Integration Engineer

Integration Engineer

• Competitive salary
• 80% remote working
• Annual bonus of up to 17.5%

About the role

We are recruiting for a talented Integration Engineer with expertise in either Azure or IIB (IBM Integration Bus). Known internally as a Senior Developer, this position will be working within our expanding integration division within Data Engineering.

Based from Stratford-Upon-Avon you will be an enthusiastic, creative and analytical Developer who works well within a fast-paced, collaborative, Agile development team. We are moving ever closer towards a fully-fledged DevOps culture within NFU Mutual, introducing processes and tooling to drive efficiencies and innovation throughout the business.

The role provides an excellent opportunity for you to develop your career and influence our Integration, Cloud and Data Platform functions.

Not only will you be working within a great team environment, for a company that puts our customers’ needs at the heart of everything we do, but you’ll also be joining a team that creates innovative Integration solutions on major projects.

You will:

• Review, analyse, evaluate or design IT system requirements in collaboration with IT Business Analysts, Information Architects, IT Solution Designers, Cloud Integration Services, and business stakeholders.
• Evaluate and interpret end to end technical system designs and recommend changes to infrastructure, applications and / or products.
• Consult and advise business stakeholders on new business initiatives requiring IT solutions to ensure a planned and cohesive IT development approach.
• Develop, unit test, integrate and lead complex/large technical code changes in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, to build technical solutions to agreed estimates, time, and quality requirements.
• Support system and user acceptance test processes and systems implementation tasks.
• Document and direct the handover of solutions into business-as-usual (BAU) operation to support a robust service transition.
• Coordinate, investigate, diagnose and resolve live technical incidents and system problems to meet agreed service levels, in accordance with the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework.
• Ensure that effective relationships with internal/ external teams and stakeholders are developed and maintained both onshore and offshore.
• Research, understand and apply new technical tools, processes, and technical developments to promote continuous improvement.
• Coach and mentor team members and colleagues on their technical skills to improve their competency, quality, and consistency of work.

About you

The successful candidate should ideally be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of developing Integration Solutions employing an Integration Technology (IBM IIB, Mulesoft, Information Builders, Jitterbit or similar) or a strong development background with the ability to acquire the skills to enable you to work across several Integration technologies.
• The ability to contribute to technical discussions on how best to model a solution, and then explain their recommendations in non-technical language
• Knowledge on best practice and use of experience to articulate reasons for adopting design decisions to technical review groups.
• Strong experience of IT software development and methodologies.
• Good knowledge of REST APIs, API security (OAuth, OpenID).
• A working knowledge of Using JSON, WSDL.
• Able to adapt in an Agile development environment and be flexible in approach to work environment and responsibilities.
• Good interpersonal skills with clear, concise communication skills; both written and verbal.
• Able to work both individually and as a strong team player with the ability to work collaboratively on a day-to-day basis.
• ITIL awareness.
• 5 GCSE’s grade C or above (which must include Maths and English).
• An Information Technology related degree, or equivalent industry experience
• Knowledge of API Development using C#, Azure ADF and SQL (desirable)

Benefits and Rewards

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

Working at NFU Mutual

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and are one of only 39 companies across the globe, and the only organisation with headquarters in the UK, to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2022 award. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021 and the Glassdoor Best 50 Workplaces List 2023.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.