Digital Integration Specialist

Position:Digital Integration Specialist

Project:USAID Pakistan Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Activity

Organization:The Kaizen Company on behalf of Tetra Tech

Location:Islamabad, Pakistan

Reports To:Digital Development SpecialistAbout USAID Pakistan Climate Smart Agriculture:

The recently awarded five-year USAID/Pakistan Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) activity is part of the U.S.-Pakistan "Green Alliance" framework, aimed at fostering bilateral cooperation to address climate, environmental, and economic challenges. This initiative focuses on building resilience within farming communities by promoting the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices and technologies. By increasing agricultural productivity and incomes sustainably, the CSA activity aligns with USAID's goals of inclusive economic growth, gender equity, and environmental stewardship. Activities will be implemented in a context-sensitive manner to promote increased agricultural productivity; higher resilience to climate change; and economic participation and greater incomes of socially marginalized groups, women, and girls at different stages of agricultural production and processing. In partnering with the private sector, civil society, and government stakeholders, Pakistan CSA aims to maximize the effectiveness and impact of investments. Targeted project interventions will be conducted in Punjab, Sindh, KP, and Balochistan provinces.This project is implemented by The Kaizen Company on behalf of Tetra Tech.About the Role:

The Digital Integration Specialist will lead the evaluation and integration of various agri-tech platforms, e-commerce solutions, and public sector services into the agriculture platform. This role involves overseeing outsourced development and ensuring the technical integrity of the platform. The Specialist will also be responsible for maintaining coding expertise to handle minor integration updates and post-development troubleshooting.Key Responsibilities:

Design and implement integration solutions for connecting various agri-tech platforms, service providers, and public sector services to the agriculture platform, ensuring the seamless flow of data.

Work with various cloud services and platforms to ensure proper configuration and deployment of integration pipelines.

Oversee API integrations, middleware, and data exchange processes to maintain seamless platform operations.

Lead the technical coordination with outsourced development teams, ensuring the integration of systems meets project requirements.

Personally contribute to coding and integration efforts, making necessary changes to the system without reliance on external resources.

Ensure all integrations follow security best practices and are compliant with industry standards, especially compliance with public sector regulations during the integration of governmental services.

Create and maintain technical documentation related to system integrations, API usage, and workflows.

Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to system integration, ensuring uninterrupted service delivery.

Monitor platform scalability and performance to support ongoing growth and enhancements.

Work closely with the Digital Services Specialist to ensure system-wide security, performance, and integration efforts align.

Document integration workflows, processes, and technical solutions to facilitate future updates and system modifications.Qualifications and Experience:Required:

Bachelor's degree in computer sciences/ software engineering or relevant field.

5 years of experience in system integration, with a strong focus on security and service-based architecture.

Strong expertise in the MERN stack and scalable API design.

Strong understanding of integration patterns such as API-led connectivity, service orchestration, and data synchronization.

Experience in working with cloud-based integration platforms.

Ability to manage and integrate with multiple data sources and ensure data integrity and consistency across platforms independently.

Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs, SOAP, and modern API management platforms.

Solid understanding of security protocols, encryption, and secure data exchange.Preferred:

Master's Degree in relevant subject.

Experience in platform development for agriculture sector services.

Fluency in Urdu and any local language.Salary:

The annual salary will be determined in line with background and experience, per the local compensation plan.

A standard benefits package will be offered.The Kaizen Company - Tetra Tech are equal opportunity employers and are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.For candidates applying for positions based in Kaizen's office in Washington, DC, we utilize career.place to mitigate bias in the recruitment process. Upon submitting an application, candidates will receive an email from career.place, prompting them to go through the anonymous screening. In order to be considered for a role, candidates must respond to career.place and proceed with the application. We do not currently use career.place for project positions outside of the United States.

At Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company, we find strength in our diversity. We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive working environment in which everyone has an equal opportunity to fulfill their potential. We know that we can only do development differently if we are open to and inclusive of new and unique perspectives. We encourage candidates of all abilities, ages, gender identities and expressions, national origins, races and ethnicities, religious beliefs, and sexual orientations to apply. Further, we urge parents and non-parents, married and unmarried, those from different or non-traditional educational backgrounds, and persons of all other diverse identities or experiences to apply. Kaizen is an equal opportunity employer.#J-18808-Ljbffr