Job Title: IT Solutions Architect
Overview
My Client is seeking an IT Solutions Architect to collaborate with internal stakeholders at all levels to understand business challenges and identify opportunities for improvement. This role involves researching, defining, and proposing technical solutions to enhance business outcomes, while coordinating the implementation of new solutions or enhancements to existing systems.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning
1. Develop an understanding of company business plans and strategic objectives, actively managing stakeholder relationships.
2. Engage with senior staff to understand technology needs, identify challenges, and propose innovative solutions.
3. Collaborate with Business Analysts, product owners, and ICT staff to define technology requirements.
4. Ensure solutions align with company standards and governance, as well as long-term Division and Delegation objectives.
5. Research emerging technologies applicable to the UK market and maintain up-to-date knowledge on current service technologies.
6. Develop standards and policies for solution design and support ICT strategic and operational governance.
7. Build and maintain relationships with relevant external vendors.
Design & Transition
1. Research, price, design, and consult on new IT solutions and enhancements for existing systems.
2. Facilitate workshops to gather requirements and develop solutions in collaboration with internal and external teams.
3. Coordinate and document design approvals, system architecture, and solution guidelines, such as user guides and maintenance protocols.
4. Develop and execute test plans for new implementations to ensure they meet requirements and specifications.
5. Oversee the implementation of technical solutions and support continuous improvement of design processes.
6. Conduct site surveys or activity reviews to support design objectives and assist in early-life support to ensure smooth transition into operations.
Operational Support
1. Define methods and processes to enhance design and implementation activities.
2. Provide guidance to users and ICT team members.
3. Generate management reports related to design activities.
4. Manage and optimize platform costs through active oversight of platform usage, spend, and maintenance.
5. Assist in maintaining the IT Service Catalogue.
Qualifications and Experience
1. Proven experience in solution design within structured, managed ICT environments.
2. Strong expertise in the Microsoft technology stack.
3. Experience with strategic planning, stakeholder management, and technical architecture design.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £79,370.00-£84,864.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* On-site parking
* Work from home
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Experience:
* Software development: 4 years (required)
* Solutions design capacity: 4 years (required)
* Microsoft stack: 4 years (required)
Work Location: In person
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