Integration Developer

Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £20\.1bn and 138,000 employees in 56 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market-leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon \& Silver Spoon.

We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products.

The success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team. We are incredibly passionate about our business, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted – it’s pacey and demanding so our people need to have a positive attitude and to want to work inclusively. We take massive pride in what we do, not least in how colleagues based in our bakeries and depots have one of the best safety performance records in the industry.

Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well-known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS.

If you’re looking to join a business that is passionate, encourages you to be the best you can be, and values its people, we’d love to hear from you.

Overview Of Role

Technically strong, we would expect you to have a sound working knowledge of interfaces, integration or ETL technologies and gained a minimum of 3 years’ experience in IT within a development environment, preferably ITIL accredited. The role requires to have strong problem-solving skills and be capable of breaking down complex situations to discover and resolve root causes.

With excellent communication skills that enable you to convey technical information easily, you will be a strong self-starter, comfortable working to tight deadlines and a keen desire to succeed.

Key Accountabilities

• Integration Design: Design integration solutions that meet the organisation's needs, identify potential challenges, and propose appropriate solutions.

+ Development and Coding: Develop and maintain integration solutions using a variety of programming languages, APIs, and tools.

+ Technical Design: Contribute to the technical design and architecture of software applications.

+ API Development: Create and maintain APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that enable seamless communication between different software applications.

+ Bug Fixing and Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve issues related to integrations, such as data discrepancies, performance bottlenecks, and communication errors.

+ Data Mapping and Transformation: Perform data mapping and transformation between various systems to ensure accurate data exchange.

+ Security and Compliance: Implement security measures to protect sensitive data during integration processes.

+ Documentation: Create and maintain documentation for code, APIs, and software architecture, enabling clear communication and knowledge transfer.

+ Agile Development: Participate in Agile or Scrum processes, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, to ensure effective project management and collaboration.

The Right Person

Essential Skills

• API or interface / Integration Development or equivalent experience.
• SQL Query writing.
• ETL development.
• Understand data structures and relational databases.

Desirable Skills

• MuleSoft Development.
• API product development (http, REST, MuleSoft design style).
• Integration concepts and patterns.
• Communication protocols (FTP, SFTP, HTTP).
• File structures (JSON, XML, Flat file etc).
• Data mapping and process definition.
• Data integration tools and techniques such as ETL.
• Relevant related areas such as data quality, master data management, metadata management.
• Defining data models, standards, and repeatable services.
• Version control and library management.
• Authentication, directory services, security.
• Encryption.
• Process monitoring, notification, and alerting/ event management.
• Any exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 FO.