Lead Integration Engineer

The University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking a Lead Integration Engineer to join its Integration Delivery Team. This role involves defining and overseeing integration solutions using primarily Dell Boomi, working with business users and IT colleagues. Candidates should have experience leading integration delivery for major projects and a good grasp of a range of integration technologies. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, supporting a cooperative workflow within the university's IT services.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Well-being programme

Learning and development

Season ticket loans

Cycle to Work Scheme

Workplace nursery

Staff recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Dell Boomi for integration processes.
• Experience with REST/SOAP and orchestration.
• Knowledge of Java, JavaScript, and Groovy for integration tasks.
• Experience leading integration delivery in major projects.
• Strong skills in API management and data mapping routines.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration delivery in projects, defining requirements and solutions.
• Provide day-to-day support for existing integrations.
• Migrate legacy platforms into Boomi.
• Support various ongoing IT projects at the university.

Skills

Dell Boomi AtomSphere

REST/SOAP

Java

JavaScript

Groovy

SQL/NoSQL

API management

GitLab/Bitbucket/Git

Postman API

Tools

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Integration team is responsible for the application development and application maintenance of our technologies primary being Boomi, as well as legacy Oracle Integrations, Microsoft SSIS and SoftwareAG WebMethods. The integration team is responsible for over 800 integration jobs maintaining data links between our core, internal and external systems. Implementation of solid, reliable integration is key to the success of IT projects at the University. An opening has arisen for experienced senior Lead Integration Engineer to join the Integration Delivery Team in IT Services. The role involves working with business users and IT colleagues to lead integration delivery in projects, define integration requirements, oversee and implement solutions based upon our core integration technologies. Primarily, this will be within Boomi. A detailed understanding of a broad range of integration approaches and technologies is essential for the role. Our team supports a large number of point to point, batch and real-time interfaces driven from our Boomi Integration Platform as well as our legacy webMethods, SSIS, and Oracle technologies. These include connecting our systems via API, REST and file-based integrations. Migration off our legacy platforms into Boomi. You will be a key member of the established "Centre of Excellence" applying architectural principles, systems, process flow, governance and BAU service design standards. Integration is core to most projects IT Services undertake at the university, and assignment to a range of ongoing projects will form a part of the role. The work will also include providing day-to-day support and development to our existing suite of integrations in BAU space.

Qualifications

• Experience with build, configure, and maintain integration processes using the Dell Boomi AtomSphere platform (Integration, B2B/EDI, API management, Master Data Hub, Event Streams).
• Proficiency with REST/SOAP, EDI, OAuth2, JWT, API gateway concepts, GraphQL.
• Good grasp of languages like Java, JavaScript, Groovy; experience with application servers and SQL/NoSQL.
• Create/manage REST/SOAP APIs, orchestrate workflows, and handle orchestration via cloud/on-prem systems.
• Experience leading and coordinating successful integration delivery for transformation programs and major projects.
• Experience gathering requirements and producing design / build documentation in the integration space.
• Experience providing day to day support of complex integrations across multiple technologies.
• Implement validation, normalization, and data mapping routines across formats like XML, JSON, and flat files; author custom logic.
• An understanding of a broad range of integration approaches and technologies is essential for the role.
• Experience using source control, e.g. GitLab/Bitbucket/Git.
• Experience with swagger or other rest definition tools.
• Experience of calling and testing APIs using tools such as Postman API or SOAP UI.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience using Azure DevOps pipeline.
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence.
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• Boomi certification(s), Agile/Scrum experience, AI/LLM integration knowledge.

Our diverse job opportunities all include a top benefits package that includes many features that are hard to find in the private sector:

Benefits

• Generous annual leave allowance, including Christmas/New Year closure.
• Pension scheme membership to provide benefits for you and your family.
• Well-being programme with counselling, fitness and leading sports facilities.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Season ticket loans for public transport.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Workplace nursery scheme.
• Staff recognition schemes.
• Staff discounts on a range of products and services including travel and high street savings.

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