IT Integrations Specialist

Advance HE; Heslington; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days' annual leave

Bank holidays

Pension – Universities Superannuation

Enhanced family leave

Flexible working hours

Hybrid (London or York)

Attendance ~4 days/month

Exposure to modern tech stack

Automation initiatives

Opportunities to develop expertise

Job summary

Advance HE is seeking an IT Integrations Specialist to connect core systems and create secure data flows across the organisation. You will design integrations across Dataverse, D365 CRM, Business Central and SaaS tools, including OpenWater, Moodle and more.

You will develop APIs, drive event-driven integrations, enable SSO, and automate workflows using Power Automate and Azure, improving reliability and efficiency across the tech stack.

Qualifications

• Hands-on API development and system integration experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain API integrations between core business platforms and third-party systems.
• Develop reliable REST-based and event-driven integrations, ensuring secure data flows.
• Support SSO and identity integrations using Microsoft Entra ID and Entra External ID.
• Lead technical integrations across a diverse ecosystem of SaaS platforms.
• Create automated workflows that reduce manual processes and improve efficiency.
• Use Power Automate, Azure and other integration technologies to strengthen system connectivity.
• Integrate finance and business systems to support reporting and decision-making.
• Establish integration standards, documentation and best practices for security and scalability.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, platform performance and reliability.

Skills

API development

REST APIs

SaaS integration

Azure

Entra ID / SSO

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Power Automate

Dataverse

D365 CRM

Azure

Job description

IT Integrations Specialist

Location: Hybrid - London or York, Approximately 4 office days per month

Salary: £50,244 per annum + Excellent Benefits!

Contract: FTC until 31 July 2028, Full Time - 35 Hours per Week

• 31 days' annual leave
• plus bank holidays
• A generous Universities Superannuation Scheme pension
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working, with a choice of London or York as your nominal office
• Average office attendance of just four times per month
• Exposure to a broad, modern technology stack
• Opportunities to develop your expertise across integration architecture
• cloud technologies
• automation!

Connect technology. Automate processes. Make an impact across higher education.

Are you an integration specialist who loves solving complex technical challenges, connecting systems and finding smarter ways for technology to work together.

Advance HE is looking for a Technical Integration Engineer to help shape and evolve its technology landscape, designing and delivering the integrations, APIs and automated workflows that connect its digital ecosystem.

This is an opportunity to work with a varied, modern technology stack, including Microsoft Azure, Dataverse, Dynamics 365 CRM, Business Central, Power Automate, Entra ID and a diverse range of SaaS platforms, while having the autonomy to identify opportunities for greater automation, reliability and efficiency.

Advance HE works with higher education institutions in the UK and internationally, supporting the sector to improve and enhance higher education. Its work spans areas including leadership and governance, teaching and learning, equality, diversity and inclusion, helping institutions and individuals achieve positive and lasting change.

The Opportunity

As our IT Integrations Specialist, you'll take a leading role in connecting Advance HE's core systems and creating secure, scalable and reliable data flows across the organisation.

You'll design and maintain integrations across platforms including Dataverse, D365 CRM, Business Central and customer portals, alongside SaaS solutions such as OpenWater, SurveyMonkey Apply, Moodle, Halo, Connect and Accredible.

From developing APIs and event-driven integrations to implementing SSO, automating workflows and improving system performance, you'll have the opportunity to solve interesting technical problems and deliver solutions that make a genuine difference to both colleagues and customers.

As our Technical Integration Engineer you will:

• Design, build and maintain API integrations between core business platforms and third-party systems.
• Develop reliable REST-based and event-driven integrations, ensuring consistent and secure data flows.
• Support SSO and identity integrations using Microsoft Entra ID and Entra External ID.
• Lead technical integrations across a diverse ecosystem of SaaS platforms.
• Create automated workflows that reduce manual processes and improve efficiency and user experience.
• Use Power Automate, Azure and other integration technologies to strengthen system connectivity.
• Integrate finance and business systems to support accurate reporting, forecasting and decision-making.
• Establish integration standards, documentation and best practice to ensure solutions remain secure, compliant and scalable.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, platform performance and reliability.

What We're Looking For

You'll bring hands-on experience of API development, system integration and designing robust technical solutions, together with the ability to see the bigger picture when connecting multiple platforms.

You’ll ideally have:

• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, web services and data exchange patterns.
• Experience integrating SaaS platforms and complex business systems.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure and cloud-based integration services.
• Experience with identity and access management technologies including Entra ID, SSO, SAML and OAuth.
• A good understanding of integration security, authentication and data protection.
• Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills.
• The ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• A relevant technical degree or equivalent practical experience.

Experience with Power Automate or (url removed), CRM integrations or Agile delivery environments would be particularly advantageous.

You’ll be joining a collaborative environment where innovation, continuous improvement and technical excellence are encouraged, with the opportunity to lead integration initiatives that directly improve business performance and user experience.

Applications

Applications close at 9am on Monday 19 October 2026.

Face-to-face interviews will take place in York on Tuesday 27 October 2026, with a task to be completed shortly before the interview.