Data Solutions Architect

Working for a leading global provider of security and compliance management solutions, based in Bracknell.

Do you have experience managing the integration of existing and new IT solutions? Including technical system design, development and implementation?

Do you have experience managing and leading a team?

Duties:

• Areas of responsibility include business and technical systems design, acquisition and/or development, implementation, and support
• Infrastructure design, acquisition, implementation, operation, and maintenance
• Understand, articulate, and optimize application and process capabilities for use by multiple/all business and IT constituents
• Drive architectural standards and simplification
• Ensure the design, development, delivery and supportability of services/solutions for businesses are in accordance with business and IT objectives

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for department area(s) or location(s) with significant impact on business unit results, organizational strategy, and transformational activities
• Applies strong subject matter knowledge to manage staff activities in solving moderate to complex business/technical issues within established policies
• Understands, articulates, and optimizes application and process capabilities for use by multiple IT constituents
• Directs and controls activities for business or IT area including one or more disciplines. Plans, directs, and monitors high-end operational activities of staff and drives the strategic plan for the team
• Drives architectural simplification and ensures capabilities and applications are done “once for the company”
• Understands, articulates, and optimizes application and process capabilities for use by multiple/all business and IT constituents
• Ensures that systems and applications are highly available and meet or exceed performance expectations and require little to no support
• Ensures team meets or enables achievement of relevant IT metrics and commitments per IT business goals and objectives
• Communicates organizational business plans and strategies and drives performance planning and review
• Provides technical as well as people leadership
• Exerts influence beyond the immediate team; demonstrates business acumen and applies it for effective business engagement with internal customers and effective management of programs and initiatives
• Drives change management in the team or immediate organization; takes personal ownership of the IT strategy and drives support of it

Knowledge and Skills:

• A technical bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus ten years minimum related experience with minimum of three years management or supervisory experience
• Demonstrated expertise within relevant field or discipline as well as a broader conceptual understanding of other Information Management functions
• Experience directing and controlling the activities of one or more functions