Lead SAP Engineer – Integration

Kingfisher•Lower Southampton Township, PA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in. At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you! This role sits within the SAP Platform team and is responsible for leading SAP integration across the SAP estate at Kingfisher plc. You will oversee how SAP systems connect with each other and with non-SAP platforms, ensuring integrations are designed to the right standards, are secure, reliable, and aligned with long-term architecture plans. You’ll also help modernise the integration landscape, moving from legacy solutions toward more cloud-based, API-led approaches, while working closely with Architecture, Operations, Security, and external partners. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on oversight guiding integration design decisions, supporting project delivery, and ensuring day-to-day stability and performance of integration platforms.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of SAP integration technologies (ASAPIO, SAP Integration Suite/CPI, PI/PO, Data Sphere)
Experience integrating multiple SAP systems (ECC, CRM, BW, CAR) and non-SAP platforms
Understanding of integration patterns including APIs, IDocs, Proxies, messaging, and real-time data replication
Ability to evaluate and recommend integration tools and architectures
Familiarity with cloud integration and API management approaches
Knowledge of data security, authorisation, and audit principles in integration design
Experience managing vendors or third-party service providers
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for resolving complex integration issues
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to stakeholders
Experience mentoring or guiding engineers
Collaborative working style across Operations, Security, Cloud, and Architecture teams
Ability to manage multiple integration workstreams effectively
Be Customer Focused – constantly improving our customers’ experience
We listen to our customers and colleagues
We innovate products and experiences to stay ahead
Be Human – leading with purpose, humanity and care
We do the right thing
We invest in our people and build great teams
Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
We focus externally, globally and build the long term
We experiment and share our learnings
Be Agile – building trust and empowering people to work with agility
We act with pace, not perfection, role modelling 80/20
We take risks, fail fast and adapt quickly
Be Inclusive – inspiring diverse teams to achieve together
We celebrate difference as a strength
We collaborate, breaking down silos
Be Accountable – owning the plan, delivering results and growth
We focus on performance outcomes
We prioritise and simplify for others

Responsibilities

Lead SAP integration design, delivery, and technical oversight across the SAP landscape
Evaluate requirements and select appropriate integration tools, patterns, and approaches
Define and maintain integration design standards aligned with architecture, security, and controls
Ensure integrations meet performance, scalability, security, and reliability requirements
Oversee operational stability of SAP integration platforms and support incident resolution
Coordinate integration delivery across internal teams and third-party providers
Act as central point of contact for complex, cross-system integration issues
Maintain visibility of all integrations including performance, usage, and lifecycle status
Drive adoption of modern integration approaches (API-led, event-driven, cloud-ready)
Support transition from legacy technologies to modern SAP integration platforms
Provide technical leadership, guidance, and quality assurance for integration solutions
Maintain documentation, design artefacts, and operational procedures