Azure Integration & Automation Manager

A new excellent permanent role for an experience Azure Integration & Automation Manager to lead Integration and API capability, designing, delivering, and scaling a modern, API-led integration service that enhances business agility, digital automation, and composable architecture across a leading enterprise construction, engineering business.

This role is pivotal in bridging architecture and delivery, combining hands-on technical leadership with service ownership, vendor management, and product-style roadmap management.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Lead Enterprise Integration & API Strategy:
• Own and evolve the Integration & API Management strategy, aligned with digital and business priorities.
• Define and promote a composable API architecture, ensuring APIs are designed around business capabilities.
• Act as the design authority for API Management, including API lifecycle, security, versioning, governance, and reuse.
• Be the Organisation’s API & Integration Expert:
• Serve as the go-to authority on Azure API Management, API design standards, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Lead API design reviews and ensure consistent adoption of API-first and event-driven patterns.
• Drive adoption of reusable APIs to reduce point-to-point integrations and accelerate delivery.
• Deliver Integration as a Scalable Service:
• Run Integration & Automation as a product-led service, with a clear roadmap, service definition, and engagement model.
• Operate and evolve a factory delivery model, supporting predictable, repeatable integration and automation delivery.
• Lead People and Partners:
• Manage and develop a specialist Automation / Integration Engineer, setting technical direction and quality standards.
• Lead service escalations and delivery risks where integration is business critical.

• Proven experience delivering enterprise Azure integration and automation services
• Strong experience with Azure API Management, API lifecycle management, and secure API design.
• Good understanding of Azure API-led, composable, and event-driven architecture at enterprise scale.
• Comfortable operating as a hands-on technical SME while engaging credibly with architects, engineers, vendors, and senior stakeholders.
• Vendor and contract management capability, focused on value, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to manage an API and integration roadmap as a product, informed by demand, feedback, and data.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Confident influencing delivery priorities, design decisions, and architectural standards across teams.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and leadership.
• Engaging and innovative work environment.
• Strategic role with impact across the organisation.