Technical Architect

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When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. Join us and you'll be able to play a big part in the success of our highly successful, fast-paced business that opens up Europe so people can exercise their get-up-and-go. With over 300 aircraft flying over 800 routes to more than 35 countries, we're the UK's largest airline, the second largest in Europe and the tenth largest in the world. Flying over 80 million passengers a year, we employ over 12,000 people. Its big-scale stuff and we're still growing.

We're proud of our culture in easyJet, which we call our Orange Spirit. Our head office is in a working aircraft hangar in Luton and we have an international mind-set in everything we do. We are connected, fast paced, no-one stands on status, and our talent is the best in the industry. We strive for diversity in all its forms, we work hard and have fun; we reinvented air travel 20 years ago and we will keep on innovating.

The Technical Architect role works with the Enterprise Architects to set the platform technical roadmap, and also works with the Solution Architect role and software delivery teams on a day-to-day basis to ensure the delivery of new solutions is in adherence to overarching standards

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

To shape and manage the Technical Architecture for our corporate IT (HR and Finance etc.) landscape including;

> Providing technical expertise and guidance to development teams (both easyJet and 3rd parties) around architecture design and implementation, ensuring standards are consistency upheld and quality practices are embedded early within delivery teams

> Maintain a technical Roadmap for the platform, defining how constituent technologies, frameworks and hosted environment are kept up to date to ensure maximum productivity and cost effectiveness.

> Set and govern non-functional requirements for systems ensuring that all delivery teams meet set standards around performance, security, code maintainability and supportability.

We are looking for someone with :

Significant commercial experience as a Technical Architect, within integration of COTS (commercial off the shelf packages), ideally in a HR/Finance environment.

Experience of Agresso, Workday or similar systems would be an advantage but not essential.

Demonstrable experience of delivering high quality technical solutions in line with business needs and timescales.

Understanding of software best practices, design principles & patterns

Ability to explain complex technical information in business terms, helping to shape business process

Good understanding of coding best practices for security and performance

Experience of working in a technology based role and interfacing to a varied number of internal and external stakeholders

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