Integration Team Lead

CompanyAllied Bakeries | part of Associated British Foods plc

LocationGreater Liverpool Area

Posted At2/2/2026

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Programmers and software development professionals

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£54,700 (£28.05 per hour)

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Description

ABF is a multinational business with over 125,000 employees worldwide. The ABF Grocery division, of which we are part, contains a number of household name brands including Kingsmill, Patak’s, Blue Dragon, Raja Spices, Jordans and Dorset cereals, Ryvita and Silver Spoon.

Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well-known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS.

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Integration & Development Team Lead to join our technology function. This role is ideal for someone who has previously led a small development or integration team and is confident working across multiple technologies.

About the Role

As the Integration & Development Team Lead, you will be responsible for guiding a small team of developers, ensuring the successful delivery of high quality integrations and interface enhancements. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate these into clear, detailed specifications for your team.

This role requires a balance of leadership and hands-on technical ability. You will carry out analysis, design and technical specification work, while also contributing directly to development activities when required.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and support a small development or integration team, providing direction, mentoring and technical guidance.
Work with business and technical stakeholders to gather and analyse requirements.
Produce detailed technical designs, specifications and documentation for new and existing interfaces.
Oversee the delivery of integration solutions, ensuring they are robust, scalable and aligned to architectural standards.
Contribute to hands-on development activities, particularly for complex or high impact work.
Drive best practice across the team, including coding standards, quality assurance and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with wider IT teams to ensure successful deployment and ongoing support of integrations.

About You

The ideal candidate will have a development background and experience working across multiple development platforms. You will be comfortable leading others while remaining technically engaged.

Essential experience:

Previous experience leading a small development or integration team.
Strong analytical and design skills, with the ability to translate requirements into clear technical specifications.
Hands-on development experience using a range of platforms and tools.
Experience delivering and supporting system integrations or interfaces.
Azure Integration Services and / or MuleSoft or similar enterprise integration platforms.
API design and development.
CI/CD, DevOps practices and modern development pipelines.

This role will suit a technical professional who enjoys combining leadership with hands-on problem solving, and who is looking to take the next step in their career within a collaborative, forward thinking environment.