Solution Architect


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Spring Group Plc

Listed on

14th March 2019

Location

Sheffield

Salary/Rate

£44000 - £50000

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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Are you interested in working for an innovative organisation delivering excellent IT and business services?

Spring are working in partnership with The University of Sheffield, a top 100 University, to recruit a talented Solution Architect to join their already renowned solution design and assurance team.

Come and be part of an innovative and influential University department delivering excellent IT and business services to a leading Russell Group institution.

As a Solution Architect your primary goal will be to design and deliver complex IT Infrastructure and Application Solutions across a wide range of complex environments.

The Solution Architect role is located within the Solution Assurance function and you will join an existing team of Architects to lead on the development of solution and technical architectures which meet the current and future IT needs of the University.

Specifically, you will be responsible for:

* Leading on designing, specifying and selecting information system solutions, considering functionality, data, security, integration, infrastructure and performance

* Liaising with clients, business representatives and other professional staff to understand both the strategy of the overall University strategy, and design information system solutions to meet specific business needs that yield an effective return on investment

* Ensuring that technical solution definitions include appropriate technical and solution assurance mechanisms including relevant functional and non-functional requirements and validation mechanisms

* Working with the business and Business Analysts in the capture and analysis of requirements, and with Project Managers to develop high level project schedule resource plans for implementation

Skills and Experience Required:

* Significant practical experience working at a senior level as an Enterprise, Solution, Technical or Systems architect in a large, complex, organisation

* Extensive experience in service development and delivery, operating across a variety of IT roles in a large and complex organisation

* Experience of undertaking complex analysis, facilitating and redesigning strategically critical business systems

* Working knowledge of systems security, systems integration and information management

* Ability to develop technical and solution architecture designs

* Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage with, persuade and influence people from across the organisation, and the ability to build internal and external networks

* Team player with experience of leading and collaborating across teams and working with people with a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds to ensure successful delivery of solutions

* Strong conceptual and analytical skills with ability to produce products that deliver organisational benefit

In return you will receive:

The University of Sheffield is a fantastic place for you to really make your mark, with a real focus on learning and development opportunities it's an excellent way to expand your horizons, gain certifications and improve your professional development.

You will also have access to a total reward package, this includes a competitive salary, generous pension scheme and a whole host of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle needs.

The University pride themselves on ensuring their staff are happy and have an excellent work life balance, you'll have a 35 hour working week and a generous annual leave entitlement

Does this sound like you?

Are you an enthusiastic individual with a passion to lead world class IT teams whilst delivering enterprise scale IT enabled change?

Ready to make your mark in an award winning academic organisation?

Apply now for immediate consideration

Spring are working in partnership with The University of Sheffield, any enquiries regarding this role should be directed to the Spring Technology Sheffield Office.

Spring acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Spring Group UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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