In Team Digital, we're planning for a future where the technology solutions we co-create and design enable us to achieve our goal to protect our greatest natural resource and allow our customers, communities and the environment to thrive.
As a team, our vision is to create an everyday digital experience for the people we serve - our customers - by putting them at the heart of everything we do. As part of our award-winning team you'll help the business become an intelligent, connected organisation in order to deliver our digital transformation and turnaround... as part of the X team what role are they playing in making this happen.
We're recruiting for a role requiring keen data analyst skills, a passion to learn new technologies, and a willingness to engage with stakeholders across the business.
The Service Asset and Configuration Management (SACM) Analyst is responsible for the day-to-day configuration of data held within a centralised Configuration Management Database (CMDB) ensuring it is up-to-date and accurate.
What you'll be doing as a SACM Analyst
- Undertake data insertion and updating activities within the CMDB ensuring accuracy and quality
- Implement tasks to achieve the Configuration Management Plan in accordance with priority need.
- Contribute towards supporting the CMDB ensuring appropriate regular housekeeping is performed.
- Support verification and audit activities of the CMDB to confirm all CIs are relevant and align to architectural mapping.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of the Configuration Management Plan.
- Work alongside stakeholders to identify and establish Configuration Items (CIs) for inclusion within the CMDB.
- As appropriate, contribute towards the running of the platform by ensuring best practice and suitable governance processes are implemented and functional.
- Track the progress and variation across changing states of CIs. When a CI moves through lifecycle phases, the status changes should be recorded.
Base Location: Reading - Hybrid
Working Pattern: 36 Hours
What you should bring to the role
We want to bring together a team of brilliant tech minds with game changing ideas. We're looking for people who will help us re-imagine the way we work and the way we get things done:
- A truly digital mindset. Open to collaboration. Open to risk. Open to new ways of doing things.
- Obsessed with data. Obsessed with excellence.
- People who think and behave differently to the way we do. People who don't want to just be another cog in the machine.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Interest in IT and data
- Attention to detail
- Planning and organising skills
- Understanding of data management
- Effective communication skills
- Strong experience with Microsoft Excel
What's in it for you?
It's an incredibly exciting time to join Team Digital, the best people to tell you why, are the people in our team. Take a look at the video below to find out what they think.
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- Competitive salary up to £45,000 per annum, depending on experience
- Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (Plus bank holidays)?
- Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution
- Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.
Water is life's great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we're committed to taking care of it for us all.
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, background, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Find out more about?working at Thames Water.
When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you'll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.