Senior Manager, Middleware & Data Exchange

A prestigious organisation in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Senior Manager, Middleware and Data Exchange to lead the technical delivery and management of integration and automation initiatives.

Senior Manager, Middleware and Data Exchange

This is an exceptional opportunity for you to shape the future of enterprise technology by overseeing a talented team responsible for delivering robust, scalable solutions that drive business transformation. The role offers the chance to work at the forefront of digital innovation, collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure seamless project execution. You will enjoy a supportive environment that values knowledge sharing, professional growth, and flexible working opportunities, all while making a significant impact on organisational priorities.

• Play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic roadmap for integration and automation across a large-scale enterprise, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and industry best practices.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of developers and technical leads, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within a dynamic digital technology division.
• Enjoy flexible working opportunities and access to ongoing training programmes designed to support your professional development and career progression in a forward-thinking environment.

What you'll do:

As Senior Manager, Middleware and Data Exchange based in Kuala Lumpur, you will be entrusted with end-to-end responsibility for delivering complex integration and automation projects that underpin the organisation’s digital transformation journey. Your day-to-day activities will involve strategising implementation plans in line with enterprise objectives; evaluating new technologies; setting rigorous standards for quality assurance; managing risk; ensuring thorough documentation; guiding your team through every phase of project delivery; mentoring staff; facilitating cross-functional collaboration; communicating effectively with stakeholders; overseeing architecture design reviews; allocating resources efficiently; resolving technical challenges; ensuring compliance with security guidelines; supporting seamless transitions into operational support; tracking KPIs; reporting progress to senior leadership; coordinating with DevOps teams; aligning efforts with broader business objectives; conducting performance evaluations; setting development goals for your team members; driving process improvements—and ultimately ensuring that every solution delivered is secure, scalable, maintainable, compliant with global standards, meets stakeholder expectations, and supports the organisation’s mission.

• Implement the strategic enterprise roadmap for integration and automation as directed by senior leadership, ensuring all initiatives are aligned with organisational objectives.
• Identify areas for process improvement within existing systems, recommending innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and effectiveness across the business.
• Evaluate emerging tools and technologies, providing expert advice on their suitability for achieving long-term organisational goals.
• Define and enforce best practices, coding standards, and quality benchmarks for all integration and automation projects under your remit.
• Identify potential risks in projects early on, developing mitigation strategies and escalating critical issues when necessary to ensure successful outcomes.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of technical designs, processes, and lessons learned to facilitate knowledge transfer and compliance with governance frameworks.
• Supervise and guide your team to deliver high-quality projects on time, assigning tasks appropriately while monitoring progress against key milestones.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to team members, supporting their skills development and fostering a collaborative working environment.
• Oversee project documentation, testing, deployment processes, and ensure smooth transition into support functions including performance monitoring and availability management.
• Act as the primary liaison between your team, senior management, and other stakeholders—communicating updates on project progress, risks, decisions, and aligning solutions with business needs.

What you bring:

To excel as Senior Manager, Middleware and Data Exchange you will bring extensive experience managing large-scale integration/automation projects within complex environments. Your background should include deep technical expertise across middleware platforms automation tools programming/scripting languages cloud infrastructure DevOps practices API/microservices architectures performance optimisation code versioning peer review processes. You will have demonstrated success building cohesive teams—mentoring upskilling delegating effectively resolving conflicts nurturing talent—while maintaining high standards of quality governance compliance. Your interpersonal skills will enable you to communicate complex concepts clearly collaborate across departments present recommendations influence decision-making manage multiple priorities meet deadlines adapt quickly address challenges proactively. Experience implementing Agile/Scrum methodologies setting milestones tracking KPIs delivering results on time is also crucial. Above all your commitment to continuous learning process improvement innovation teamwork empathy dependability sensitivity inclusivity will set you apart.

• Malaysian citizenship is required along with proficiency in Malay Language including oral test at Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) level.
• Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree with honours in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field recognised by government institutions is essential.
• A minimum of 15 years’ experience in integration and automation domains with at least 5 years spent in a leadership capacity overseeing technical teams is mandatory.
• Comprehensive understanding of key design principles relevant to middleware architectures is expected from applicants.
• Demonstrated track record leading teams to deliver successful technical projects within large organisations is highly valued.
• Certifications in relevant integration or automation tools such as IBM App Connect, API Connect, BluePrism or UiPath Advanced RPA Developer are advantageous but not compulsory.
• Expertise in integration concepts, methodologies, best practices as well as hands-on experience using platforms like IBM MuleSoft Dell Boomi or similar is required.
• Advanced knowledge of automation technologies including BluePrism WLA UiPath Selenium or equivalent tools will be beneficial for this role.
• Proficiency in scripting/programming languages such as Python Java PowerShell alongside familiarity with DevOps practices CI/CD pipelines cloud platforms (AWS Azure Google Cloud) is important.
• Strong grasp of REST APIs MQ threading caching mechanisms plus experience tuning performance/memory management for both on-premise/cloud-hosted solutions is needed.

What sets this company apart:

This organisation stands out as one of Malaysia’s most respected public sector entities dedicated to serving millions through its commitment to excellence transparency integrity technological advancement. Employees benefit from an inclusive workplace culture that prioritises professional growth knowledge sharing collaboration flexibility work-life balance generous pension contributions comprehensive training opportunities supportive leadership structures. The digital technology division is renowned for its forward-thinking approach investment in cutting-edge tools encouragement of creative problem-solving open communication channels recognition of individual/team achievements. By joining this esteemed institution you become part of a network that values diversity nurtures talent rewards dedication empowers employees at every stage of their careers—all while contributing meaningfully towards national development societal wellbeing future-readiness.

What's next:

If you are ready to take your career to new heights by leading transformative integration and automation initiatives within a supportive environment—this could be your next big move!

Apply today by clicking on the link provided—your journey towards making an impactful difference starts here.

Do note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted.

Agensi Pekerjaan Robert Walters Sdn Bhd
Business Registration Number : 729828-T
Licence Number : JTKSM 423C