Senior Solutions Architect

Senior Solution Architect - Business System Applications / Integration

£80k - £100k + £5k car allowance

1 day in the office a month (London)

We're working with a global organisation who have grown rapidly over the last few years and are expecting to double in size, mainly through acquisition over the next 2 years, who are looking to recruit 2 Solution Architects. You will be responsible for the overarching technology architecture that enables business processes and data flows to connect in harmony with the end-to-end business architecture in a new fully automated digital business model.

The Architecture function is currently quite immature with limited best practice principles and governance in place which they are looking to improve, so they're looking at someone who can help improve that function and ensure there is proper documentation and architecture processes upheld within the business.

There's a huge amount of consolidation work across their application stack and you will be involved in multiple projects at once producing both HLD & LLD, consolidating finance systems into D365, consolidating HR systems and other business systems within a large organisation who have grown very quickly but need to get their architecture function in place in the right way at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain future state architectures, using documented business requirements, developing solution options, architecture documentation and managing the approval and sign off process.
• Ensure the designed architecture is maintained to a contemporary standard and reviewed regularly with colleagues across the IT organisation and business.
• Manage risks and issues associated with the architecture design process and escalate where necessary.
• Input to both the demand management process and Technical Design Authority (TDA) to govern project architecture deliverables.
• Lead the architecture and development governance community with a focus on the quality and longevity of solutions.
• Work with other architects, business analysts, project managers, PMO and other technology colleagues to ensure alignment of proposed solutions to both IT Strategy and Business Strategy, architecture standard and principles.
• Work with delivery partners and technology vendors to align detailed design and build activities to high-level architecture principles.
• Develop long-term relationships with colleagues, delivery partners and technology vendors.
• Technologies: Azure Integration Services, Azure logic Apps and strong data / integration experience.
• Experience integrating different applications and working on different business processes and systems.

We're looking for a charismatic person with very strong stakeholder and communication skills who can help foster a collaborative culture where people can work with autonomy.

To apply for this role please send your CV asap