Specialist, Integrations Developer

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Specialist, Integrations Developer to join our global team.

Team and Job Purpose

Purpose of the team is to lead on the strategic planning, design and delivery of digital and data technology solutions used across SCA. The team will be key to defining the technology strategy including roadmaps for product developments, ensuring our systems remain fit for purpose, maximising the value they deliver and enabling our organisation to achieve impact for children. Working in partnership with Transformation Delivery, the team will be accountable for planning, design and delivery of digital and data technology solutions to Transformation Delivery projects, SCI Functions and internal IT functions. 

Working with members of the wider global TDIT team, the role holder will be responsible for building, implementing, continuously improving, supporting and analysing integrations solutions within the organisation. This role will partner with business stakeholders and product owners in order to understand their integration requirements, and implement and maintain integrations solutions to meet these needs utilising best practices.

Job Title: Specialist, Integrations Developer

Reports To: Manager, Integrations Development

Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available 

Contract Length: Permanent

Grade: P3

Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: Hiring Locations

Time Zone (that the role holder must be available to work in): Europe, WCA, ESA, MENAEE Time Zones (UTC/GMT + / - 3 hours) 

Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment.

International Travel Requirements: Yes, up to 5%

Budget Responsibility: None

People Management Responsibility: None

Principle Accountabilities

• Work under the guidance of the Integration Solutions Manager to develop and implement integration solutions that meet business and technical requirements.

• Development and maintenance of APIs and data transformation workflows, ensuring data integrity and consistency across integrated systems based on requirements gathered through business partnering activities.

• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code. Participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines set by the Integration Architect and the Lead Developer.

• Work closely with business analysts, project managers, and other developers to gather integration requirements and contribute to solution designs.

• Maintaining and troubleshooting existing integration solutions, identifying and resolving issues to ensure smooth system operations. 

• Monitor integration systems and workflows, proactively identify any technical risks/issues related to integrations and helping to manage incidents 

• Provide input on time estimates for integration tasks and contribute to delivering project milestones according to agreed-upon schedules. 

• Support system integration testing, perform debugging, and collaborate with the quality assurance team to ensure that integration solutions meet functional and performance requirements.

• Maintain clear and accurate documentation for all integration projects, including design, configuration, and troubleshooting steps, ensuring it is up to date.

Experience and Skills

Essential

1. Some experience in software development with exposure to integration projects, demonstrating a foundational understanding of application and data integrations, Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).

2. Experience assisting in the design and implementation of integration solutions, with a basic understanding of integration patterns such as point-to-point connections, APIs, and messaging services.

3. Familiarity with cloud-based integration tools and platforms, including basic experience with server less computing, data pipelines, and monitoring tools.

4. Exposure to Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC), including Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with the ability to follow structured development processes under guidance.

5. Some experience using version control systems (e.g., Git) to maintain organized workflows and collaborate effectively within a team.

6. Good interpersonal and communication skills, capable of working collaboratively in a team and conveying technical ideas to non-technical stakeholders.

7. Foundational knowledge of networking and data protocols (e.g., HTTP, TCP/IP, FTP) for basic troubleshooting and ensuring integration reliability.

Desirable

• Exposure to integration platforms like Microsoft Azure Integration Services, MuleSoft, or Apache Kafka.

• Familiarity with API development concepts, including RESTful APIs and basic API security principles.

• Awareness of event streaming platforms such as Azure Event Hub or AWS Kinesis for real-time integration use cases.

• Basic knowledge of data transformation and ETL processes, with an interest in growing skills in database integration techniques.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools for streamlined development and deployment processes.

• Understanding of integration-related security practices, such as authentication methods (OAuth) and encryption standards.

Education and Qualifications 

Essential

• Demonstrated skills and experience are more important that formal education and qualifications in this role therefore none are considered essential

Desirable

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT or related field .

• Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate (AZ 204)

• Training or experience in Microsoft Azure Integration Technologies such as Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Monitoring

• Experience with Git or Azure DevOps

• Proficiency in C#

Working at Save the Children International

Save the Children is the world's leading organisation for children, employing ~25,000 staff. We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Through our work in 116 countries, we put the most deprived and marginalised children first.

We know that great people make a great organisation, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

The work here is challenging but is also immensely rewarding. At Save the Children, you will be in good company, working with talented, like-minded individuals who are determined to ensure that all children survive, learn, and are protected. Your contribution will help ensure children's voices are heard at the highest levels, and that we achieve our global strategy, Ambition for Children 2030, and reach every last child.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

DEI is core to our vision, values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation, and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.

Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this.

Application Information

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application. A full copy of the role profile can be found here via the job listing. It is recommended that you save a copy of the role profile as it will no longer be available after the advert closes.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the job advert may be closed earlier than advertised subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

Our recruitment process:

1. Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter
2. Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team
3. Some recruitment may include an additional assessment or case study stage, or a third stage interview
4. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, followed by your contract subject to passing background checks

We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-harassment, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and DEI and Equal Opportunities.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.