IT Technical Architect

Posted 6 days 3 hours ago by NRL

Permanent
Not Specified
Other
Cheshire, Warrington, United Kingdom, WA4 6
Job Description
Job Title: IT Technical Architect

Duration: 8-month contract

Location: Remote with occasional travel to Warrington

Reference Number: 365826


About the Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Architect to join our dynamic and innovative team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and guidance across a range of complex projects and services. You will play a key role in defining and implementing the technical vision and roadmap for many elements of our organization, ensuring that our technology solutions align with our business objectives and support our future growth.


Key Responsibilities:
  • Technical Leadership:
    • Provide technical leadership and guidance to project and service teams, ensuring the successful delivery of complex technical solutions.
    • Define and document technical architectures, including system and component diagrams, data flows, and integration points.
    • Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies and tools to meet business requirements.
    • Conduct technical feasibility studies and impact assessments.
    • Ensure that all technical solutions are aligned with enterprise architecture principles and standards.
  • Solution Design & Development:
    • Design and develop robust and scalable technical solutions that meet business needs and exceed expectations.
    • Develop and maintain technical roadmaps and strategies to support continuous improvement and innovation.
    • Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and their potential impact on the organization.
    • Contribute to the development of proof-of-concepts and prototypes to validate new technologies and approaches.
  • Project Delivery:
    • Actively participate in all phases of the project lifecycle, from inception to implementation and ongoing support.
    • Collaborate effectively with project managers, business analysts, engineers, and other stakeholders.
    • Manage technical risks and issues and develop mitigation plans.
    • Ensure all stakeholders are appropriately appraised of technical plans and associated business impacts.
  • Operational Excellence:
    • Develop and implement plans to improve operational efficiency and reduce technical debt.
    • Identify and implement opportunities to automate and streamline processes.
    • Provide technical support and guidance to operations teams.
  • M&A Support:
    • Provide technical due diligence and integration support for mergers and acquisitions.
    • Assess the technical landscape of acquired companies and develop plans for integrating their systems and processes.

Essential Skills & Experience:
  • Proven experience as a Technical Architect with a strong understanding of various technologies and architectures.
  • Industry Best Practices: experienced in applying and aligning to ITIL, Prince2, TOGAF, Archimate.
  • Deep expertise in multiple technical domains, including but not limited to:
    • Enterprise-scale IT: technologies that drive a modern-day large-scale enterprise (5000+ users).
    • Service Desk: ITSM platform (ServiceNow).
    • EUC: end point devices, end point platform management (inTune, SCCM).
    • Apps: CRM, ERP, HCM, Finance, Payroll, Development Environments.
    • Servers: public, private, cloud.
    • Network: WAN, LAN, WLAN, Switches, Routers, Firewalls, SD-WAN (Palo Alto, Meraki, Cisco).
    • Storage: SAN, Back-up (VEEAM, Cisco, HP).
    • Cloud: MS Azure.
    • CyberSecurity: IPS / IDS, SIEM, XDR, AV, NIST, ISO27001.
    • DataScience: MS Data Fabric, Data Bricks, LLMs.
    • Automation: RPA, iPaaS, Low Code / No Code development (MS Power Platform).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically and creatively.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
  • Experience working in a matrixed organization, collaborating with cross-functional teams across different locations.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills.

Desirable Skills & Experience:
  • Experience with M&A activities, including technical due diligence and integration planning.
  • Experience with Agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
  • Experience with DevSecOps practices and tools.
  • Relevant industry certifications (e.g. Azure Certified Solutions Architect).

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