Integrations Technical Lead

About the Directorate

As IT&D, we help to create the University of the future by co-designing new ways of working, enhancing productivity, reducing complexity, supporting innovation, and providing the insights to drive continual improvement. Embracing a digital future in an evolving modern university, you will be working in partnership with our academic and Professional Services colleagues to deliver digital services that help the University achieve its strategic objectives in teaching and research, nationally & globally.

The Software Engineering department within IT&D are responsible for the development, support, maintenance and administration of approved software applications used within Manchester Metropolitan University across a digital portfolio including Campus Experience, Digital Workplace, Education, Finance and the Student Lifecycle.

We work in a hybrid manner and the team's ‘anchor day' on-site is on Thursdays each week.

The Integrations and RPA team brings together specialist expertise in software engineering, systems integration, and intelligent automation. As a combined team, we play a key role in enabling the University to work smarter, faster, and more collaboratively.

In collaboration with a partner our Integrations function designs, builds and maintains the services that allow our systems to talk to each other, ensuring the right data gets to the right place at the right time. Using Azure Integration Services, we deliver secure, scalable and reliable integrations that support everything from student administration to classroom technology.

Alongside this, our Robotic Process Automation (RPA) capability uses Blue Prism Cloud to create digital workers that automate repetitive, rule-based tasks, such as the determination of Fee Status for new applications. These automations free up staff time, improve consistency, and drive efficiency across the University.

Together, we are committed to modern engineering practices, continuous improvement, and innovative problem-solving. Joining our team means contributing to digital transformation that directly enhances the experience of students, academics, and professional services staff across the University.

This role provides strategic and technical leadership within the University's IT & Digital directorate, focusing on the delivery of robust enterprise integration and automation solutions that enhance operational efficiency and improve student experience. You will lead a cross-functional team of software engineers, business analysts and QA professionals to drive best practice in development, architecture, and agile delivery, while ensuring compliance with governance and regulatory standards.

Acting as a key influencer, you will collaborate with academic and Professional Services stakeholders, shape future technology strategies, and champion innovation to support the University's teaching, research, and digital transformation goals.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Provide technical leadership for integrations and RPA solutions, ensuring best practices in architecture, development, and deployment.
• Lead and manage your team within Software Engineering, including recruitment, mentoring, and performance management.
• Work effectively with key partners in integrations and RPA to build, enhance and support key services ensuring effective and efficient solution delivery.
• Drive delivery of projects using agile methods, removing blockers and ensuring alignment with IT strategy.
• Oversee quality assurance, governance compliance, and continuous improvement of engineering processes and tools.
• Engage stakeholders and vendors to design secure, integrated solutions that meet strategic objectives.
• Contribute to strategic planning, resource allocation, and change management initiatives.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and sector developments, sharing knowledge to foster innovation.

Essential skills and experience for this role are:

• A degree/professional qualification in Computer Science/Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline;
• 3+ years experience as a senior…