The Role
We are looking for a Systems Integration Engineer to join our Technical Delivery team, reporting to the Senior Director of Technical Delivery. As a Systems Integration Engineer, you will own the technical integration between Entersekt’s SaaS products and customer environments. Responsible for integration design quality, API and SDK guidance, technical testing and fault diagnosis through to go‑live, tracking and managing activity through agreed systems and processes.
You will work closely with Implementation Managers, who coordinate onboarding and manage change requests, and with Implementation Engineers, who own platform configuration and execution. Your focus is on the technical integration layer, ensuring designs are correct, risks are identified and managed, and integrations are delivered to the highest standard.
You will engage directly with customer technical teams, providing expert guidance and ensuring alignment between Entersekt’s integration standards and the customer’s technical environment. You will also be in a unique position to help make recommendations regarding the next generation of product and integration standards and will partner with the product team as part of this continuing evolution.
Key Responsibilities
Integration Design & Solutioning
Own the technical integration design for new and existing customer onboarding, ensuring correctness and alignment with Entersekt’s platform standards
Provide API and SDK integration guidance to customer technical teams, translating Entersekt’s product capabilities into clear, implementable integration designs
Define integration specifications, data flows and authentication configurations in support of approved solution designs
Identify and communicate integration risks early, applying sound technical judgement to prioritise and mitigate issues
Ensure network integration requirements, including connectivity, firewall rules and certificate exchange are correctly defined and coordinated
Technical Testing & Fault Diagnostics
Lead technical testing activities across pre‑production and production environments, validating integration correctness prior to go‑live
Perform structured fault diagnosis for integration issues, identifying root causes and driving resolution in collaboration with internal and customer teams
Define and execute integration test plans, ensuring coverage of key flows, edge cases and security requirements
Support go‑live readiness reviews, providing technical sign‑off on integration quality and stability
Customer Technical Engagement
Engage directly with customer technical teams as the primary technical integration contact during onboarding
Communicate integration designs, requirements and readiness status clearly and confidently to technical and semi‑technical stakeholders
Manage technical dependencies and integration milestones in coordination with the Implementation Manager
Provide post‑go‑live technical handover to Customer Success or Support teams, including integration documentation and known considerations
Collaboration & Delivery
Work closely with Implementation Engineers to ensure configuration activities accurately reflect approved integration designs
Collaborate with Solutions Architects, Product and Hosting teams to resolve complex integration challenges and feed back integration learnings
Adhere to Entersekt’s change management, release and integration governance processes including activity tracking and reporting.
Maintain accurate and thorough integration documentation, including design records, test outcomes and handover artefacts
Contribute to the continuous improvement and scalability of integration delivery processes, standards and tooling
Skills & Experience
Must-Have Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field
7+ years’ experience in technical integration, solution engineering or systems integration within a SaaS or fintech environment
Strong hands‑on experience with REST/SOAP APIs, SDK integration and web services architecture
Solid understanding of security concepts including PKI, TLS/SSL, certificates and key management
Proven ability to own technical integration design from initial solutioning through to go‑live
Experience engaging directly with customer technical teams in a delivery or pre‑sales engineering context
Familiarity with ticketing and delivery tools (e.g. Jira, Zendesk)
Nice to Have
Fintech domain experience, including EMV 3DS and Secure Customer Authentication (SCA)
Scripting or automation experience supporting integration testing or deployment activities
Familiarity with mobile SDK integration (Android / iOS)
Experience working in formal change and release‑controlled environments
Personality Attributes
Technically Rigorous: Applies depth and precision to integration design, testing and fault diagnosis
Design‑Led: Approaches integration challenges with a structured, solution‑oriented mindset
Risk‑Aware: Identifies and communicates technical risks clearly, with a focus on control and prioritisation
Collaborative: Works effectively with Implementation Managers, Implementation Engineers and customer technical teams
Clear Communicator: Translates complex technical concepts into clear guidance for both technical and non‑technical audiences
Accountable: Takes ownership of integration quality and correctness from design through to go‑live
We place a lot of value on how we treat prospective employees and appreciate the time and effort that goes into job hunting. That is why we aim to keep the hiring process as quick and seamless as possible while ensuring the best possible fit for both you and the company.
Working at Entersekt is truly a dream. You get exposed to cutting-edge technology, colleagues who are leaders in their fields, and an awesome working environment that includes flexible hours, remote work, and plenty of growth opportunities.
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Entersekt is an Equal Opportunity Employer
We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the global communities we serve. For all South Africa-based roles, preference will be given to candidates from historically disadvantaged groups, in accordance with local Employment Equity objectives.
