Senior Integration Developer at Kirkland's, Inc.
Brentwood, TN
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Jul 12, 2026
Brentwood, TN
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior integration architecture role focused on designing, building, and maintaining both real-time (ESB) and batch (ETL) integration solutions. Day-to-day work spans architectural guidance, data flow analysis, performance testing, debugging, and cross-team liaison duties. The position suits an experienced integration developer with a background in IBM middleware tooling and messaging standards.
Senior level · 5+ years · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 5 people in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1–8
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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What the occupation pays Median $129,394 (middle half $101,208–$143,252).
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Why we read it this way (4)
This posting is tied to a PERM (labor certification) application, meaning it is a formal immigration-related advertisement with a fixed open window (07/13/2026–08/11/2026) rather than a standard open requisition.
The 5-year experience requirement is stated jointly across the IBM WebSphere Family toolsets (IBM Integration Bus V10, App Connect v11/12, IBM MQ v8.0) — it is a single combined gate, not 5 years per tool individually.
IBM Integration Bus and IBM App Connect are listed as distinct versioned products in the same IBM WebSphere family requirement; IBM ACE (App Connect Enterprise) is the successor product and is called out separately for Administration, Performance Tuning, and Development.
The role spans ESB/real-time integration, ETL/batch, and architectural design — it sits between a Software Developer and a Data/Integration Architect SOC; 15-1252 was chosen as primary because the JD emphasizes hands-on developing, configuring, debugging, and performance testing of integration solutions.
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