Programme/Enterprise Architect - Inside IR35 - EPOS

Summary: The role of Programme/Enterprise Architect involves leading a large-scale EPOS implementation project within the retail sector. The architect will provide strategic guidance, foster collaboration among teams, and ensure adherence to technology and architecture standards. This position requires a strong communicator who can motivate technical teams and challenge partners to achieve optimal solutions. The architect will also be responsible for researching and introducing new technologies to enhance business processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides detailed guidance to multi-functional teams through project planning and other large collaboration efforts. Fosters an environment of open communication and problem solving.
• Provides thought leadership in Solution Design, Solution Architecture and Technology strategy, create cost-optimised, scalable solutions, utilising innovation and efficiency within solution design/improvement.
• Works closely with chosen technology partners to implement solutions to technology and architecture standards, challenging partners and the status quo where necessary to ensure those standards are met.
• Develops long term vision of technologies and solutions in the space. Collaborates with Technology leadership in planning and implementing of solution roadmaps.
• Assists the team in researching solutions, solicits input from outside industry experts and recommends solutions to meet business requirements.
• Introduce new technologies into where required and show value to at both cost and functional levels.

Key Skills:

• Previous experience of large-scale EPOS solution design, implementation and management.
• Understanding of Brick & Mortar store retail processes (including store Back Office) a distinct advantage.
• The Solution Architect must be an excellent communicator, an effective problem solver and be well able to motivate an existing strong technical team.
• The Solution Architect must be able to, where necessary, push back on partners and hold them to account to ensure the correct result is obtained.
• Experience in TOGAF and ITIL methodologies and delivering using them.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally to a wide range of people at all levels including communicating complex technical issues to non-technical user base.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT