Design the integration backbone that connects internal systems, third-party tools and partners — APIs, middleware and event-driven patterns.
Integration-by-accident creates the most expensive tech debt. A real API strategy + iPaaS + event-driven backbone is the difference between a system that scales partner integrations in days vs months.
A senior-led delivery sequence — not a template dump. Each phase is operated with your team, not handed over as a deck.
Lock API style guide, versioning, lifecycle and auth standards across REST / GraphQL / gRPC with platform and security.
Map every internal + third-party integration with frequency, volume and SLA; identify event-driven and async candidates.
Stand up middleware / iPaaS topology (Kafka / EventBridge / Workato) and migrate first 2 integrations end-to-end.
Roll out API gateway, versioning, sandbox and developer portal; lock partner / webhook on-boarding playbook.
3–6 weeks