Manager IT Integrations

Overview

At Ferrellgas our corporate roles are fully remote, enabling talented professionals to support our field operations from wherever they are. These positions play a critical role in driving business growth, providing strategic and operational support that empowers our teams in the field to deliver exceptional results. In this role you will be responsible for overseeing Ferrellgas operational integration processes, developing strategic procedures to increase the efficiency and productivity of the data streams, as well as evaluating the optimal performance of systems to support daily business functions. This management position will work closely with project teams to oversee and approve the work of both direct reports and other team members who are developing integrations. This position will be the application owner for integration tools such as Boomi and AWS SQS/SNS, Control M, setting and enforcing company standards while also helping to set and meet yearly budget and enhancement goals. Further, the Manager of IT Integrations is the application owner of message-oriented middleware such as IBM MQ. The Manager IT Integrations must have excellent technical troubleshooting and communication skills.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

At Ferrellgas, we’re committed to supporting our team with benefits that promote health, financial security, and personal growth:

• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, vision, accident, and critical illness insurance
• Income Protection: Company-provided short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D
• Financial Wellness: 401(k) with company match, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Time Off & Family Support: Paid Time Off (PTO), parental leave, and tuition reimbursement
• Wellness & Assistance Programs: Wellness program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Medicare support
• Employee Perks: Referral program, employee discount programs, and propane savings

Responsibilities

• Manages employee, contract, and partner personnel.
• Assists with budgeting for enhancements and resources that correlate with an integrations vision and roadmap.
• Leads the software development team to design and develop frontend and backend APIs/Web Services solutions using Middleware integration tools and API Management Tools to integrate disparate business systems in multi-tier environments to meet business requirements and deliver on-time, within budget, and with excellent quality.
• Uses best practices to develop clustered, reliable, scalable, and high-performance integration solutions and deliver a high availability ("always on") experience, superior performance of IT services and solutions to simplify employee and partner experiences.
• Designs and develop integration capabilities between various data sources/systems throughout Ferrellgas using Boomi, AWS, Control M or other middleware as needed.
• Oversees the development and maintenance of data extraction, transformation and mappings from multiple source systems that comprise databases like SQL Server, Oracle, Navision etc.
• Collaborates with the senior leadership team and fellow managers to develop a strategy and roadmap for continuous process improvement with focus on our customers' experience by understanding and providing solutions in a speedy and convenient way.
• Ensures integration solutions are compatible with platforms releases and consistently utilize new functionalities introduced into integration platforms.
• Evaluates and manages security risks in solution design and development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT related field or equivalent work experience in full stack of Middleware Integration Tool (Boomi) Java, Caching, SQL, REST/SOAP API, API Management Tool, JavaScript, Micro Services, JSON.
• 3+ years of current and hands-on experience with integration platforms.
• Project management and excellent communication skills, including the ability to write project plans and reports.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems and design robust, scalable integration solutions. Advanced competency in object-oriented design, data structures, integration design patterns, and complexity analysis.
• Experience with the entire integration development lifecycle from Design and Build to Governance, Management and Compliance.
• Ability to communicate in both technical and business environments.
• Ability to plan, execute, and measure high-impact projects.
• 1+ years of experience mentoring, coaching, or supporting colleagues, peers, and/or direct reports.
• Critical thinking, time management, and problem-solving skills
• Professional and positive approach, self-motivated, strong in building relationships, team player, dynamic, creative with the ability to work on own initiative.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or otherwise authorized to work in the United States
• Applicants must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future

Why Ferrellgas?

At Ferrellgas we’re honored to be part of tight-knit communities across America and thousands of customers’ lives. From our nationwide charitable partnerships with Operation Warm and Operation BBQ Relief to fundraisers for local schools, fire departments, veteran organizations and more, we are always looking for ways to give back to the communities we live in and serve.

Hear from our current employees and discover the people behind Ferrellgas: Employee Testimonials               

Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today and be part of our growing team!