System Integration Manager

Job Description

System Integration Manager£41,303-52,280 + Excellent BenefitsWhy choose the University of HuddersfieldThe University of Huddersfields roots go back some 160 years. We are a successful, popular, and innovative University that offers a wide range of higher education and world-leading research, and we are proud of our achievements and awards. In addition tobeing the Times Higher Education 2013 University of the Year, recipients of the TEF Gold Award, and the leading Institution in England for professionally qualified teaching staff (HESA 2018), we won the inaugural HEA Global Teaching Award in 2017.The University is embarking upon a Digital transformation, focusing on improving the overall experience for both students and staff, along with delivering efficiencies. An indicative roadmap of programmes and projects has been defined for the duration ofthe strategy. These include a new student portal and mobile app, data centre migration, telecommunication replacement, Office 365, Curriculum Management and many more transformational initiatives.The roleIn this newly created role, the System Integration Manager will be responsible for providing vision and leadership to the Systems Integration team, and for designing and implementing systems integration solutions which adhere to industry best practices,and support the Universitys business needs.You will provide leadership on the technical aspects of complex solutions integration and lead on their design and implementation. Further, you will lead on relevant procurement activities and coordinate with external partners and manage their delivery.You will help establish an integration architecture and strategy to meet the Universitys business and technology needs, considering outlay and risk.You will also create and maintain systems integration documentation, blueprints and roadmaps whilst adheringto guidelines and policies.You will act as an expert on solutions integration technologies, architecture and share knowledge as appropriate, whist making a significant contribution to the success of the Digital Strategy and alignment to the University Strategy.Your profile

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification; a lesser qualification may be acceptable with equivalent professional experience
• Experience of leading/mentoring a small team or experience as a project lead with responsibility for theoutput of other teams or project members would be ideal.
• Experience of providing oversight, direction on architecture and design, and mentorship on resolvingissueswould be beneficial
• Experience developing integration solutions across both on- and off-premise/cloud-based systems
• Experience of data integration techniques such asExtract Transform Load (ETL), Enterprise Application Integration (EAI),Change Data Capture (CDC)APIs and Web Services
• Professionalexperience insolutionsdesign involving integrations with other systems, including Enterprise Service Bus
• Experience of development in Web Services, SOAP and RESTarchitectures
• Experiencedeveloping integration solutions with Microsoft Tools,such as SQL Server, SSIS, BizTalk and Azure Enterprise Service Bus
• Accredited or actively working towardsaccreditation inone or more of the following: TOGAF, ITIL, PRINCE2and/or APMP.
• Experience in the full software developmentlife cycle, requirements, analysis, specification, development, testing and release.
• Awareness of Enterprise Architecture and Cloud technologies would be advantageous but not essential for the role
• A broad knowledge and understanding of systems and integration technologies would be ideal for the role including Microsoft expertise.

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• You will be a self-motivated individual who is able to engage, challenge, negotiate and influence at all levels to develop and maintain collaborative working relations across IT and non-IT departments
• High level, proven inter-personal and communication skills are essential

As an employer of choice, the University of Huddersfield offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Competitive salary package £41,303-£52,280 dependent on experience
• 30 days annual leave plus additional university closure days and public holidays
• Excellent Local Government pension package
• Access to training and development opportunities
• A healthy work-life balance for all employees with some flexibility to work from home

Closing Date: 6th February Virtual Interview Date:11h FebruaryTo view more information about working at theUniversity of Huddersfieldand this vacancy please visit our designated recruitment Microsite:https://web/university-of-huddersfield