Job title: Integration Specialist
Contract: Permanent, full time - 35 hours
Salary: £45,000 - £49,500 per annum
Location: Burford, OX18 4PF we're open to a variety of ways of working, including full time, compressed hours and hybrid working.
Closing date: Friday 24th March 2023
Interview date: w/c Monday 3 April 2023

Blue Cross are one of the UK’s leading animal welfare organisations for animals. We support sick, injured and homeless pets and care for more than 40,000 animals every year through our rehoming, veterinary and education programmes.

The help we offer includes veterinary treatment, finding loving new homes for pets, behavioural advice, support with pet bereavement and education for future generations.

About the role

We’re recruiting an Integration Specialist to join our Enterprise Solutions Team to design, create, and support system integration, data transformation and data transport amongst a diverse portfolio of technology applications within the charity.

You’ll be connecting data sources from a variety of platforms and API based endpoints between systems and/or into purpose defined repositories, including data warehousing.

Working closely with the Senior Database Administrator and the Data & Insights team to resolve reporting problems and/or enhance management information, you’ll design integrations from the ground up and bring them into service in a secure and sustainable way and dealing with complex support matters related to integrations.

Teamwork is essential for this role as you will be working closely with Information Services colleagues, particularly the Information Services Business partner(s), to provide expert guidance, direction and support for relevant solutions that resolve operational problems and/or enhance the services on offer.

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About you

You will be a true collaborator with demonstratable experience working in a systems integration development capacity perhaps as a SQL backend developer, API developer or Data warehouse developer.

Proficient with MS Power Platform & similar low code applications, you’ll be be confident with the use of DevOps and/or code release management. In addition, you’ll have:

• Expert SQL skills - T-SQL (SP, Views, SSRS, SSIS)
• Experience in delivering complex data structure integration using SFTP/MFT, XML, API, JSON, and SOAP and REST automation/Web services.
• Proven capability of requirements interpretation and analysis, referencing for engagement with end-users and compiling technical documentation and instructions
• Security awareness and understanding in relation to data storage and transport.

It would also be great if you had:

• Understanding of KingswaySoft, Azure Server/services, Azure AD, Powershell, and Power BI is advantageous.
• Working knowledge of VB script
• Working knowledge using Azure data platforms
• Experience migrating data from on premise to cloud solutions.
• Working knowledge using Azure Data-Factory and best practices to create data flows.
• Understanding SQL data flows
• Working knowledge with DAX expressions used in commercial settings.
• Working knowledge of some or all the following is highly desirable; CRM solutions, clinical/veterinary practice management systems, financial/ERP applications.

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Why Blue Cross?

Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it weren’t for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make a difference that we do today. We offer a generous benefits package that includes:

• 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Hybrid working with the option to work remotely 3 days a week.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Holiday exchange & enhanced parental leave
• Annual volunteer days.
• Long service awards, starting from 5 years.
• Huge range of discounts across high street stores, insurance services & more

To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.

How to apply

Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date on Friday 24 March 2023.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Our values

Our values define the way we do things. We use them every day to guide us, and to make sure we put people and pets at the heart of everything we do.

Compassionate: We listen, we are non-judgmental, we are kind and caring to the pets and people we encounter, and we offer support in difficult times

Courageous: We make brave decisions, embrace change, and encourage innovation, ensuring we always act with integrity - doing the right thing even when no one is looking

Inclusive: We value all our relationships and work in an open and positive culture where we celebrate our diverse talents and empower you to be you

At Blue Cross we are passionate about our commitment to diversity, inclusion and removing barriers, should you like to discuss any reasonable adjustments or changes to our recruitment process to support you to be your best then please get in touch. You can get in touch with us either via email at jobs@bluecross.org.uk, via telephone on 01993 825515 or if you would prefer a video call then we can arrange this using Microsoft Teams.

Blue Cross holds inclusion as a core organisational value. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified, experienced, and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. We actively embrace our differences and know that it is our differences that make us unique. You are very welcome at Blue Cross, without the need to hide any part of who you are.