Microservice Senior Integration Lead Developer

Job Description

Who we are

VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.
As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.
We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.
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About this Role

We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead to join our Integration Centre of Excellence in India, responsible for end-to-end technical delivery of enterprise applications and integrations within a cloud-based, microservices-driven architecture. This role blends deep hands-on technical expertise with leadership and governance responsibilities, ensuring high-quality design, development, testing, and deployment of integration solutions that enable seamless data flow across systems.Working within a Scrum squad, the role focuses on guiding teams through modern engineering practices, maintaining architectural integrity, and supporting continuous improvement across the integration platform.

What you will do

• Take full technical ownership of assigned applications and integrations from design through production support.
• Review and validate high-level and low-level designs to ensure scalability, performance, security, and alignment with architectural standards.
• Provide technical direction and day-to-day guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to approved designs and best practices.
• Conduct code reviews to maintain quality, security, maintainability, and consistency across solutions.
• Identify, prioritise, and address technical debt, recommending modernisation and optimisation opportunities.
• Oversee development of APIs, integrations, configurations, and reusable frameworks across the integration layer.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across backend, middleware, and integration components.
• Govern CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, configuration management, and release readiness activities.
• Validate testing outcomes including unit, integration, UAT, performance, and security testing.
• Support defect triage, root cause analysis, and resolution in collaboration with QA and operations teams.
• Act as the primary technical contact for project managers, business stakeholders, and external partners.
• Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions and clearly communicate risks and mitigation plans.
• Mentor engineers, supporting technical growth and fostering a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture.

Who you are

• An experienced technical professional with strong expertise in application and integration architecture, microservices, and APIs.
• Hands-on with Java and Spring Boot–based development, Apache Camel, and modern integration frameworks.
• Comfortable working across cloud and on-premise environments with a strong grasp of cloud concepts such as AWS or GCP.
• Experienced in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation, API gateways, and security patterns including OIDC, JWT, and mTLS.
• Skilled in debugging, performance tuning, and resolving production-grade issues.
• Knowledgeable in event-driven architecture using Kafka and service-oriented architecture principles.
• Proficient with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub repositories, branching strategies, and REST/SOAP services.
• Familiar with observability and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, or AppDynamics.
• Experienced in Agile/Scrum delivery with strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Brings 7–11 years of relevant professional experience in complex, end-to-end technical delivery roles.

Not a Perfect Fit?

Concerned you may not meet every requirement? Vodafone is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description, you are encouraged to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or another opportunity, and the recruitment team will support you in exploring where your skills fit best.

What’s in it for you

• Exposure to large-scale, enterprise-grade integration platforms within a global telco environment.
• Opportunities to influence architectural decisions and shape modern integration solutions.
• A collaborative Agile environment focused on continuous improvement and engineering excellence.
• The ability to work with modern cloud, microservices, and DevOps technologies at scale.

What skills you will learn

• Advanced integration patterns and enterprise-grade microservices design.
• End-to-end ownership of CI/CD, deployment, and release governance.
• Strengthened leadership and mentoring capabilities within Agile delivery teams.
• Enhanced expertise in observability, security, and performance engineering.

VOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment

Vodafone recognises and celebrates the value of diversity in building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities it serves. No form of discrimination is tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, citizenship, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, neurodiversity, social origin, cultural background, marital or civil partnership status, or socio-economic background.

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.
We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.
With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

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