Stéphane Tailland

Stéphane Tailland

Senior Solutions Engineer | APIs, Events, AI & Hybrid Integration

I help enterprises modernize and govern their integration architecture
with a client-focused approach.

About Me

People often describe me as an architect, a tech lead, or a technical expert, but I don't like being put into boxes. I prefer to present myself as someone who works alongside customers, from the first discussions to production, applying an engineering mindset to create value and deliver results.

Professional Experience

2024 - Present

Senior Solutions Engineer

IBM France

Pre-sales and post-sales activities for the whole IBM Integration portfolio: API Management, Agentic AI Governance, Application Integration, Messaging, Event Management, MFT and B2B Integration.

2022 - 2024

Senior Solutions Engineer

Software AG

Pre-sales activities for the webMethods product suite: API Management, Application Integration, Messaging, MFT and B2B integration.

2019 - 2022

Business Analyst | API Architect

Allianz Technology, Vienna (Austria)

Contributed to Allianz's API and event center of excellence by evolving core models, defining governance and best practices, supporting projects and architecture, and modernizing the API developer portal.

2015 - 2019

Business Analyst | Product Owner

Euler Hermes Group Organization

Led the development of a document dematerialization solution with legal archiving, digital signature and e-invoicing, then managed it as a product.

2012 - 2014

Business Analyst, API-led B2B Integration

Euler Hermes Group Organization

Applied my technical expertise and architect mindset to support Euler Hermes' B2B integration solution, acting as a bridge between business and IT while assisting customers and sales with SOAP-based services, scaling adoption from ~30 to 100+ clients and partners.

2009 - 2012

IT Project Manager | Solution Architect (IAM)

Euler Hermes Group IT

Led the Group IAM platform and its rollout in several countries, designed the Group Customer PKI, and implemented SAML-based SSO with Salesforce.

2007 - 2008

IT Project Manager | Solution Architect (API development)

Euler Hermes Group IT

Led the APIfication of a core risk-management system (CICS/DB2/MQ): designed and built the first contract-first web services, then founded and led the development team.

2004 - 2007

IT Developer

Euler Hermes Group IT

Backend developer (Java, MQ) on the rollout of the risk-management application to the Euler Hermes operational entities.

2000 - 2003

Mainframe Developer

AGF (now known as Allianz France)

Worked as a Mainframe developer with a specialization in batch process and DB2 optimization.

Get In Touch

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