Solutions Architect Job in Taunton TA13TA, South West UK
Solution Architect
Somerset
Permanent
£37,000 to £42,000 plus excellent pension and public sector benefits
As a result of changes to legislation and ever increasing competition, Technology is driving a step-change in the marine market and in UKHO customer expectations. The recent mobilisation of Enterprise Architecture at UKHO has therefore come about at a critical moment and the group will essentially play a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining an edge in an increasingly competitive technology based marketplace.
The Solution Architect is a key member of the Enterprise Architecture team. Working with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, IT Architects and Delivery Managers, you will provide the leadership, analysis and design expertise for the development and implementation of Enterprise aligned Solution Architecture Designs under the guidance of the Enterprise Architect.
Key responsibilities include
* Delivery of enterprise solutions and artefacts under the architectural framework
* Management of user and architectural requirements
* Solution Vision, Architecture Design, Transition / Roadmap and Implementation planning
* Coordination of Solution Architecture implementation and modification activities
* Consultation with relevant development teams to fit systems and/or infrastructure to the architecture, identifying modifications to the solution architecture to accommodate business needs
As a key member of the Enterprise Architecture team, your contribution to the transformation programme will be critical to the future direction of the organisation.
Knowledge and skills summary:
* Providing consultancy to the business, designing and monitoring complex architectures and delivering architectural solutions to solve business requirements and concerns
* Experience of assessing and managing architectural risk, incorporating risk mitigations into solution architecture deliverables and artefacts
* Experience of integrating third party COTS and third party developed solutions into an existing architecture.
* Modelling processes, systems, data and infrastructure in UML and or other modelling language using Sparx Enterprise Architect.
* An understanding of TOGAF and knowledge of structured project methodologies such as Prince2 or MSP
If you are resourceful, pro-active and passionate about Enterprise and Solutions Architecture and you believe you have the skills and experience required, particularly within the retail industry, I would be delighted to hear from you.
Apply now, or call Hugh Plaice on 0117 922 5010 to find out more about this exciting opportunity.
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