Company description:
SGB
Job description:
Solutions Architect
Location: Milton Keynes/Hybrid
Working Hours: Monday to Friday
Salary: From £65,000 plus excellent benefits package, including:
- Hybrid working
• Eligibility to annual bonus scheme • Access to a fantastic loan car scheme • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays • Competitive pension • 4x basic salary life assurance
Working in a dynamic environment, our Solutions Architect will be responsible for the technical design of applications and platforms within the IT estate, adhering to enterprise standards and best practice. The role works closely with the Scania Central IT team, Heads of Technology, Enterprise Architects, Technical Architects, Business Analysts, Developers, and Project Managers to deliver IT change that meets the needs of projects and programmes within Scania Great Britain's enterprise portfolio.
In this role you will:
- Be accountable for preparing and maintaining technical architecture artefacts for business and IT platforms including as-is, to-be (roadmaps) and transitional states for infrastructure, application, and integration services.
- Work with the Enterprise Architecture and Head of Technology to govern the lifecycle of one or more of Scania's shared technology/infrastructure platforms.
- Collaborate with the Enterprise Architecture and peers to identify and agree the technical standards, frameworks, tooling, and patterns for technical solutions adhering to enterprise standards and best practice.
- Provide technical expertise, guidance and technical assurance to Developers/Engineers ensuring consistency and conformity to agreed standards.
- Collaborate with key business stakeholders to identify existing or future exploitable opportunities to drive business value.
About you:
- Organised - have a clear focus to deliver results, working to targets, reviewing progress, and adapting plans accordingly.
- Customer focussed - understand customers and seek to exceed their needs.
- Business acumen – business understanding, cost conscious, with a long-term perspective.
- Innovative - open to new ways of doing things, questioning existing approaches, expressing ideas confidently and clearly.
- Inspirational leadership - the ability to influence, inspire, lead and direct others, working autonomously as well as in a team.
- Proven experience - working with internal and 3rd party architects in the delivery of the architecture function, including governance, standards and processes.
If you're interested in this role we'd love to hear from you.
Closing date: 14/08/2024
Next steps:
1. If you like the sound of this position, please apply today.
2. A member of the Scania Recruitment team will contact you to discuss your application.
3. If you are successful at that stage, you will be invited to have a conversation with the hiring manager.
We understand that every candidate is unique, and we strive to accommodate your needs. If you require any adjustments during the application process, please reach out to our Recruitment Team, we'll be happy to discuss these with you.
Working for Scania is not just about the job. It's about you too, and this is where the company goes the extra mile and provides an industry leading employment package. We offer an excellent benefits package which includes a pension scheme, complementary life insurance, financial incentive schemes and discounts on major retail outlets including groceries.
At Scania we invest considerably in colleague development, and you can expect to receive comprehensive training and career progression not only in the UK but throughout our Global organisation.
We have a strong and supportive culture, where each individual is seen, respected and has the potential to contribute. We trust each other to act and make decisions, and we believe in a more flexible future workplace based on individual needs. For us, diversity and inclusion is a strategic necessity. By having colleagues with the widest possible range of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, and experiences, we ensure we have the right people and together with an inclusive corporate culture, this drives our business forward. We want our colleagues to feel proud and happy to work for us, no matter where they are from or who they are, and we strive to achieve an inclusive and family-friendly environment for everyone.
Scania is dedicated to delivering exceptional products and services to our customers and the successful candidate will reflect our core values; CUSTOMER FIRST, RESPECT, ELIMINATION OF WASTE, RESPONSIBILITY and TEAM SPIRIT in all we do.