Lead SAP Engineer - Integration

  • Kingfisher PLC
  • Southampton, Hampshire
  • 04/02/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

We're Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That's right, we're big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that's where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

This role sits within the SAP Platform team and is responsible for leading SAP integration across the SAP estate at Kingfisher plc. You will oversee how SAP systems connect with each other and with non-SAP platforms, ensuring integrations are designed to the right standards, are secure, reliable, and aligned with long-term architecture plans.

You'll also help modernise the integration landscape, moving from legacy solutions toward more cloud-based, API-led approaches, while working closely with Architecture, Operations, Security, and external partners.

Overview We're Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That's right, we're big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that's where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

This role sits within the SAP Platform team and is responsible for leading SAP integration across the SAP estate at Kingfisher plc. You will oversee how SAP systems connect with each other and with non-SAP platforms, ensuring integrations are designed to the right standards, are secure, reliable, and aligned with long-term architecture plans.

You'll also help modernise the integration landscape, moving from legacy solutions toward more cloud-based, API-led approaches, while working closely with Architecture, Operations, Security, and external partners.

The role combines technical leadership with hands-on oversight

guiding integration design decisions, supporting project delivery, and ensuring day-to-day stability and performance of integration platforms.
  • Lead SAP integration design, delivery, and technical oversight across the SAP landscape
  • Evaluate requirements and select appropriate integration tools, patterns, and approaches
  • Define and maintain integration design standards aligned with architecture, security, and controls
  • Ensure integrations meet performance, scalability, security, and reliability requirements
  • Oversee operational stability of SAP integration platforms and support incident resolution
  • Coordinate integration delivery across internal teams and third-party providers
  • Act as central point of contact for complex, cross-system integration issues
  • Maintain visibility of all integrations including performance, usage, and lifecycle status
  • Drive adoption of modern integration approaches (API-led, event-driven, cloud-ready)
  • Support transition from legacy technologies to modern SAP integration platforms
  • Provide technical leadership, guidance, and quality assurance for integration solutions
  • Maintain documentation, design artefacts, and operational procedures
What's the job The role combines technical leadership with hands-on oversight

guiding integration design decisions, supporting project delivery, and ensuring day-to-day stability and performance of integration platforms.
  • Lead SAP integration design, delivery, and technical oversight across the SAP landscape
  • Evaluate requirements and select appropriate integration tools, patterns, and approaches
  • Define and maintain integration design standards aligned with architecture, security, and controls
  • Ensure integrations meet performance, scalability, security, and reliability requirements
  • Oversee operational stability of SAP integration platforms and support incident resolution
  • Coordinate integration delivery across internal teams and third-party providers
  • Act as central point of contact for complex, cross-system integration issues
  • Maintain visibility of all integrations including performance, usage, and lifecycle status
  • Drive adoption of modern integration approaches (API-led, event-driven, cloud-ready)
  • Support transition from legacy technologies to modern SAP integration platforms
  • Provide technical leadership, guidance, and quality assurance for integration solutions
  • Maintain documentation, design artefacts, and operational procedures
Strong knowledge of SAP integration technologies (ASAPIO, SAP Integration Suite/CPI, PI/PO, Data Sphere)

Experience integrating multiple SAP systems (ECC, CRM, BW, CAR) and non-SAP platforms

Understanding of integration patterns including APIs, IDocs, Proxies, messaging, and real-time data replication

Ability to evaluate and recommend integration tools and architectures

Familiarity with cloud integration and API management approaches

Knowledge of data security, authorisation, and audit principles in integration design

Experience managing vendors or third-party service providers

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for resolving complex integration issues

Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to stakeholders

Experience mentoring or guiding engineers

Collaborative working style across Operations, Security, Cloud, and Architecture teams

Ability to manage multiple integration workstreams effectively

Be Customer Focused - constantly improving our customers' experience
  • We listen to our customers and colleagues
  • We innovate products and experiences to stay ahead
Be Human - leading with purpose, humanity and care
  • We do the right thing
  • We invest in our people and build great teams
Be Curious - thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
  • We focus externally, globally and build the long term
  • We experiment and share our learnings
Be Agile - building trust and empowering people to work with agility
  • We act with pace, not perfection, role modelling 80/20
  • We take risks, fail fast and adapt quickly
Be Inclusive - inspiring diverse teams to achieve together
  • We celebrate difference as a strength
  • We collaborate, breaking down silos
Be Accountable - owning the plan, delivering results and growth
  • We focus on performance outcomes
  • We prioritise and simplify for others
At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

What we offer.

Private Health Care Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

Kingfisher Pension Scheme Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.

25 Days' Holiday 25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).

Staff Discount 20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.

Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP) Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.

Life Assurance x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS-MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.

Bonus Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.
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