Lead Integration Architect

Discipline: Standard Job type: Permanent Job ref: 009605 Published: 1 day ago Correla are looking for a Lead Integration Architect to join our Managed Service Architecture team. Salary: circa £82,000 (advertised salary achievable for a candidate fulfilling all role criteria) Job Type: Permanent About Us In March 2021, Correla was created, as an independently owned business to bring in private investment to fuel innovation in the centre of the energy market and beyond. Correla is derived from correlation, because we’re all about exploring and enhancing relationships between data, people, and processes . Our SaaS products and Managed Service solutions combine to power industry innovation, simplify an increasingly complex market, and deliver cost and operational efficiencies. Our goal is to support industry transformation, to move to a net-zero future and to positively impact the end-consumer. About the Role: The Lead Integration Architect is responsible for defining the integration strategy, standards, and patterns used across Correla’s managed services. * You will define and maintain integration architecture principles, ensuring alignment with Correla’s enterprise architecture and strategic programmes. You will provide integration architecture input during solution shaping, HLD reviews, and design approvals. * You will lead the definition and lifecycle management of APIs, canonical message formats, and service contracts, as well as maintain integration catalogues and artefacts. * You will ensure all integration solutions comply with NFRs * You will act as the technical lead for integration discussions across business units, delivery teams, and vendor/partner interfaces. About You * Deep experience designing integration patterns (e.g. API-first, event-driven, synchronous/asynchronous, batch, ETL). * Proficiency with SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI) and Azure Integration Services. * Experience with API gateways * Familiarity with API lifecycle management, versioning, throttling, access control, and service discovery. * Knowledge of API security standards * Experience managing integration boundaries and responsibilities with third-party suppliers, including managed services and external systems. * Understanding of how integration fits into CI/CD pipelines, API mocking for test automation, and release readiness. What We Offer Locate for your day Uncapped annual leave 6-12% Pension Contribution Private Healthcare 26 weeks’ full pay equal parent leave Wellbeing Services And more At Correla, we are committed to working towards being a more diverse and inclusive workplace where our people can truly be themselves. We recognise the benefits of having talented people from a range of backgrounds and cultures who bring different perspectives, life experiences and diversity of thinking. Our aim is to attract and retain the very best diverse talent to help create an exciting, innovative, and successful business that enables us to deliver an exceptional experience for our customers. We would therefore like to encourage applications from people with varied skillsets and experience and from different backgrounds and sectors to help shape our future. Correla is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group, ancestry, place of origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender re-assignment, age, record of offences, marital/civil partnership status, family status, pregnancy, maternity and paternity, religion/belief or disability. We promise that your opportunity for employment with us depends solely on your qualifications and relevant experience.