Controls Engineer

Leonardo Hotels; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel chain in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to design and maintain integration solutions across various systems. The successful candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams and have proven experience with integration platforms like Informatica and a strong understanding of APIs. The role offers a salary of £150,000 per annum with benefits including generous leave and hybrid working flexibility.,

Benefits

34 days annual leave

Paid volunteering days

Health cash plan

Pension contribution up to 7%

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience with integration platforms like Informatica, Azure Logic Apps, or MuleSoft.
• Strong understanding of APIs (REST, SOAP) and data formats (JSON, XML).
• Familiarity with cloud technologies and enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain integration solutions across enterprise systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues.

Skills

Informatica

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

JSON

XML

Azure

Salesforce

Problem-solving

Job description

Lead Backend Engineer / Developer (Python TypeScript API)

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (onsite). Salary: £150,000 per annum.

What you'll do

• Design, develop and maintain integration solutions across enterprise systems and applications.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to gather requirements and deliver robust, scalable solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues to minimise disruption to business processes.
• Implement best practices for API management, data transformation and secure data exchange.
• Continuously improve integration workflows by identifying automation opportunities and optimising performance.

We are looking for

• Proven experience with Informatica or other integration platforms (e.g. Azure Logic Apps, MuleSoft, Talend).
• Strong understanding of APIs (REST, SOAP), web services and data formats (JSON, XML).
• Familiarity with cloud technologies (e.g. Azure) and enterprise systems (Salesforce).
• Understanding of the integration needs of a large business with multiple software packages.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to work in an agile, collaborative environment with internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

• 34 days annual leave (rising to 39 days including bank holidays and a “me day”).
• Optional additional 5 leave days per year.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Health cash plan and pension contribution up to 7% (life insurance 3x salary).
• Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal, fertility and menopause support.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00‑18:00 with flexibility. Hybrid working – 2 days per week in office, remaining days from home.

Closing date: Dec. 25, 11:59 PM.