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Lead Platform Engineer

£60,000 - 60,000
Crimson
Victoria Square, Birmingham
£60,000 - 60,000
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Company Size
50-200
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Company Type
Services
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Exp Level
Lead
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Job Type
Full-Time
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Language
English
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Visa sponsorship
No

Requirements

Must:
- Proven experience leading integration platform delivery and lifecycle management in complex IT environments. - Skilled in designing and overseeing technical integration solutions across enterprise systems using APIs, messaging systems, or data pipelines. - Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with platform teams, architects, and suppliers, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and business goals. - Expertise in maintaining the operational stability of integration services through monitoring, incident management, and continuous improvement. - Strong knowledge of enterprise integration patterns and tools (APIs, ESB, messaging queues, event-driven architectures, ETL/ELT). - Familiarity with cloud-native, hybrid, and middleware integration solutions (e.g., Azure Integration Services). - Understanding of delivery methodologies (waterfall, agile, lean) and their impact on integration planning and execution. - Awareness of security, governance, and data protection in systems integration, including secure API management. - Expertise in connecting enterprise platforms (ERP, HCM, data platforms) for resilient and scalable integration.

Responsibilities

- Provide technical leadership in managing IT integration platforms, ensuring delivery, maintenance, and availability. - Define the integration strategy and architecture, maintaining standards for API development and data movement. - Oversee the operation and improvement of integration services and middleware platforms, ensuring optimal performance, security, and availability. - Lead the delivery and lifecycle management of integration capabilities supporting key enterprise platforms. - Advise on integration patterns and best practices, balancing point-to-point vs. platform approaches. - Ensure rigorous version control, monitoring, maintenance, and incident response for integration components. - Establish and manage inventory and governance processes for integration design, development, and policy compliance. - Collaborate with technical teams to align integration with technology architecture and strategic objectives.

Description


We are a leading client in Birmingham, seeking a talented Lead Platform Engineer to join our Platforms & Operations function. This role is hybrid, with 3 days per week required onsite. We offer a competitive salary of up to £64,562, along with a 20% flex fund on top of the salary. If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your updated CV for immediate consideration. If youre not interested, do you know someone who might be a perfect fit for this role? Refer a friend and earn £250 worth of vouchers!
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