Senior Solution Architect, IT Business Services

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Job description

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Deloitte is proud of its reputation as a leader in technology and enabling success of our clients, customers and its people. Your opportunity is to play a pivotal part in the Solution Architecture team to drive technology change within the organisation; and ensure changes to IT services across Northern Southern Europe (NSE) are architected in line with strategy and best industry practice.

You will be an experienced Solution Architect with the ability to interpret business functional and non-functional requirements to deliver complex solution designs that can be implemented by the technical teams. You must have the low-level design, business and industry skills that enable you to work collaboratively with the wider technical and business teams to deliver overall solution(s). You will be a team player that provides technical guidance and support to your assigned projects and the wider IT community. You should have the ability to identify potential tasks that can be delegated to the Technical Architects in the team.

You will be responsible for ensuring all solution architectures in your purview are architecturally sound, fit for purpose and technically deliverable within the context of available people, process, and technology.

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In this role you will:

• Be the senior representative of the Solution Architecture practice within a platform/domain(s)/service line(s) to deliver the right solution architecture outcomes taking into account the customer need, and the IT strategy.
• Cultivate strong working partnerships with key stakeholders, customers and the wider Solution Architecture team.
• Provide technical leadership to define, document and communicate commercially viable solutions to business opportunities ensuring all business, application, information/data, infrastructure and security considerations are defined in sufficient detail which allows implementation teams to realise the solution.
• Ensuring all functional and non-functional requirements are met for a particular business challenge or opportunity, and any exceptions are justified, communicated and accepted with all applicable stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the Architecture community (Enterprise, Cloud and Security) and other stakeholders (e.g. Data Privacy, Product Owners, relevant Governance bodies, etc) to ensure solutions align with business and technology strategy; or seeking and agreeing (minimal) dispensations to highlight technical debt and/or business/operational risks.
• Interface with internal and external subject matter experts (SMEs) and application owners across Business lines, Operations, Development teams, Business Change in the designs and migration of IT applications.
• Ensure quality assurance of solution architecture artifacts and provide technical reviews and coaching of wider Solution Architecture team.
• Identify any risks or issues and ensure they are managed appropriately.
• Ensure all possible design tasks are delegated to the other architecture team members and be available to support and guide when needed.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

This will be a challenging role that requires excellent planning, design and technical knowledge and experience. You will have excellent design and technical knowledge to asses, plan, design and support migration of a high number of on-premises applications. You will partner with your stakeholders to help get the best cost-effective solutions for the practice and IT.

Essential:

• Expertise in documenting and implementing complex IT infrastructure systems that meet the business requirements.
• Experience of analysing and documenting existing on-premise/cloud/external applications and infrastructure (networking, storage, hosting and security elements).
• Experience in design, documenting and implementing complex integrations and data flows between on-premises, SaaS and cloud services using a range of architectures and tools.
• Strong systems thinker who uses logic to analyse options, and articulate trade-offs when evaluating the residual risks.
• Strong knowledge of designing and implementing IT infrastructure technologies such as servers, storage, networking, cloud, and virtualization. You should be able to design, document and implement infrastructure solutions that are scalable, reliable, and secure.
• You will have strong knowledge and experience in on premise datacentres and cloud computing platforms such as Azure and be able to produce solution designs that are implementable and supportable for the business on cloud platforms with integrating into the wider Deloitte IT estate.
• You must have experience of implementing COTS packages into controlled environments (on-premise/cloud) additionally using the Azure/AWS products and tools to deliver solutions.
• You will have a detailed understanding of security principles and best practices and should be able to design and implement secure infrastructure architectures that protect the organization's data and systems such as Authentication, RBAC, usage of service accounts etc.
• You should have excellent communication skills and be able to effectively communicate and present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, key business representatives and deliver technical solutions to Lead Architects and wider IT functions.
• Knowledge of IT service management frameworks such as ITIL.
• Architect-Level certifications.
• You must have the ability to identify and delegate technical deliverables to the Technical and Solution Architecture team(s).
• You must have the ability mentor and coach the wider Solution and Technical Architecture teams.

Desirables:

• Microsoft Cloud Certification (Azure Certified Architect)
• Accreditations in suitable architectural qualification e.g., TOGAF, SABSA, BCS accreditation
• Familiarity with industry compliance and security standards (e.g., ISO27001, PCI-DSS)

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Collaboration is central to everything we do at Deloitte. From IT to HR, marketing and more, our teams help to support the wider business in everything they do. Bringing your individual skills and specialist knowledge, you can make a far-reaching impact. Come join us.

Central business services

We deliver world-class business support services for our people, our clients and our firm. From HR services, technology and digital support and pensions to facilities management, and more - together we are a true enabler for better business.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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"The amount of investment in me in terms of training and development has been incredible - it has undoubtedly helped me to progress my career."

-Jim, Enabling Functions

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in one of our UK offices with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you'll attend your local office, virtual collaboration spaces and client sites, depending on the requirements of the role.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Connect to your return to work opportunity

Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?

For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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