Systems Architect

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Systems Architect
Salary: From £60,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - flexibility to work from home or at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester & Milton Park-Oxfordshire)
Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions.
Join us and your contribution will help us to empower UK universities, colleges, research institutions and wider customers with technology so that everyone prospers.
About the role:
This is a key role in The Software Development Group (SDG) within the Group CTO directorate.
The Systems Architect is a high level and strategically important role. It is critical in meeting future business needs and strategic goals. It requires skills and expertise to design and modernise the architecture of our data collection systems, as well as designing the future architecture of our complex products. You will need to be able to react to environment feedback, evolving system design as business needs dictate.
Responsibilities will include:

• Application of in-depth technical knowledge and expertise in systems and enterprise architecture principles, methodologies, and best practices, to design scalable, secure, and high-performance systems.
• Works with our “Technical Design Authority” crafting technology and design choices, to create and input into our technical design strategy.
• Works collaboratively with Heads of Development, Principal Developer, Technical Leads and Scrum teams providing technical expertise and advice to internal Stakeholders and Customers.
• Designs and integrates complex systems, including integrating different software applications, platforms, and services, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability.
• Designs and builds end-to-end solutions that meet business requirements, considering factors such as scalability, performance, availability, security, and usability.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience in various programming languages, software development frameworks, and technologies relevant to Systems Architecture.
• Demonstrable experience in translating architectural designs into effective solutions.
• Ability to actively consult with multiple teams with multiple design requirements.
• Extensive understanding of building highly scalable applications on the AWS serverless architecture.
• Ability to write secure code to the highest standard.

Please refer to the job description for full details.
Don’t meet every single requirement?
We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box but we realise the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
Why work at Jisc:
At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors.
We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles.
Our benefits are great too. We offer:

• Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
• 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas
• A generous pension scheme
• A range of leave options, including parental leave, 3 days volunteer leave per annum and even career breaks.
• A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development
• Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office
• A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning
• Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment,
• Financial well-being support
• The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit
• A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee recognition awards and travel loans
• Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying - Purchase 1-5 days’ additional holiday per annum, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech

Equality, diversity and inclusion
We celebrate diversity, embrace our differences, through our culture and employee networks and know that this is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we’re inclusive and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Striving to be best in practice, we are working hard to achieve progressive change. ‘Always inclusive’ is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, class, citizenship, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, trans status, veteran status, or gender identity.
Application process:
Please do let us know what reasonable adjustments you need made to the application or selection process so you can do your best. We will be happy to help you.
Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls!
We advertised this role on 24/04/2024.