Integration Specialist

Integration Specialist Permanent, Full Time

Shape the future of Lake Macquarie City Council’s digital ecosystem by designing and delivering secure, scalable, and robust integration solutions.

- Workplace flexibility including hybrid working arrangements, and 9-day fortnight
- We are committed to your professional development
- Join a supportive and innovative Information Technology team

LET’S EXPLORE THE JOB

Our progressive Information Technology team has an exciting opportunity for an Integration Specialist to join our Applications and Development team. You will work closely with the business and software vendors to architect, implement, enhance and maintain enterprise integration solutions that enable Council to deliver high-quality services to our community.

Using your extensive experience in enterprise system integration and API management, you will architect and build solutions that are secure, scalable, and future-focused. You will also act as a subject matter expert, providing guidance on integration best practices while coaching and supporting your IT colleagues to ensure successful business outcomes.

Your key focus areas are:

- Act as the subject matter expert for systems integration and provide advice and support to the Coordinator Applications and Development.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document business and technical requirements.
- Design, build, test, implement, monitor, and troubleshoot integration solutions across Council’s integration platforms.
- Establish and maintain integration standards, frameworks, and best practices to ensure consistent and sustainable solutions.
- Develop new techniques to integrate applications, automate workflows, and validate data integrity.
- Coach and mentor IT team members in integration best practice design and implementation.

LET’S HEAR ABOUT YOU

Our ideal candidate is an experienced IT professional with a passion for creating seamless system integrations that drive efficiency and innovation. You combine deep technical knowledge with strong collaboration skills, enabling you to work across multiple systems and teams to deliver results.

Specifically, you will bring:

- Degree-level qualifications in Computer Science or a related field and/or extensive relevant industry experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in architecting, implementing, managing, and maintaining enterprise-level integration platforms or middleware solutions.
- Strong integration development background with experience in enterprise integration platforms such as Microsoft Azure Integration Services, Boomi, or Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate/RPA).
- Strong SQL skills (Microsoft SQL preferred) and extensive experience delivering complex API-led integration projects.
- Strong understanding of REST, SOAP, JSON and XML-based web service APIs and integration design principles.

LET’S REVEAL THE PERKS

This position provides:

- Competitive salary from $101,090 – $117,483 plus 12% superannuation
- 35-hour week with hybrid working model, flexible working hours and nine-day fortnight
- Dynamic and empowering IT leadership team
- A workplace that values innovation, inclusion, and ongoing professional growth
- Leading edge systems and exposure to a variety of platforms including Microsoft Azure Integration Services
- We value your health and wellbeing and offer generous discounted gym memberships through our corporate fitness program, connect with colleagues through our social club, be inspired by regular wellbeing initiatives, annual flu vaccinations, and confidential support via our employee assistance program (EAP).
- We are committed to being an employer of choice. We will do all we can to help you develop your skills, and make a difference, right from the start. We have a flexible workplace and focus on all aspects of your physical and mental health and safety. We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.
- Work in one of the most picturesque regions of NSW, with the natural beauty of Lake Macquarie right on your doorstep.
- Along with many other perks that come from choosing Lake Mac

CHOOSE THE LAKE MAC WAY

We know it is our people that will shape the future of our city. That’s why we’re passionate about providing a workplace that empowers our staff to be creative, innovative and bold. When you join the team at Lake Macquarie City Council, you’re joining a group of people with a commitment to make our city even better. We’re proud of our city and the work we do, and we know you will be too.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workforce. We believe that a diverse network of employees, which truly reflects the people it serves and represents, is best equipped to understand and meet the needs of our community. We welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, refugees and people with disability. We understand the skills and attributes veterans can bring to our Council.

LET’S START

If this job sounds like you, we would love to hear from you Send your application in by midnight, Sunday 19 October 2025.

- For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Joel Roberts, Coordinator Applications and Development on 02 4921 0069 or via email jroberts@lakemac.nsw.gov.au
- If you require assistance with submitting your application or have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Georgina Green, Talent Acquisition Advisor on 02 4921 0495 or via email ggreen@lakemac.nsw.gov.au
- To complete your online application, you will be asked to upload a copy of your resume and provide responses to questions which are based on the criteria listed in the Position Statement.
- Please note that as part of Lake Macquarie City Council’s recruitment process, prior to an offer of employment being made, recommended candidates may be subject to a medical assessment which may include alcohol and other drugs testing.

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