Senior Integration Engineer​/API Developer; Utilities Industry

Position: Senior Integration Engineer / API Developer (Utilities Industry) - CONTRACT

Senior Integration Engineer / API Developer

Role: Senior Integration Engineer

Client: Large Ontario Local Distribution Company (LDC)

Focus: Enterprise Integration, APIs, Data Pipelines

Contract Term: 6 – 12 months, renewable

Location: Hybrid: 3 Days Remote / 2 Days In‑office (Vaughan, Ontario)

Rate: Negotiable

Our Utilities client is one of Ontario’s leading energy providers, committed to building a smarter, more sustainable future. They are a technology-driven organization focused on building scalable, secure, and intelligent data ecosystems – with a mission to empower business decisions through seamless data integration and cloud innovation. We are in search of a Senior Integration Engineer / API Developer to help unlock the full potential of their data ecosystem.

If you thrive in collaborative environments, love solving complex problems, and want to make a real impact in the utilities sector, this role is for you.

Why This Role Matters

As one of Ontario’s largest Local Distribution Companies (LDCs), our client operates and maintains a complex distribution network serving over 1M+ customers
. Reliable electricity delivery depends on accurate, timely data flowing across asset, GIS, outage, metering, and field systems.

This senior role designs and owns integration solutions that connect these systems – enabling efficient operations, faster outage response, trusted data, and regulatory confidence.

What You’ll Be Doing 🔌 Lead Distribution‑Focused API & Integration Design

• Design, develop, and own enterprise‑grade RESTful APIs supporting LDC operational needs
• Integrate systems supporting:
• Distribution asset management & maintenance
• GIS network models (feeders, circuits, connectivity)
• Outage Management Systems (OMS)
• Field service & mobile workforce tools
• Establish integration standards for a 24/7 customer‑impacting environment
• Ensure security, resiliency, and performance of integrations

📊 Architect & Build Data Pipelines

• Design and implement pipelines for operational, analytical, and regulatory use cases
• Support ingestion of data from:
• Asset & work management systems
• GIS & network models
• Outage & restoration events
• Smart meters / AMI & telemetry
• Implement data quality controls, monitoring, and reconciliation
• Enable analytics, reliability reporting, and asset performance insights

🏗️ Enable Asset, Outage & Field Operations

• Support integration of:
• Distribution assets (poles, wires, transformers, substations)
• Work orders, inspections, and crew activities
• Customer‑impacting outage events & restoration timelines
• Align asset systems of record with GIS network representations
• Reduce manual workarounds and improve trust in operational data

🧑💼 Provide Senior Technical Leadership

• Act as a technical authority for integration & API design
• Lead solution design discussions with internal teams and vendors
• Mentor intermediate engineers and review integration designs
• Translate operational & regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions

What We’re Looking For 🛠️ Senior Technical Experience

• 8+ years in system integration, API development, and data engineering
• Proven experience supporting production integrations in operational environments
• Strong expertise in:
• RESTful APIs & enterprise integration patterns
• Data pipelines (batch & streaming)
• SQL & scripting (Python preferred)
• Hybrid or cloud‑enabled environments

⚡ LDC / Utilities Experience (Preferred)

• Experience with in an Ontario LDC or similar electricity distribution environment
• Familiarity integrating:
• Asset & Work Management (SAP, Maximo, etc.)
• GIS platforms (ESRI ArcGIS)
• OMS, AMI, or field service systems
• Understanding of IT/OT integration challenges and regulated utility operations

🤝 Professional & Collaboration Skills

• Strong systems thinking and ownership mindset
• Ability to engage with operations, engineering, IT, and business stakeholders
• Clear documentation & communication skills
• Comfortable in complex, risk‑aware environments

🌐 Nice to Have

• Middleware, iPaaS, or API gateway experience
• Cloud integration (Azure preferred)
• Exposure to Ontario utility regulatory reporting
• Experience supporting customer‑facing operational systems

🏆 What Success Looks Like

• Distribution systems exchange data accurately & reliably
• Asset, GIS, OMS, and field data remain synchronized
• Manual reconciliation is eliminated
• Operations teams trust data during outages & restoration

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