MuleSoft Tech Lead

Job Summary by the careerbalance.co.uk Team:

111Job Description:In Team Digital, we’re planning for a future where the technology solutions we co-create and design enable us to achieve our goal to protect our greatest natural resource and allow our customers, communities and the environment to thrive.  
As a team, our vision is to create an everyday digital experience for the people we serve – our customers – by putting them at the heart of everything we do. As part of our award-winning team, you’ll help the business become an intelligent, connected organisation in order to deliver our digital transformation and turnaround.

What you’ll be doing as a Mulesoft Tech Lead

• The successful MuleSoft Tech Lead will be joining our Integration Platform team; this team plays a key role in digital transformation and is accountable for building and enhancing the integrations built on our key platforms (MuleSoft Anypoint, SAP Integration Suite) ensuring it meets the demands of the business.
• You will be responsible for the success of integration implementations and ensure the technical quality, governance, and operationalisation of the integration solutions.
• This position requires deep experience with middleware applications, including expert-level knowledge of MuleSoft and underlying CI/CD utilizing the detailed review of integration requirements.
• You will act as the product owner and be responsible for defining the stories and backlog, prioritising the workload of interfaces.
• As a MuleSoft Technical Lead, you’ll be acting as the product owner and supporting the data & integration strategy working with various stakeholders from different projects.
• Working in a DevOps model, you will be responsible for the delivery of new apis/integrations within MuleSoft Platform whilst also supporting operational resilience and platform stability.

What you should bring to the role
We want to bring together a team of brilliant tech minds with game changing ideas. We’re looking for people who will help us re-imagine the way we work and the way we get things done:

• A truly digital mindset. Open to collaboration. Open to risk. Open to new ways of doing things.
• Obsessed with data. Obsessed with excellence.
• People who think and behave differently to the way we do. People who don’t want to just be another cog in the machine.

To be successful you will already have good:

• Integration experience (integration development, testing, and deployment experience) and  hands-on experience of MuleSoft
• Strong experience in JavaScript, RAML, REST, SOAP, Maven, CI/CD pipelines, Anypoint Studio, Munit, Azure DevOps and versioning tools
• Hands on development experience of Integration Patterns and MuleSoft best practices and standards
• Strong experience in designing reusable assets, components, standards, frameworks, and processes to support and facilitate API and integration projects (RAML, REST, SOAP)
• Passion and a genuine interest for Integration Cloud technologies and products
• Experience of working within a DevOps environment and the related processes and controls

What’s in it for you? 

• Competitive salary from £75,000 and £83,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Annual Leave – 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (Plus bank holidays) 
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution – Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution
• Company Car Allowance – £5,800
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing

Who are we? 
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear – to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive. 
 
Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all. 
 
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part? 

Working at Thames Water 
At Thames Water we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life’s essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business. 

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, background, and differences that each individual brings. 

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. 

Find out more about working at Thames Water. 

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way. 

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Location: South East, Reading