Provision of a Senior Integration Development Resource for the Student Information System Project

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Dublin City University (DCU) requires a Senior Integration Development Resource to support its Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) department. This role is critical for the ongoing maintenance, continuous improvement, and development of enterprise-wide integrations, particularly those supporting the university's Student Information System (SIS) digital transformation. The resource will operate within the Data Architecture and Integrations team at DTS.

The scope of work involves:

• Integration Development and Enhancement:
• Acting as a senior system integration specialist, defining and enforcing integration standards across all development.
• Building new integrations and enhancing/migrating existing point-to-point integrations using a modern enterprise integration platform.
• Designing and building both on-site and cloud integration solutions.
• Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted development tools to innovate, improve efficiency, and optimise integration workflows.
• Technical Debt Reduction:
• Migrating legacy scripts to the Boomi integration platform.
• Removing technical debt associated with legacy integrations.
• DevOps and Modernisation:
• Championing a DevOps approach for maintaining and enhancing data integrations.
• Implementing security enhancements to reduce vulnerabilities.
• Promoting and developing automation through the adoption of modern ICT tools.
• Mentoring and Knowledge Sharing:
• Mentoring and upskilling colleagues on system integration methodology, emerging technologies, and best practices.
• Fostering a culture of innovation and knowledge sharing, particularly in AI and modern integration approaches.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Consultancy:
• Liaising with internal stakeholders across the university for data integration initiatives.
• Engaging with potential and existing ICT suppliers, providing technical evaluation and input for procurement processes.
• Acting as a subject matter expert and providing ICT consultancy advice on data integration for university-wide IT projects.
• Project Management and Strategy:
• Scope, design, management, and delivery of designated IT projects.
• Monitoring industry trends and maintaining a technology watch on developments relevant to the university's ICT infrastructure transformation.
• Attending university committees and advisory groups as appropriate.
• Specific Technical Skills Required:
• Significant experience (minimum 5 years) in design, test, and deployment of data integrations across Enterprise Systems.
• Strong understanding of Cloud Integration Architecture, system integration, ICT infrastructure, and service delivery in a higher education environment.
• Knowledge of major technological developments influencing Enterprise Systems data integrations, including automation and AI.
• Technical proficiency in APIs, databases, software development lifecycle, testing, Boomi integration platform, Microservices Event Streaming, and scripting/programming languages.
• Certification as a Dell Boomi Professional Developer and Production Administrator is required.
• Working knowledge of Linux, LDAP (Active Directory), monitoring tools, hosted cloud services (MS Azure, AWS), and Identity Management (SSO).
• Demonstrated expertise in the ethical and effective application of AI, understanding institutional policies and data security requirements.

3. Background & buyer context

Dublin City University (DCU) is procuring this Senior Integration Development Resource as part of its ongoing commitment to advanced IT and digital transformation. DCU positions itself as a leading innovative European University, focused on addressing global challenges and providing a transformative student experience. The university has over 20,000 students across three campuses.

This procurement aligns with DCU's strategic initiatives, including the successful delivery of a cloud-based Student Information System (SIS) digital transformation under the "Talent, Discovery and Transformation 2018-2023" plan. This transformation resulted in new Enterprise Systems requiring robust integrations for seamless data flow. Responsibility for these integrations has now transitioned to the Data Architecture and Integrations team within Digital Technology Solutions (DTS). The current requirement for a Senior Integration Developer is to ensure continuity, resilience, and continuous improvement of these integrations, while also driving innovation, particularly through the strategic adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement: Confirmation that the applicant party turnover exceeded €120,000 during one/each of the last three years or pro-rata if more recently established.
• Insurance:
• Employers Liability: €13,000,000 for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence and unlimited in the period of insurance.
• Public Liability: €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence per period of insurance.
• Professional Indemnity: €1,500,000 limit for any one claim per period of insurance.
• Cyber: €1,000,000 limit for any one claim per period of insurance.
• Certifications: Certification of Dell Boomi Professional Developer and Production Administrator is required.
• Past experience: Significant (minimum of 5 years) experience at senior level in design, test, and deployment of data integrations across Enterprise Systems. Candidates should refer to instances within the last three to five years demonstrating successful delivery of comparable services.
• Personnel: Not specified for this tender.
• Geographic / facility constraints: Not specified for this tender.
• Other: The applicant firm must have been in existence for at least 6 months.

5. Award criteria & scoring

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