Integration Manager

University of Portsmouth; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution based in Portsmouth is looking for a development subject matter expert for its hybrid Integration Platform. The role involves managing the integration team, leading the development of integration strategies and ensuring alignment with customer needs. The candidate should have experience with Azure Integration Services, Agile methodologies, and enterprise integrations. The position is mostly remote but requires weekly office attendance.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing integration solutions and managing integration teams.
• Ability to design and implement strategies for integration development.
• Hands-on knowledge of integration development and hybrid integration architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of integration strategies.
• Manage the integration team’s operations and ensure effective workflows.
• Ensure that development aligns with customer needs and digital experience.

Skills

Expertise in Azure Integration Services

Agile methodologies

Enterprise integration experience

Job description

Role Overview

The post holder will be the development subject matter expert for the hybrid University Integration Platform, providing expertise on our IPaaS implementation of Azure Integration Services to provide the next generation of integrations, acting as the Product Owner for integration platforms with responsibility for backlog prioritisation and decision‑making, ensuring that the platform is designed, developed, tested and maintained in accordance with University and customer needs.

Team Operations

The post holder shall also be responsible for the integration team’s operation and support our existing ESB technology.

Responsibilities

The role provides coordination, experience, and expertise in enterprise integrations, including the line management of the integrations team. The postholder will lead on the development and implementation of a strategy and roadmap for all integration development and support across both on‑premises and cloud integration platforms. They will ensure standard ways of working and approaches are embedded within the team that align to wider digital experience and development approaches using Agile. They will plan and oversee all developments and ensure a planned pipeline of change and business as usual work is balanced and successfully delivered that meets the needs of a broad array of end users.

The role also includes an element of hands‑on knowledge of integration development and hybrid integration architecture.

The post holder will provide experienced technical knowledge, management, and direction for the integration team, and ensure the team carries out evaluation, design, programming, testing, and documentation in support of the University’s needs, with a specialism of:

• Developing integrations for the University Integration Platform (ESB/IPaaS), connecting data via integration developments, flows, and enhancements, including using APIs and/or other transfer methods.

Work Arrangement

Whilst this role is mostly remote, there is a need for team office attendance once a week (usually Tuesdays), plus other onsite days as required (department meetings, etc.).