Solution Architect – Inside

Salary: £90,000 per year

Solution Architect – Inside IR35

Currently recruiting for a Domain Architect, to join the Digital Strategy and Planning team within Digital Services at United Utilities.

Our team of over 300 digital experts are a diverse bunch and making an impact on society and the environment is important to us. Our Strategy and Planning business area is a team of 45 Architects, Operational Technical Engineers, governance, portfolio management and change management that all strategise and plan for a huge variety of assets.

The role will involve integrating the Domain strategy across all key digital domains (Technology, Data, People, Process) and aligning that to Domain customer needs as well as developing the digital architectural standards against which digital asset roadmaps, investment, project design and customer solutions should be developed within their Domain – it’ll cover a diverse range of projects to include batch processing, WIFI upgrade, cloud technology, telemetry, systems monitoring, and much more.

The role will involve the following:

• Support key business unit, company and customer challenges
• Integrate the Domain strategy across all key digital domains (Technology, Data, People, Process) and aligning that to Domain customer needs
• Develop the digital architectural standards against which digital asset roadmaps, investment, project design and customer solutions should be developed within their Domain.
• Provide Architectural Leadership, Technical Authority and Governance of architects (internal and external) working on projects within their Domain.
• To build and foster the relationship between Strategy and Planning and key business stakeholders such that key stakeholders achieve consistency in service and delivery against commitments made.
• To be the key architectural contact for their Domain and to communicate clearly, concisely and in a non-technical manner to Domain stakeholders, the technical direction and how this aligns with the Domain vision and architecture. To then take this roadmap and work with the Portfolio team to build this into a high level plan, providing input into high level estimates and understanding the inter-dependencies and complexities of any proposed solutions and how these can be mitigated

Candidates need to be able to demonstrate the following skills & expertise:

• Proven experience in technology architectural roles and able to lead other technical experts ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, legal standards and architectural best practice
• Deep understanding of emerging technology trends, disruptive technologies and global digital technology strategies across multiple markets and sectors and be able to apply them within their Domain
• Strong strategic thinker able to contribute to the development of strategy, visions and desired outcomes to be understood and develop associated roadmap
• Excellent interpersonal skills to manage relationships across the business and influence key Domain leaders at all levels in line with digital strategy
• Sound commercial experience, ideally through the design, procurement and delivery of successful contracts with third party service providers or operating agreements with internal suppliers
• A natural innovator and creative style able to envision the future and create a framework for the organisation to align behind
• Excellent problem solving skills
• ‘Can do attitude – highly energetic and focused on right time, first time delivery.
• Strong knowledge of different Enterprise Architecture models

Working at United Utilities, you’ll continuously make a positive impact on society, providing an essential service to millions of people as well as playing a huge role in creating a cleaner, greener environment by ultimately reducing water waste & improving water quality across the North West using innovative technology. After all, we’re responsible for the one product that everybody in the planet needs!

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.