IT Architect - Business Applications
In a strategic capacity, the Systems Architect holds a pivotal position, responsible for designing and implementing robust, scalable systems that underpin the success of our business. This includes not only the design of the systems themselves but also the formulation of overarching system strategies. This role entails close collaboration with multiple teams including comprising software engineers, project managers, and business stakeholders, to ensure business objectives are achieved and systems keep pace with technology trends.
- Formulate system strategies aimed at consistently deriving value from new functionality and capabilities.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical specifications and system architectures.
- Develop comprehensive systems meeting functional and non-functional project requirements.
- Create detailed, high-level technical designs, prioritizing scalability, security, and performance.
- Select optimal technologies, frameworks, and platforms for system development.
- Offer technical guidance throughout the systems lifecycle.
- Enforce best practices, design standards, and architectural principles.
- Identify and address risks and anomalies in system designs.
- Conduct systematic audits to ensure compliance with architectural guidelines and industry standards.
- Stay current with emerging technologies, trends, and best practices in systems architecture.
- Collaborate with project managers and business stakeholders, providing technical insights for project planning and execution.
- Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts, IT Managers, and Product Managers to create system strategies that effectively address current and future business requirements.
- Conduct strategic assessments of IT product options, meticulously weighing architectural principles, cost-benefit analyses, and in-depth research.
- Offer technical expertise to Project and Operational teams, skilfully guiding them through intricate technical decisions.
- Leverage your technical prowess to lead and guide project and product teams, ensuring optimal outcomes.
- Establish comprehensive design principles and chart strategic product roadmaps tailored to your specialized domain.
- Promote a culture of technical excellence as a dedicated champion within both the IT environment and the wider business.
- Maintain a cutting-edge perspective by actively tracking technological advancements, and effectively communicate notable advancements to both IT management and stakeholders.
- Comprehend the distinctive strategies of diverse business areas to elevate the alignment of IT services.
- Collaboratively define pivotal service metrics in partnership with key business stakeholders.
Candidate Specification :
We are looking for a team player and effective communicator, confident in their capability, whilst able to recognise areas for development. They must also be able to think creatively and should always seek new and more efficient ways to improve the IT function and associated processes.
- Demonstrates an exceptional mastery of ERP systems, showcasing a profound understanding of the intricate nuances and technology.
- Communicates complex ideas and improvements clearly and persuasively, bridging the gap between technical intricacies and non-technical stakeholders.
- Possesses an agile and adaptive problem-solving mindset, tailoring strategies to fluidly address evolving customer needs and dynamic business environments.
- Maintains an unwavering commitment to staying current with industry trends and best practices in customer experience design, integrating new knowledge for cutting-edge advancements.
- Approaches challenges empathetically, adapting solutions to resonate with diverse user personas.
- Demonstrates a proven track record of providing expert technical guidance within intricate environments, skilfully navigating complexities.
- Collaborates effectively with stakeholders, harmonizing perspectives to align with overarching group strategies.
- Displays confident and adept communication, assertively conveying ideas to diverse audiences, including effective negotiation and conflict management skills.
- Exhibits proactive problem-solving, risk management, and resilience under pressure.
- Upholds unwavering effectiveness and positivity in high-pressure scenarios, delivering quality results consistently.
- Identifies and seizes opportunities for continuous enhancement, displaying a commitment to personal development and enthusiasm for acquiring new skills.
- Holds recognized relevant professional certifications that tangibly underscore your expertise in the field, offering concrete validation of your readiness for the multifaceted demands of the role.
- Showcases a history of effectively navigating complex matrix environments, providing evidence of your adeptness in managing multiple stakeholders and variables concurrently.
- Brings forth experience in navigating complex matrix organizational structures, reflecting your competence in orchestrating seamless collaboration.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
- Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
- Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
- A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
- Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
- Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
- Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
- Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
- Primary annual professional institution subscription.
- A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
- Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
- Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.