Role Title: Enterprise Integration Product Manager Location: Sheffield Work Setup: 60% office 40% home Duration: 31/05/2027 Rate £490 - £538 CONTRACTOR MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR BPSS UMBRELLA Role Description: Principal responsibilities: Define and maintain a multi-quarter product roadmap covering currency, resilience, security improvements, automation and consumer experience. Own platform lifecycle management across the estate: standard versions, upgrade plans, deprecation/exit strategy, and technical debt prioritization.Shape and priorities demand using transparent criteria (risk reduction, service stability, regulatory requirements, cost, and customer impact). Set and maintain standards and reference patterns for: IBM MQ (configuration baselines, connectivity patterns, TLS/mTLS, authorization, auditing/logging). ACE (integration patterns, deployment/runtime standards, operational governance). ITX (map governance, version control, runtime deployment and controls). ITM/Instana (monitoring coverage, alert policy, dashboards, noise reduction standards). Lead governance forums to manage exceptions, reduce fragmentation, and improve time-to-deliver for consuming teams. Maintain product documentation and service catalogue entries, ensuring clarity on "what's supported" and "how to consume". Be accountable for service health outcomes: availability, stability, performance, capacity and resilience. Define and track SLIs/SLOs and KPIs (incident trends, MTTR, change failure rate, platform performance indicators). Drive operational excellence through: Major incident review leadership and root cause elimination Problem management, reliability engineering initiatives and runbook maturity Ensure DR/HA expectations are defined, tested, and evidenced. Success measures (example KPIs):Reduction in high-severity incidents and repeat issues; improved MTTR. % estate on supported versions (MQ/ACE/ITX) and patch/vulnerability compliance within agreed timelines. Monitoring/observability coverage via ITM/Instana; reduced alert noise and increased actionable alert rate. Demonstrable cost optimization (license efficiency, consolidation outcomes). Delivery of roadmap commitments on time with clear consumer satisfaction feedback. Skills & experience: Strong experience in product/service management for enterprise platforms (middleware, integration, messaging, monitoring/observability), ideally in a regulated environment Deep knowledge of IBM MQ and solid working knowledge of ACE, ITX and observability tools (ITM/Instana or equivalent). Proven track record in platform lifecycle management (upgrade programs, standardization, deprecation, tech debt). Strong operational mindset: incident/problem management, capacity planning, resilience (HA/DR), SLI/SLO-based performance management. Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence across multiple teams and senior stakeholders. Experience managing large-scale, multi-region deployments of messaging/integration/observability platforms across multiple geographies and time zones, including operating model alignment (follow-the-sun support), standardization across regions, and managing regional regulatory/latency constraints. Proven delivery experience with IBM MQ in a complex enterprise estate (hundreds/thousands of queue managers or large application population) If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website
Enterprise Integration Product Manager in Sheffield employer: Experis
As a Technical Stores Person at our Boscombe Down location, you will be part of a dedicated team supporting military operations with a focus on efficiency and high standards of service. Our company fosters a collaborative work culture that values employee growth, offering training opportunities and the chance to develop your skills in a dynamic environment. With a commitment to excellence and compliance, we provide a unique opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the defence sector while enjoying the benefits of working in a supportive and professional setting.
