good to have Certification on SAP Cloud Integration
• Experience in other middleware technologies like Mulesoft,Dellbhoomi,SAP CI-DS would be an added advantage

PROCESS KNOWLEDGE Sound understanding of one end to end processes like MM, PP, SD, Supply Chain etc.

Expertise in at-least one industry e.g.

Manufacturing, Automotive, Chemical, Life Sciences etc.

• Expertise in integration of SAP and non-SAP systems in A2A and B2B scenarios using SAP CI, using both synchronous and asynchronous communication end to end interfaces.
• Experience in Analysing the CI Job Trace, Error & Monitor logs
• Experience in integration SFSF/SFDC/C4C/Hybris/Ariba and other third-party products.
• Must have capability to analyse business and technical requirements; and develop solutions to address the requirements
• In-depth knowledge in pallet functions available in CI and mapping objects.
• Scripting languages - Groovy or Java scripts to develop custom scripts in the iflow.
• Good to have experience in XSLT coding.
• Experience in configuring adapters like IDOC, SFTP, SOAP, REST, ODATA, HTTP/S, Mail, JDBC, FTP and SuccessFactors using SAP CI.
• Good to have certification on SAP Cloud Platform Integration.
• Exposure to SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform) and SAP Integration Suite offerings would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of CPEA, CI and sub accounts provisioning in CPEA.
• Should be able to work independently.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced API Management (APIM) Consultant to work on the architecture and design.

In this role, you will help our organization bridge the gap between backend services and internal/external consumers by establishing robust API governance, strict security frameworks, and highly scalable gateway solutions.

The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in leading APIM platforms, microservices architecture, and modern cloud deployment patterns.

• Architecture & Design: Architect scalable, secure, and resilient API Management and Gateway infrastructures to support microservices and cloud-native workflows.
• Policy Management: Design and configure advanced API policies, including JWT/OAuth authentication, traffic rate limiting, caching mechanisms, and data transformations.
• Governance & Lifecycle: Establish enterprise-wide API governance standards covering versioning strategies, comprehensive documentation, and unified design patterns.
• Integration Ecosystem: Seamlessly integrate API Gateways with backend architectures, legacy databases, message brokers, and third-party vendor platforms.
• CI/CD Automation: Build automated deployment and lifecycle pipelines using platforms like GitHub Actions to manage API environments.
• Monitoring & Security: Configure real-time telemetry dashboards, logging metrics, and monitoring tools to detect vulnerabilities and tune gateway performance.

• Experience: Minimum of 5–8 years in core IT integration, with at least 3–5 years dedicated strictly to hands-on APIM architecture and development.
• Platform Expertise: Deep proficiency in APIM, Google Apigee, AWS API Gateway
• Security Protocols: Strong mastery of identity standards including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), and SSL/TLS certificate management.
• Modern Architecture: Solid comprehension of RESTful/SOAP architectures, GraphQL, microservices models, and container frameworks like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Data Standards: Expertise in structuring data formats like JSON, XML, YAML, and configuring OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.
• Thought leadership - Translating emerging integration trends into actionable business value.