SSE Corporate IT Summer Placement - IT Architecture Support
Start date: June, 2025 (12 weeks)
Locations: Reading, Havant
Base Salary: circa £23,422 + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.
Working Pattern: Fixed Term | Full Time | Flexible First options available
What is the Role?
We have ambitious net zero targets, and our business is growing to help us achieve our strategy. We're looking for students or graduates who can bring fresh ideas, new skills and creative thinking, to deliver innovative solutions to help us reach net zero. This is an exciting time to join SSE; you have the power to make a change and help us build a better, more sustainable world of energy for you, your family, the community you live in, and for generations to come.
The IT Architecture Support role is responsible for assisting the IT Architecture team in delivering and maintaining the IT architecture vision, roadmap, and baseline for the organization. The role involves working closely with the IT Architecture Lead and other IT architects to manage the architecture backlog, ensure alignment with the strategic roadmap, and produce high-quality architecture deliverables and visions.
Responsibilities:
1. Architecture Backlog Management: Help to prioritize, track, and update the architecture backlog items, ensuring clarity and alignment with architecture principles and standards.
2. Baseline Management: Support the IT Architecture team in maintaining and updating the architecture baseline, documenting changes and performing quality checks on architecture artifacts.
3. Strategic Roadmap: Contribute to the development and communication of the IT architecture strategic roadmap, identifying gaps and opportunities.
4. Architecture Deliverables and Visions: Assist in producing and presenting architecture deliverables, creating and refining architecture diagrams, models, and documents.
What do I need to join?
At SSE we're proud to celebrate difference. We all have different skills, experience, and backgrounds and we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture where you can be yourself.
Safety is at the heart of everything we do at SSE and we live by the mantra 'if it's not safe, we don't do it'. You should show alignment with our core values and have a genuine passion and interest in the energy sector.
As the organization grows and becomes more international, our students and graduates need to be highly flexible to embrace changes and keep up with the fast-paced evolution of the business. You should be comfortable working to and setting stretching individual targets and using your own initiative to overcome challenges.
You'll be studying for, or have graduated with, a degree in one of the following disciplines: computer science, information technology and systems, software engineering and development, technology risk and audit, cyber security, cloud, data science, data analytics, statistics, architecture, service management.
What's in it for you?
An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing, and much more. View our full benefits package on our careers site.
As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment, and upon joining SSE.
Next Steps:
All applications should be submitted online. Closing date for applications: Sunday, 17th November, 2024.
If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact us here. If you would prefer a call to discuss adjustments, let us know by email and we can arrange a call with you at a time that suits you.
Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.
SSE welcomes applications from all nationalities. Please note that any successful candidate must be able to evidence a valid right to work prior to commencement of employment.
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