Developer (Webmethods, Integration)

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The Role

An opening has arisen for an experienced Integration Developer to join the Integration Delivery Team in IT Services, that is establishing an Integration Centre of Excellence (ICOE).

The team is responsible for the application development and application maintenance of our core integration technologies - primarily webMethods and SSIS. The integration team is responsible for over 800 integration jobs maintaining data links between our core, internal and external systems. The University will be implementing a new integration/ middleware environment by end of 2023.

The role involves working with business users and IT colleagues to define integration requirements, and to implement solutions based upon our core integration technologies. Primarily, this will be within softwareAG's webMethods stack, and Microsoft SSIS. A detailed understanding of a broad range of integration approaches and technologies is essential for the role.

Our team supports a large number of batch and real-time interfaces driven from our webMethods, SSIS & Calopus legacy tools. These include connecting our systems via Web Service, SQL, API and file-based integrations. There would be a new integration platform by end of 2023 for which training upskilling will be required once technology is finalized. You will be a key member of the "Centre of Excellence" that is being established - covering 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.

Benefits of Working Here

The University of Manchester offers a range of benefits, including a highly competitive pension scheme, generous holiday allowance of plus closure days for the Christmas period and training and development opportunities. The working environment is flexible and friendly, with hybrid working practices for many staff.

Essential Criteria

• A detailed understanding of webMethods for creating and implementing complex integrations between different systems.
• Experience gathering requirements and producing design / build documentation in the integration space.
• Experience providing day to day support of complex integrations across multiple technologies.
• Strong SQL skills around Oracle and MSSQL.
• An understanding of a broad range of integration approaches and technologies is essential for the role.
• Experience using source control, e.g. 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 Criteria
• Experience using Azure DevOps pipeline.
• Experience with an ETL (preferably SSIS, but knowledge of alternative products would also be considered).
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence.
• Knowledge of diagramming techniques

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working.

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.