Senior Solutions Architect designing digital manufacturing solutions at LyondellBasell. Leading architecture for production, reliability, energy, and sustainability use cases with a focus on innovation.
About the role
- Designing high quality software solutions using IBM iSeries for Target Group in financial services. Engaging with clients and technical teams to shape innovative solutions while ensuring compliance.
Responsibilities
- Using IBM iSeries (AS/400) to design high quality, scalable, secure and resilient software solutions for Target and the requirements of its existing or future clients.
- Utilise effective design capability that can be articulated to clients and internal teams for the development of proposed solutions.
- Sit on the internal Design Authority Board (DAB) and review proposed designs to ensure compliance with the agreed terms of reference for Targets technical strategy.
- Play a key role in Targets modernisation by utilising your skills and knowledge of the IT industry to shape solutions.
- Communicate design decisions, plans, goals and strategies to project teams and senior leadership.
- Research, investigate, propose and introduce new technologies/third party applications to ensure Target remains relevant within the market.
- Utilise Product, Industry & System knowledge to support the Solution Architect by designing components of the High Level Solution.
- Articulate solution designs to software engineering teams to facilitate low level design.
- Act as the technical design authority in project delivery, working with technical leads to ensure that the requirements of the solution are implemented in full
- Provide product, system and industry guidance to the project team.
- Support the Change project governance process, Design Solution Owner Group and Change SDLC
- Working closely with Sales, Bid and Commercial teams, providing product and technical knowledge support to the bid process.
- Support the Solution Architect for all Bid opportunities you are allocated.
- Owning the process of engagement with all areas of the business and articulating the proposed solution design.
- Providing design estimates for new functional components.
Requirements
- Subject matter expert within Financial Servicing (Lending and/or Investments)
- Client facing experience
- Presentation experience
- Security by Design
- Experience of designing to standards and utilising industry patterns
- AS400 / iSeries experience
- Not essential, but we'd love it if you had the following experience...
- Cloud Deployment (AS/Azure)
- IBM Middleware e.g. IBMi
- API Integration e.g. Mulesoft
- Project Delivery Methodologies E.g. Waterfall, Agile
- Tooling e.g. JIRA & Confluence
- SQL Scripting or Programming**
- **We're looking for someone who is...**
- Resilient
- Methodical; can focus on providing accurate, clear solution designs
- A team player – collaborates with colleagues to drive common approaches
- Able to present like a Consultant assured behaviour
Benefits
- A competitive salary of up to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience
- 30 days holiday PLUS bank holidays *(That's right! 30 days from Day 1)*
- At least two days per year to give back to our community through our volunteering initiative
- Defined Pension Contribution Scheme (Employer matched up to 6%) with the option to contribute via Salary Exchange (Salary Sacrifice)
- Employee Discount Scheme, access to discounts and offers across 100s of leading retailers.
- Company Paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
- Group Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
- Group Income Protection
- Annual Pay Review
- Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
- Help@Hand – Confidential access to health and wellbeing support to include Employee Assistance Program
- Free Flu Vaccinations, Eye Tests and employer contribution towards glasses
- Recognition Scheme
- Free Mortgage Advice and Support
- Funeral Concierge and Bereavement Services
- 24/7 access to a GP
- Discounted health club memberships
- Salary Sacrifice Technology Buying Scheme
- Access to Wisdom, total wellbeing solution
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