Job Posting Title

Integration Architect

Salary Band

Competitive

Job Description

About the role

As an Integration Architect, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing integration solutions that connect systems, applications, and data across the enterprise. You will lead the architecture and strategy for seamless data flow and interoperability between internal and external platforms, ensuring scalability, security, and performance. Your role is pivotal in enabling digital transformation and operational efficiency through robust integration frameworks and technologies.

You will champion the transformation of integration architecture into a strategic enabler of enterprise agility, resilience, and innovation. By embedding integration as a core capability across the organization, you will ensure that systems, data, and processes work in harmony to support evolving business needs. You will position integration at the heart of transformation, empowering teams to deliver seamless customer experiences, unlock operational efficiencies, and accelerate time-to-value through connected technologies.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Integration Architect with a strong track record of designing and implementing integration solutions across complex enterprise environments. With a deep understanding of integration patterns, middleware technologies, and APIs, you are able to translate business requirements into robust, scalable, and secure technical designs.

Bringing hands-on expertise in a wide range of integration technologies and platforms, such as ESBs, iPaaS, messaging systems, and API management tools your knowledge will span both cloud-based and on-premise solutions, confident in guiding organisations through digital transformation journeys, ensuring systems are seamlessly connected and optimised for performance.

Collaboration should be at the core of your approach, comfortable in working closely with business stakeholders, solution architects, and technical teams to shape integration strategies that support organisational goals. With strong communication and leadership skills, you can influence at both technical and executive levels, while mentoring teams to adopt best practices in integration design and delivery.

Above all, you are a problem solver who thrives on complexity and innovation, with the ability to balance technical detail with strategic vision. You take pride in creating integration solutions that not only meet today’s business needs but also provide flexibility for future growth and change.

About us

The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities.

As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.

What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:

Financial

Corporate bonus scheme (on target 10%, up to a maximum 15%)
Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)
Annual performance related pay reviews
Colleague mortgage scheme
Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
Access to our financial advisers
Access to a range of high street and online discounts

Work/Life Balance

A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions 30 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
The option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ holiday
Hybrid working (typically 3 days’ home based)
Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood

Health and Wellbeing

Private medical insurance
Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme
Access to an employee assistance programme
Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gym’s
Two paid volunteering days’ each year
Cycle to work scheme

Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiters for this vacancy at adam.curran@newcastle.co.uk

Company:

Newcastle Building Society