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Job Description Solutions Architect Our Client is a leading global organisation with offices in Central London. They are looking to recruit a Solutions Architect with at least 10 years hands-on expertise as a Solutions Architect. The key purpose for the position is to manage the applications and technology in the company. This includes Integrating products Managing Data Identity Management systems and software Enhancing existing applications Must have an excellent understanding of networks and infrastructure Must have excellent knowledge of the Azure environment and Office 365. This is key position with high levels of responsibility. The Client is based in Central London. This is a 6 month assignment initially. The rate is negotiable but will be circa £500 pd to £700 pd. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your rate and availability.

Job Description Solutions Architect Our Client is an international consultancy with over 3000 employees. They are now looking to recruit a Senior Solutions Architect to based at the Company's Central London Offices. You will extensive and deep Expertise in following Application Development areas: • Expertise in application architecture using modern technologies such as cloud native development, 12 factor Apps, microservices, serverless, API management, Kafka, etc. • Deep knowledge of Microservices, Containers, REST APIs development, API Management tools (e.g. MuleSoft, Apigee), Kafka • Solution architect with broad expertise in wide range of digital technologies in areas of application platform development, web and mobile development, cloud, integration, security, etc. • Application dev experience with at least one of the cloud providers - Amazon AWS or MS Azure • Understanding of distributed computing paradigm and exposure to building highly scalable systems. • Experience with platform modernization and cloud migration projects • Expertise in Agile development methodologies like TDD, BDD, Performance/Load testing etc. • DevOps experience - CI/CD, Test Automation, Containerization - tools and processes • Should be conversant with emerging technologies - chatbots, voice/conversational interfaces, RPA, Machine Learning, etc. • In-depth, hands-on experience in developing web /mobile applications or platform with either Java/J2EE or .NET tech stack and database technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, etc. • Exposure to polyglot programming languages like Scala, Python and Golang will be a plus • Ability to read/write code and expertise with various design patterns • Have used NoSQL database such as MongoDB, Cassandra, etc. • Work on opportunities along with sales, practice, delivery teams through the pre-sales process • Develop customer proposals - solution architecture, pitch decks, estimating solution effort, resourcing and timelines • Translate requirements into solution architecture diagrams, implementation roadmap, delivery approach and other artifacts • Understand business & technology issues /challenges and translate that to modern technology solutions • Engage with business and IT groups to align solution architecture with strategic business direction • Build a trusted advisor relationship with business and technology leaders Stay periodically engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle to ensure ongoing alignment to established solution vision • Bachelors or master's degree in engineering (computer, electronics, etc.) • 20+ years of Solutions Architecture experience (or equivalent enterprise architecture experience) and in customer-facing roles • Vertical domain knowledge in Financial Services will be an advantage • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Experience in client-driven large-scale application platform implementation projects • Experience and desire to work in a global delivery environment Ability to travel up to 40% • Familiarity with architecture modelling tools. TOGAF experience / certification desired but not necessary • Proven track record of designing / developing scalable solutions at the enterprise level • Demonstrated success in quickly understanding business needs and aligning it to technology solutions • Experience delivering solutions using an Agile / Scrum methodology Strong communications skills (e.g. active listening, requirements elicitation, oral, written, presentation, workshop facilitation, consensus building) The Clients offices as based in Holborn - Central London. The salary for this position will be based on expertise and will be in the range £90K - £120K. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with you salary and availability.

Job Description Technical Solutions Architect The primary role of the IT solutions architect, is to ensure all IT Infrastructure applications architecture and design, systems and software Integration, functional requirements gathering, whether from inception or enhancements, are delivered on-time, aligned to industry standards, redundant and simplified by design, as well as being delivered cost effectively, whilst ensuring project delivery meets architectural objectives. Responsible for providing hands-on design and technical leadership to the global IT and business related teams, with a solid technology background, experience in capability and data models, domain driven design for application strategy, across all phases of the software development lifecycle. Additional responsibilities include ensuring IT Infrastructure and application design are secure, reliable, and regularly reviewed. This role will also develop and enhance relationship management with key service partners, independent contractors, vendors, and suppliers. Key Responsibilities/Tasks: • Lead the architecture design, and delivery towards consolidation of O365 amongst operating companies globally. • Lead the architecture and design towards implementation of a robust, cost-effective disaster recovery solution for all key business applications globally. • Ownership of the workflow design between core system applications and functions. • Ownership of end architecture target designs with viable interim states. • Ownership of data integration complexity, with an aim of simplification. • Ownership of architectural and operational design and roadmap. • Ensure solutions are secure by design, with minimum customisation (as needed). • Support and train technical / business leads across functions, using agile decision making. • Responsible for ensuring the correct technical solutions and products are chosen. • Responsible for documenting the technology landscape, interfaces, and data flows. • Responsible for ensuring new and modified services, occur in a planned, controlled, and timely manner, with emphasis on design and implementation concepts. • Provide monthly reporting dashboard, on network security, IoT consumption, endpoint and server security, application security, including SLA and key KPI counters to the director of IT and associated stakeholders. • Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of IT transformation related projects and programs, to ensure application of appropriate governance processes are aligned. • Maintain and up to date solution architecture diagrams / workflows and documentation for all key IT programmes, projects and ongoing BAU activities. • Provide timely reports to management and key stakeholders on projects progress, and risks to delivery including non-compliance issues. • Collaborate with the director of IT, ensuring IT security policies & practices are adhered to within all regions and groups. Skills/Competencies Required: • Microsoft / AWS architecture (recent experience) • Agile methodology / delivery • Experience with interacting with business and technology leaders. • Experience designing physical data models (relational SQL desirable) • Experience rolling our mid-large platforms from inception to production. • SQL, Java, Oracle, Kubernetes exposure. • Hardware and software virtualisation techniques • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Prior experience in a complex IT infrastructure environment • Excellent analytical abilities and innovative problem-solving skills. • Excellent interpersonal skills and strong abilities to develop and enhance relationships with clients and peers. The Client is based in Central London. This is a hybrid role - 3 days per week in the office. The salary for this position circa £55K - £60K. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and notice period.

Job Description Technical Solutions Architect The primary role of the IT solutions architect, is to ensure all IT Infrastructure applications architecture and design, systems and software Integration, functional requirements gathering, whether from inception or enhancements, are delivered on-time, aligned to industry standards, redundant and simplified by design, as well as being delivered cost effectively, whilst ensuring project delivery meets architectural objectives. Responsible for providing hands-on design and technical leadership to the global IT and business related teams, with a solid technology background, experience in capability and data models, domain driven design for application strategy, across all phases of the software development lifecycle. Additional responsibilities include ensuring IT Infrastructure and application design are secure, reliable, and regularly reviewed. This role will also develop and enhance relationship management with key service partners, independent contractors, vendors, and suppliers. Key Responsibilities/Tasks: • Lead the architecture design, and delivery towards consolidation of O365 amongst operating companies globally. • Lead the architecture and design towards implementation of a robust, cost-effective disaster recovery solution for all key business applications globally. • Ownership of the workflow design between core system applications and functions. • Ownership of end architecture target designs with viable interim states. • Ownership of data integration complexity, with an aim of simplification. • Ownership of architectural and operational design and roadmap. • Ensure solutions are secure by design, with minimum customisation (as needed). • Support and train technical / business leads across functions, using agile decision making. • Responsible for ensuring the correct technical solutions and products are chosen. • Responsible for documenting the technology landscape, interfaces, and data flows. • Responsible for ensuring new and modified services, occur in a planned, controlled, and timely manner, with emphasis on design and implementation concepts. • Provide monthly reporting dashboard, on network security, IoT consumption, endpoint and server security, application security, including SLA and key KPI counters to the director of IT and associated stakeholders. • Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of IT transformation related projects and programs, to ensure application of appropriate governance processes are aligned. • Maintain and up to date solution architecture diagrams / workflows and documentation for all key IT programmes, projects and ongoing BAU activities. • Provide timely reports to management and key stakeholders on projects progress, and risks to delivery including non-compliance issues. • Collaborate with the director of IT, ensuring IT security policies & practices are adhered to within all regions and groups. Skills/Competencies Required: • Microsoft / AWS architecture (recent experience) • Agile methodology / delivery • Experience with interacting with business and technology leaders. • Experience designing physical data models (relational SQL desirable) • Experience rolling our mid-large platforms from inception to production. • SQL, Java, Oracle, Kubernetes exposure. • Hardware and software virtualisation techniques • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Prior experience in a complex IT infrastructure environment • Excellent analytical abilities and innovative problem-solving skills. • Excellent interpersonal skills and strong abilities to develop and enhance relationships with clients and peers. The Client is based in Central London. This is a hybrid role - 3 days per week in the office. The salary for this position circa £55K - £60K. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and notice period.

Job Description Senior Solutions Architect Our Client is an international consultancy with over 3000 employees. They are now looking to recruit a Senior Solutions Architect to be based at the Company's Central London Offices. You will extensive and deep Expertise in following Application Development areas: \" Expertise in application architecture using modern technologies such as cloud native development, 12 factor Apps, microservices, serverless, API management, Kafka, etc. \" Deep knowledge of Microservices, Containers, REST APIs development, API Management tools (e.g. MuleSoft, Apigee), Kafka \" Solution architect with broad expertise in wide range of digital technologies in areas of application platform development, web and mobile development, cloud, integration, security, etc. \" Application dev experience with at least one of the cloud providers - Amazon AWS or MS Azure \" Understanding of distributed computing paradigm and exposure to building highly scalable systems. \" Experience with platform modernization and cloud migration projects \" Expertise in Agile development methodologies like TDD, BDD, Performance/Load testing etc. \" DevOps experience - CI/CD, Test Automation, Containerization - tools and processes \" Should be conversant with emerging technologies - chatbots, voice/conversational interfaces, RPA, Machine Learning, etc. \" In-depth, hands-on experience in developing web /mobile applications or platform with either Java/J2EE or .NET tech stack and database technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, etc. \" Exposure to polyglot programming languages like Scala, Python and Golang will be a plus \" Ability to read/write code and expertise with various design patterns \" Have used NoSQL database such as MongoDB, Cassandra, etc. \" Work on opportunities along with sales, practice, delivery teams through the pre-sales process \" Develop customer proposals - solution architecture, pitch decks, estimating solution effort, resourcing and timelines \" Translate requirements into solution architecture diagrams, implementation roadmap, delivery approach and other artifacts \" Understand business & technology issues /challenges and translate that to modern technology solutions \" Engage with business and IT groups to align solution architecture with strategic business direction \" Build a trusted advisor relationship with business and technology leaders Stay periodically engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle to ensure ongoing alignment to established solution vision \" Bachelors or master's degree in engineering (computer, electronics, etc.) \" 20+ years of Solutions Architecture experience (or equivalent enterprise architecture experience) and in customer-facing roles \" Vertical domain knowledge in Financial Services will be an advantage \" Excellent written and verbal communication skills \" Experience in client-driven large-scale application platform implementation projects \" Experience and desire to work in a global delivery environment Ability to travel up to 40% \" Familiarity with architecture modeling tools. TOGAF experience / certification desired but not necessary \" Proven track record of designing / developing scalable solutions at the enterprise level \" Demonstrated success in quickly understanding business needs and aligning it to technology solutions \" Experience delivering solutions using an Agile / Scrum methodology Strong communications skills (e.g. active listening, requirements elicitation, oral, written, presentation, workshop facilitation, consensus building) The Clients offices as based in Holborn - Central London. The salary for this position will be based on expertise and will be in the range £70K - £100K. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with you salary and availability.

Inside IR35 Location: Hybrid, one day per week on site in either London or SalfordACTIVE SC REQUIRED Job Description:We are seeking a highly skilled Telecoms Quality Assurance engineer with experience in cloud technologies. The ideal candidate will be responsible for assessing solutions for value for money, assuring technical designs, and interfacing with telecom operators. This role does not require designing solutions or programming but demands a good understanding of telecoms network infrastructure and applications.Key Responsibilities:* Technical Design Assurance: Review the integrity and quality of technical designs, ensuring they meet the organizational requirements.* Assess proposed solutions for Value for Money: Evaluate proposed High-Level and Low-Level designs to ensure they provide value for money, considering the lifetime cost/benefit.* Interface with Telecom Operators: Act as the primary point of contact with specific telecom operators, facilitating effective communication and collaboration.* Compliance: Ensure solutions comply with relevant industry standards, good practice, and legal requirements. Refer appropriate matters to other relevant parts of the organisation where necessary.Required Skills and Experience:* Telecom Network Infrastructure: Comprehensive understanding of telecom network infrastructure.* Quality Assurance: Experience of Governance and Assurance roles* Telecom Industry Applications: Familiarity with typical telecom industry applications and their integration within network infrastructure.* Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills, with the ability to assess competing solutions and make appropriate recommendations based on technical merit.* Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface with various stakeholders, including telecom operators and internal teams.* Software Engineering Background: Proven experience in software engineering, with an understanding of software development principles and practices.* Cloud Experience: Knowledge of cloud technologies and platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).* Certifications: Relevant telecoms and cloud industry certifications are desirable* Commercial: Some commercial experience is desirable but not essential.Qualifications:* Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.* Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role within the telecom industry.* Relevant certifications in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert) are desirable.Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

This is a great chance to join us as our ServiceNow Lead Solution Architect to be responsible for leading the design and development of innovative solutions to meet the needs of the business. The primary objective of this role is to deploy, maintain and improve the ServiceNow Service Management platform used by Capita to support its external customers and internal staff. Help strengthen our Teams as our ServiceNow Lead Solution Architect. Home based/ fully remote role. This is a great chance to join us as our ServiceNow Lead Solution Architect to be responsible for leading the design and development of innovative solutions to meet the needs of the business. The primary objective of this role is to deploy, maintain and improve the ServiceNow Service Management platform used by Capita to support its external customers and internal staff. The role will be providing technical leadership, to lead and support the team by coaching, mentoring and driving personal and professional development and ultimately creating a high performing and engaged team. From delivery point of view, responsibilities include analysing the impact of new requirements, to deliver proactive IT Service Management and Operations through implementation, automation, integration, and management of primarily ITSM and ITOM related toolsets and environments and will require demonstrable experience and in-depth knowledge and expertise in processes, tools, and frameworks to improve overall quality, efficiency, and experience of services being delivered. What You'll Be Doing: - Collaborating with stakeholders to understand their requirements and translating them into solution designs. - Providing technical guidance to the development team to ensure the quality and integrity of the final solution. - Evaluating and recommending new technologies, platforms, and frameworks to improve solution design and delivery. - Managing and mentoring a team of BAs, admins, solution architects and developers. - Ensuring platform alignment with the business strategy. - Creating and maintaining a detailed view of the existing architecture. - Participating in process workshops. - Working closely with enterprise architecture team and assisting in migrating configuration across instances. What we're looking for: - Deep Knowledge of ServiceNow Solutions: Expertise in various ServiceNow modules and functionalities - ITIL Processes: Strong understanding of ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) processes and best practices - Enterprise Environment Experience: Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments with multiple integration points - System Architecture and Design: Proficiency in designing and deploying scalable and robust architectures - Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with cloud services, enterprise software, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies like AI and IoT - ITIL Certification - Proven track record of designing and delivering complex IT solutions that meet business needs. - Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. - Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation. - Strong leadership and mentoring skills. - Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines. - Informed about the technology market and trends. - Ability to gain SC clearance Desired Skills/Experience - ServiceNow Certified Master Architect (CMA) OR - ServiceNow Certified Technical Architect (CTA) - Project Management qualifications such as Prince2, PMP etc. - Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum) About Capita Technology and Software Solutions (TSS) Capita Technology and Software Solutions (TSS) is a global shared service, responsible for delivering innovation and digital transformation for Capita's businesses and clients. We work collaboratively with Capita's divisions to shape the right digital technology solutions to help clients work differently, engage differently, sell differently and to be resilient to whatever next comes their way. We create innovative technology and software solutions for Capita's clients and businesses while ensuring secure, resilient and predictable service delivery. TSS brings together 5000+ colleagues from across Capita into a single function to deliver world-class technology and software solutions for Capita's businesses and clients. What'

Home based role Help strengthen our Team as our Solutions Security Architect. Home based role. An excellent opportunity for a Solutions Cyber Security Architect to join our team to be integral to ensuring the secure design of IT solutions. Collaborating closely with project teams as well as domain-specific security architecture experts, you will provide leadership and guidance to ensure that projects adopt a risk-managed approach to cybersecurity. Passionate about security, you will work to align solutions with our security strategy and ensure compliance with corporate, industry, and client security standards. You will work to align solutions with our security strategy and ensure compliance with corporate, industry, and client security standards. This role demands a deep expertise in security technologies, risk management, and the ability to create innovative solutions to complex security challenges. What You'll Be Doing: •Leading as a security subject matter expert (SME) by providing advice, guidance, and oversight on securing IT architectures for complex systems and high-risk projects.•Driving project requirements through a threat and risk-driven methodology.•Supporting and mentoring junior Security Architects and other security professionals.•Assisting in the maintenance of Capita's enterprise security architecture model.•Contributing to the development of corporate security policies, principles, standards, and guidelines as needed.•Educating and communicating security matters to the broader technology community. What we're looking for: •Experience in cyber security architecture•Working towards CISSP certification or holding an equivalent security certification.•Broad technical security architecture knowledge gained through training and certification (i.e. ISC2 CISSP-ISSAP, BCS Practitioner Certificate in Security Architecture or equiv.)• Security technology knowledge covering three or more from the following examples (the list is not exhaustive): SIEM, SOAR, DLP, EDR/XDR, PAM, EPP, Cloud Security, Network Security, Secure SDLC, Cryptography.•Ideally the candidate will also have knowledge of architecture methodologies such as TOGAF or SABSA along with architecture development and modelling knowledge and experience with ArchiMate.•Knowledge of business continuity, risk management and enterprise architecture•Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences clearly.•Deep knowledge in one or more key IT security domains such as networking, cloud, end-user computing etc., as well as broad knowledge across the wider information security and assurance domain.•Due to the market sectors Capita operate within, you must be a UK national and hold, or be able to gain, SC security vetting clearance. Competency and level required: •Enterprise and business architecture (STPL) 5•Solution architecture (ARCH) 6•Strategic planning (ITSP) 5•Risk management (BURM) 4•Stakeholder relationship management 5•Emerging technology monitoring (EMRG) 5•Specialist advice (TECH) 6 About Capita Technology and Software Solutions (TSS) and CISO Capita Technology and Software Solutions (TSS) is a newly formed global shared service, responsible for delivering innovation and digital transformation for Capita's businesses and clients. We work collaboratively with Capita's divisions to shape the right digital technology solutions to help clients work differently, engage differently, sell differently and to be resilient to whatever next comes their way. Within Policy, Governance and CISO our key capabilities are to define, implement and maintain pan-Capita Cyber, Information Security and IT Policies. Defining and implementing security strategy and providing appropriate governance, assurance, asset management, risk management, privacy and health safety, to maintain compliance requirements for TSS and the wider group What's in it for you? •Opportunity to learn new skills and progress your career.•The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice•Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and all

Job Description IT Technology Planning & Governance Manager with Enterprise Architect Solutions Our Client is a leading company in the UK who are looking to recruit a candidate with at least 10 years expertise in IT technology and governance planning with Enterprise Architect Solutions experience. The role is Technology Planning Manager where you beresponsible for the ongoing development and maintenance of the technology alignment roadmap for Corporate working closely with senior stakeholders, systems owners and 3 rd parties to deliver innovation. Lead day-to-day support and management of the core business Applications Portfolio lifecycle including but not limited to Finance, Legal, Property, Pensions, Treasury, HR, Business Development, Payroll and our Corporate Intranet ensuring that delivery of change is fit for purpose, of high quality, reliable and secure. Role Responsibilities Drive customer-centricity and stakeholder engagement, work closely with Corp functions to align application roadmaps with the combined Corp IT / SSC annual technology plans and dependencies. Work with senior stakeholders to build, document and map business capability to solution architecture across the Corp. Take ownership and develop a technology roadmap that meets the application requirements of the Corp to support the wider Company businesses. Evaluate the potential impacts of application workloads moving to cloud, notwithstanding the threats and opportunities for Corp functions. Shape, create and present business cases for high level initiatives, seek approval, funding and prioritisation with senior stakeholders. Understand the capital allocation requirement across the Corp functions plus the overall impact of application change on the operational expenditure budget. Align technology roadmaps and annual budget planning, use as the foundation for reporting on the state of the Corp Application portfolio. Provide technical leadership for Corp initiatives engaging across the Company where corporate applications service the wider businesses. Solve complex business problems with process and technology that cut across Corp group such as Identity and Access Management. Document and review IT standards, procedures and policies to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Liaise with internal and external audit teams. Develop and adapt innovation tools and processes to drive operational excellence within Corp IT. Establish and maintain a consistent and integrated approach to information security and data protection governance in line with audit requirements. Create alignment on how to utilise governance forums such as User Experience and Architecture to improve services delivered to Corp functions. Manage solution architects, contractors, 3 rd Parties and business analyst in the future. Experience Required Significant and relevant progressive IT experience Experience of being in a practical solution planning and technical architecture design role is essential e.g. SaaS, Identity and Access Management Good understanding of emerging and innovative technologies, how to shape, deliver and leverage those technologies Experience of architecture business capability mapping, data management governance, technology roadmaps and project delivery lifecycle processes. Experience of ensuring compliance between corporate business application roadmaps and IT roadmaps. Experience of working within an ITIL service management environment with strong knowledge of business systems or applications within a corporate environment. Ability to deal with and manage conflicts whilst building successful business relationships across a range of stakeholder groups both internal and external to the organisation. Proven leadership skills, setting objectives and ensuring delivery of services to target Proven contract management, supplier management, procurement, and vendor selection experience Experience of systems such as Microsoft Office 365, Dynamics 365, SAP Success Factors, Treasury Openlink Findur, CMS, BACs Payment Platforms, Microsoft Power BI, Integration/ETL, Azure Active Directory Single Sign On and other bespoke applications Experience in executing business continuity planning and IT DRP Creating solution and technical application architectures, IT standards and policies Day-to-Day management of the Application Portfolio, its currency, dependencies and risk Technical lead on major system changes and upgrades Responsible for the development and management of Solution Architects, Business Analyst and contract resources Provide support to Corporate functions and wider businesses to enable them to optimise their use of corporate applications Vendor Management and selection (RFIs / RFP support) The Client is based in Central London. The salary for this role will be in the range of £90K - £110K + Benefits. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description IT Technology Planning & Governance Manager with Enterprise Architect Solutions Our Client is a leading company in the UK who are looking to recruit a candidate with at least 10 years expertise in IT technology and governance planning with Enterprise Architect Solutions experience. The role is Technology Planning Manager where you beresponsible for the ongoing development and maintenance of the technology alignment roadmap for Corporate working closely with senior stakeholders, systems owners and 3 rd parties to deliver innovation. Lead day-to-day support and management of the core business Applications Portfolio lifecycle including but not limited to Finance, Legal, Property, Pensions, Treasury, HR, Business Development, Payroll and our Corporate Intranet ensuring that delivery of change is fit for purpose, of high quality, reliable and secure. Role Responsibilities Drive customer-centricity and stakeholder engagement, work closely with Corp functions to align application roadmaps with the combined Corp IT / SSC annual technology plans and dependencies. Work with senior stakeholders to build, document and map business capability to solution architecture across the Corp. Take ownership and develop a technology roadmap that meets the application requirements of the Corp to support the wider Company businesses. Evaluate the potential impacts of application workloads moving to cloud, notwithstanding the threats and opportunities for Corp functions. Shape, create and present business cases for high level initiatives, seek approval, funding and prioritisation with senior stakeholders. Understand the capital allocation requirement across the Corp functions plus the overall impact of application change on the operational expenditure budget. Align technology roadmaps and annual budget planning, use as the foundation for reporting on the state of the Corp Application portfolio. Provide technical leadership for Corp initiatives engaging across the Company where corporate applications service the wider businesses. Solve complex business problems with process and technology that cut across Corp group such as Identity and Access Management. Document and review IT standards, procedures and policies to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Liaise with internal and external audit teams. Develop and adapt innovation tools and processes to drive operational excellence within Corp IT. Establish and maintain a consistent and integrated approach to information security and data protection governance in line with audit requirements. Create alignment on how to utilise governance forums such as User Experience and Architecture to improve services delivered to Corp functions. Manage solution architects, contractors, 3 rd Parties and business analyst in the future. Experience Required Significant and relevant progressive IT experience Experience of being in a practical solution planning and technical architecture design role is essential e.g. SaaS, Identity and Access Management Good understanding of emerging and innovative technologies, how to shape, deliver and leverage those technologies Experience of architecture business capability mapping, data management governance, technology roadmaps and project delivery lifecycle processes. Experience of ensuring compliance between corporate business application roadmaps and IT roadmaps. Experience of working within an ITIL service management environment with strong knowledge of business systems or applications within a corporate environment. Ability to deal with and manage conflicts whilst building successful business relationships across a range of stakeholder groups both internal and external to the organisation. Proven leadership skills, setting objectives and ensuring delivery of services to target Proven contract management, supplier management, procurement, and vendor selection experience Experience of systems such as Microsoft Office 365, Dynamics 365, SAP Success Factors, Treasury Openlink Findur, CMS, BACs Payment Platforms, Microsoft Power BI, Integration/ETL, Azure Active Directory Single Sign On and other bespoke applications Experience in executing business continuity planning and IT DRP Creating solution and technical application architectures, IT standards and policies Day-to-Day management of the Application Portfolio, its currency, dependencies and risk Technical lead on major system changes and upgrades Responsible for the development and management of Solution Architects, Business Analyst and contract resources Provide support to Corporate functions and wider businesses to enable them to optimise their use of corporate applications Vendor Management and selection (RFIs / RFP support) The Client is based in Central London. The salary for this role will be in the range of £90K - £110K + Benefits. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description: Technical/Solutions Architect - Cyber Security Assurance Workstream Contract: Outside IR35 Location: Hybrid/London Period: 50-60 days from early Jan 25 Clearance: Active UK SC clearance required (no sponsorship/reactivation is provided) Identifi Global are partnering with a leading consultancy client bidding for a significant public sector programme of work. As part of this process, we are seeking to engage with an experienced Technical/Solutions Architect holding current UK SC security clearance , who is interested in joining the consultancy's delivery team if the bid is successful. The role will involve assessing existing technology architectures, evaluating cyber security postures, and providing strategic recommendations to enhance security and alignment with project goals. A strong background in Secure by Design (SbD) principles is highly desirable for this position. The engagement would be outside IR35, with an estimated duration of 50-60 days. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in solutions or technical architecture within the public sector, with a focus on cyber security and secure system design. Core responsibilities include conducting architectural assessments, identifying potential vulnerabilities, and advising the end client on designs and solutions that meet both security and operational requirements. Strong expertise in SbD, risk assessment, and stakeholder collaboration is essential, alongside familiarity with public sector frameworks and methodologies. Current UK SC security clearance is mandatory. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the development of secure, cutting-edge solutions for a critical public sector programme, contingent upon the successful outcome of the bid.