Middleware Engineer API 2

• Serve as the expertise for the EDI and Middleware and closely collaborate with the EDI Product Owner on vision and strategy.
• Take end-to-end ownership in the full lifecycle management of the EDI projects, leading them from scoping and design through build, testing, deployment and documentation
• Independently manage project timelines, risks, and stakeholder communications for assigned integration workstreams.
• Ensures the platform is designed to be properly scalable, robust, efficient, secure, and reliable in accordance with relevant principles, policies, patterns, and standards
• Engage with trading partners, vendors, and internal stakeholders to manage EDI onboarding, change requests, and escalations
• Collaborate with Tech and business teams to define integration requirements and ensure alignment with business goals, We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture - an environment where we can truly be ourselves.

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish.

Similarly, if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or e accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know.

Responsible drinking

As 'Créateurs de convivialité', we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing.

In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol.

In our business, we work together with industry members, civil society, governments, local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking.

• Proven experience in middleware engineering with a strong focus on EDI Implementation, Operation, and Maintenance. EDI standards, integration patterns, protocols such as EDIFACT, XML, AS2
• Familiarity with web services and APIs as they relate to EDI integration
• Understanding of cloud architecture components, network virtualization, cloud security and automation
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including business, IT architecture, and external partners
• Good understanding of programming languages
• Understanding of security standards and protocols related to API security, such as OAuth, OpenID Connect, and JWT
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub
• Familiarity with tools like Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, and Git
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills
• Structured, methodical, organized, and proactive (self-starter)
• Experience in working and delivering in the Scrum / Agile methodologies
• Excellent English language skills (both verbal and written)
• Availability for traveling 10%+ of time

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, critical illness cover and an optional healthcare cash plan and dental insurance.

Our lifestyle benefits options include 28 days' annual holiday, your employee pension, share incentive plan, family care, season ticket loans, free mortgage advice, payroll giving and more!

You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world's top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries, including: Absolut vodka, Ballantine's, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes. Here in the UK In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 4 businesses: * Pernod Ricard UK, which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market * Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio * Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group's duty free, air travel and cruises business. * The Absolut Group, the brand owner of our global white spirits portfolio, whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London. Your new team Our global Tech team operates in an agile manner within a dynamic product organization. Immerse yourself in a collaborative environment where innovation thrives, and your contributions will play a direct role in shaping the path of our cutting-edge products. As a key player in our agile setup, you'll have the opportunity to enhance efficiency, foster creativity, and play a pivotal role in our product development process. Become part of a team that embraces adaptability and values continuous improvement, ensuring we stay at the forefront of global technology advancements., We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! It's our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard. We're committed to conviviality, and with this, you'll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You'll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring. We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on Sustainability and Responsibility (S&R). We're committed to diversity and inclusion People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as 'Créateurs de Convivialité'.