Ordnance Survey

Azure Integrations Engineer

Southampton, United Kingdom Full time

Azure Integrations Engineer

Fixed Term Contract - 12 months

Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, and a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. We’re on a mission to help governments, businesses, and citizens unlock the power of location data.

About the role

We have an opportunity for an experienced, highly motivated Azure Integrations Engineer to join Ordnance Survey’s Technology business area on a 12-month full time contract. This is an exciting time within our Business Systems Domain, as we are about to undertake an extensive improvement project on our Azure based integrations platform.

For this role within our Integrations Team, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, improving and supporting our Azure based APIs and integration solutions, in order to continue to provide robust, secure and efficient integrations between our major business systems and our internal and external customers.

As part of this role you will

• Be developing, debugging, testing, deploying and monitoring efficient and secure APIs and integration logic between systems utilising Azure components and C#.

• Communicate and collaborate effectively with teams within the domain and in the wider OS to enable their systems to integrate with other core business systems through Azure.

• Collaborate on technical problems through pair and mob programming.

• Engage with stakeholders, gather feedback and propose solutions.

• Troubleshoot integrations and develop preventative and innovative solutions where required.

We’re looking for an individual that can demonstrate skills and experience in

• Software development using C#, with a track record in developing and delivering production ready systems using code written using industry best practices and SOLID principals to ensure it is clean, secure, efficient and maintainable.

•  Implementation and deployment of solutions into Microsoft Azure.

•  REST Application Programming Interface (API) design patterns and best practices.

•  Working within a fast-paced Agile development environment.

Knowledge in the following methodologies/technologies is desirable

• Durable functions in C#.

• The following Azure resource types: API Management, Azure Functions, Logic Apps.

• CI/CD practices preferably using Azure Devops pipelines.

•  Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations and Dynamics 365 CE SaaS solutions.

•  Unit testing using frameworks like XUnit or NUnit.

•  GIT

The Rewards  

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  • Salary £43,918 - £51,238 (dependent on experience)

  • OS employee performance related bonus up to 10%

  • A competitive pension scheme (OS contributes up to 12.07%)

  • 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays on joining, (3 taken over Christmas) increasing by one day per year, to a maximum of 5 years

  • Enhanced family leave, including up to 12 weeks paid partner (paternity) leave

  • Free subscription to OS Maps

  • Access to online learning platforms

  • Coaching and Mentoring schemes

  • Plus, a suite of excellent additional perks and benefits

At OS, we believe looking after your health and wellbeing means more than posters and events. We empower you to manage your work and life the way you need it by offering things like

  • An extra days’ leave for each year you work, up to 33 days

  • Employee Assistance Programme

  • Hybrid working

  • Free onsite parking at our modern HQ in Southampton

  • We adopt flexible working and can consider different working hours dependent on the role and your personal circumstances

  • Eyecare Vouchers

  • OS Explorers Nursery discount

  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • We believe that as a company we should give back wherever we can, so we give you 1 day a year to volunteer for charities that are important to you, as well as offering a match funding scheme

Location

We have a fantastic HQ in Southampton, Hampshire where you will be required to spend a minimum of 2 days per week.

Security 

OS conducts pre-employment checks for anyone made an offer of employment, including identity, right to work, employment history and criminal record checks (via Disclosure & Barring Services (DBS). 

Some of our roles may require additional security vetting. We will advise candidates during the recruitment process if additional vetting may be required for that specific role. 

Unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this role, therefore you must have the right to work in the UK, without the need for employer sponsorship.

Closing date: 21 November 23:59pm

Interviews are scheduled to be in person at Ordnance Survey Head office.  

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that people may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during the application process.  

Research indicates that women, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community members, neurodiverse individuals, and people from ethnic minority backgrounds often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Ordnance Survey, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace where everyone can thrive. If you’re enthusiastic about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly match every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the ideal candidate for this or other roles within Ordnance Survey.  

Skills required for this role:

Analysis, Computer Coding, Computer Programming, Delivery Methodologies, Software Components, Software Development, Software Engineering, Technical Support, Testing