SAP Integration Engineer Team Lead

Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you're empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work. This position will be located in:

Fargo, ND Application Deadline:

Please note that the position may be filled before or after the listed application deadline. Applications will only be accepted while the posting remains active.

Job Summary The SAP Integration Engineering Team Lead is responsible for the architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise integration solutions across SAP Cloud Integration and SAP BTP services. This role provides technical leadership for complex integrations, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, high-performing, and aligned with enterprise standards. In addition to hands-on development and oversight, the role leads integration best practices, operational stability, and issue resolution. The position also provides day-to-day technical leadership to the engineering team, supporting mentoring, performance development, workload planning, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver reliable, business-aligned integration solutionsResponsibilities Essential Functions Technical Leadership Leads architecture, design, and development decisions for SAP Cloud Integration solutions. Provides technical guidance and oversight for complex integrations and enterprise patterns. Creates and updates message mappings or data transformations using SAP Cloud Integration. Oversees integration design using RESTful APIs, SOAP, JSON, XML, XSLT, and related technologies. Ensures integration solutions follow enterprise architecture, security, and performance standards. Creates and manages integrations between SAP Cloud Integration and SAP BTP services such as SAP API Management, Event Mesh, and related services. Reviews designs and code to ensure quality, scalability, and maintainability. Leads root-cause analysis and resolution for complex integration issues. Ensures monitoring, operational stability, availability, and security of integrations. Applies SDLC methodologies and promotes engineering best practices. Team Leadership & People Development Provides day-to-day technical leadership and direction for the SAP Cloud Integration engineering team. Conducts regular 1:1 meetings with team members to support development, engagement, and alignment. Owns the performance reviews, goal setting, and ongoing performance feedback. Mentors engineers through coaching, knowledge sharing, and career development. Helps onboard new team members and promotes engineering standards and team culture. Supports technical coordination of work across the team to ensure alignment with architectural standards and delivery goals. Identifies skill gaps and recommends training or development opportunities. Delivery & Collaboration Collaborates with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions. Acts as a consultant to employee owners and customers regarding integration strategies and onboarding. Identifies and mitigates risks related to architecture, performance, security, and continuity. Ensures business continuity and disaster recovery documentation is maintained. Leads collaboration with contractors and external partners as needed. Non-essential Functions Responds to IT Helpdesk incidents where appropriate and performs off-hours support as necessary. Supports continuous improvement initiatives within the engineering organization. Promotes and maintains the identity and reputation of Border States while ensuring customer satisfaction. Performs other duties as assigned by manager or designate. Qualifications Required 4-year STEM degree, Advanced Degree preferred, or equivalent experience. 7+ years of relevant work experience. 3+ years working with SAP Cloud Integration. Demonstrated technical leadership or mentoring experience. Advanced experience with SOAP and/or RESTful API development and design. Strong experience with XML, XSD, XPath, and XSLT. Experience designing and developing within tiered applications and architectures. Experience with unit and integration testing. Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills. Preferred Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams. Experience with SAP BTP services such as API Management and Event Mesh. Knowledge of architecture design patterns and enterprise integration patterns. Experience with event-driven architecture paradigms. Familiarity with SAP technologies (ECC/S4, ABAP, IDoc, RFC). Experience integrating SAP with systems such as Salesforce, AWS, and Azure. Familiarity with cXML and/or PIDX. Experience with messaging systems (JMS, Active

MQ, MSMQ

). Skills and Abilities Ability to lead technical discussions and drive engineering decisions. Strong coaching and mentoring skills. Ability to provide constructive performance feedback and support employee development. Strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities. Ability to balance hands-on technical work with leadership responsibilities. Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize team workloads. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with customers, vendors, and internal teams. Excellent customer service skills including being competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged. Physical Requirements Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day:

Occasionally 0

• 33% Frequently 34
• 66%

Continuously:

67

• 100% Lift from

Waist:

< than 10 lbs.

• Not at all 10 to 25 lbs.
• Not at all 26 to 50 lbs.
• Not at all 51 to 75 lbs.
• Not at all 75 to 100 lbs.
• Not at all 100+ lbs.
• Not at all Lift from

Floor:

< than 10 lbs.

• Frequently 10 to 25 lbs.
• Occasionally 26 to 50 lbs.
• Occasionally 51 to 75 lbs.
• Not at all 75 to 100 lbs.
• Not at all 100+ lbs.
• Not at all Carried for

Distance:

< than 10 lbs.

• Not at all 10 to 25 lbs.
• Not at all 26 to 50 lbs.
• Not at all 51 to 75 lbs.
• Not at all 75 to 100 lbs.
• Not at all 100+ lbs.
• Not at all Physical Activity Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day: Sitting (a continuous period of being seated)
• Continuously Standing (for sustained periods of time)
• Frequently Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks)
• Frequently Bending/stooping (downward and forward)
• Occasionally Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet)
• Occasionally Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending)
• Occasionally Reaching (extending arms in any direction)
• Frequently Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine)
• Occasionally Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s))
• Occasionally Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling)
• Occasionally Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists, hands, and/or fingers)
• Continuously Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor)
• Occasionally Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug)
• Occasionally Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm)
• Continuously Fingering (picking, pinching, typing; working with primarily fingers and not whole hand)
• Continuously Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word)
• Frequently Driving (the control and operation of a motor vehicle)
• Occasionally Desk work (work usually performed at a desk)
• Continuously Use of a computer
• Continuously Use of a telephone
• Frequently Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels)
• Frequently Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions)
• Not at all Travel (travel needed to perform job duties)
• Occasionally Additional Information This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at the employer's discretion.

Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Our History Border States is a leader in the electrical supply distribution industry with approximately 130 locations in 31 states. Our employee-owners are second to none in delivering top-notch customer service and in demonstrating extra-ordinary people skills. We are one of the largest independent electrical distributors in the United States providing products and services to the construction, industrial and utility industries. Border States has a competitive benefit package and is a 100 percent employee-owned company. Employee-ownership is a significant part of our culture and our success stems from the dedication of our employee-owners. We practice open-book management and our employee-owners are empowered with clearly defined levels of authority to be innovative and decisive, allowing us to respond quickly to the needs of customers. Employee-owners understand their roles in the success of the company and care about customers' needs, which drives our focus on adding value to everything we do. We recognize that not all customers are the same and each has specific requirements. Our employee-owners understand these diverse needs and have the commitment, resourcefulness and flexibility to outperform all others. ValuesAs a Border States employee-owner, you're responsible for living our mission, service philosophy and service standards. Our PurposeWe believe unstoppable businesses shouldn't go it alone. We are owners

• of relationships, of outcomes, of every moment these unstoppable businesses need to deliver.

Service PhilosophyWe earn customer loyalty and confidence by caring about their needs and adding value to everything we do. Service StandardsBorder States employee-owners are competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged . Your careerJoin an experienced team at one of the largest electrical distributors in the United States. What are you waiting for? Border States has a competitive benefits package which includes but is not limited to: Health, Dental and Vision BenefitsAccident, Critical Illness, Hospital IndemnityFSA & HSAEmployee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)Disability Benefits401(k) Retirement PlanLife InsuranceEmployee Assistance ProgramPaid HolidaysPaid Volunteer TimePersonal Leave time and more!

Border States provides bonuses to their employee-owners upon the achievement of branch and company goals. Equal Opportunity For All It's not just the law. It's something we've believed in since our founding. We value the diversity of all of our employee-owners and will always be an equal opportunity employer. Drug Free/Smoke Free workplace Employment may be contingent on the offered candidate successfully passing one or more of the following pre-employment screenings: Criminal background check (required for all positions) Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check (required for positions involving driving) Drug testing The MVR check and drug testing vary by role and will be communicated to the offered candidate during the onboarding process and as applicable.