Overview of role
📍 Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
💰 Salary: Competitive
🏢 Hybrid Working
📆 Permanent
We are looking for an experienced and proactive Integration & Development Team Lead to join our technology function. This role is ideal for someone who has previously led a small development or integration team and is confident working across multiple technologies.
About the Role
As the Integration & Development Team Lead, you will be responsible for guiding a small team of developers, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality integrations and interface enhancements. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate these into clear, detailed specifications for your team.
This role requires a balance of leadership and hands-on technical ability. You will carry out analysis, design and technical specification work, while also contributing directly to development activities when required.
✨ Why Join Us?
We believe in rewarding our employees and providing a supportive work environment. Here’s what you’ll get:
✅ Competitive Benefits Package including:
💼 Competitive Salary
🌴 Generous Leave – 25 days holiday + bank holidays
🚗 Free Onsite Parking
💙 Employee Assistance Programme
🩺 Health Scheme
🌟 Holiday Purchase Scheme
💰 Pension Scheme
🛒 Onsite Shop
👓 Eyecare Vouchers
🚴 Cycle to Work Scheme
🏆 Loyal Service Awards
👥 Employee Referral Scheme
🍕 Discounts on groceries, holidays and more.
Key Accountabilities
Key Activities will include:
✔️ Lead and support a small development or integration team, providing direction, mentoring and technical guidance.
✔️ Work with business and technical stakeholders to gather and analyse requirements.
✔️ Produce detailed technical designs, specifications and documentation for new and existing interfaces.
✔️ Oversee the delivery of integration solutions, ensuring they are robust, scalable and aligned to architectural standards.
✔️ Contribute to hands-on development activities, particularly for complex or high impact work.
✔️ Drive best practice across the team, including coding standards, quality assurance and continuous improvement.
✔️ Collaborate with wider IT teams to ensure successful deployment and ongoing support of integrations.
The Right Person
The ideal candidate will have a development background and experience working across multiple development platforms. You will be comfortable leading others while remaining technically engaged.
Essential experience:
✔️ Previous experience leading a small development or integration team.
✔️ Strong analytical and design skills, with the ability to translate requirements into clear technical specifications.
✔️ Hands‑on development experience using a range of platforms and tools.
✔️ Experience delivering and supporting system integrations or interfaces.
✔️ Azure Integration Services and / or MuleSoft or similar enterprise integration platforms.
✔️ API design and development.
✔️ CI/CD, DevOps practices and modern development pipelines.
This role will suit a technical professional who enjoys combining leadership with hands-on problem solving, and who is looking to take the next step in their career within a collaborative, forward thinking environment.