Enterprise Architect

Company Description

We pledge "to prove IT can make a real difference to our customer's businesses". We work hard to ensure we understand what our customers need from their technology solutions and then we deliver.

We are an award-winning company who provide world class customer service; we think big and we hire great people. Version 1 are more than just another IT services company - we are leaders in implementing and supporting Oracle, Microsoft and AWS technologies.

Invest in us and we’ll invest in you; if you are driven, committed and up for a challenge, we want to meet you.

Job Description

• Shaping Digital Strategy for medium and large organisations in the Public & Private sector
• Define Digital strategies and solutions for a range of customer and prospect requirements and use cases.
• Develop digital architectures across multiple technology platforms and contexts depending on the client needs
• Initiate, support and lead pre-sales discussions with clients and internal stakeholders
• Work with business users to elicit requirements & develop design specifications
• Lead and Contribute to bid responses and proposals
• Interact and advise C-Suite level clients how IT can deliver to deliver business benefit to their organisations
• Create enterprise and solution architecture designs and documentation for new and existing systems focusing on digital technologies
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders
• Contribute to organisational thought leadership, strategy and technology initiatives in areas of enterprise solution transformation and modernisation.
• Provide best-practice architectural principles and governance guidance both for customer projects and across the wider organisation.
• Introduce technology trends and drive innovation in technology and solution delivery strategies across the wider organisation
• Identifying, evaluating and recommending technology, product solutions and services

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in information technology
• 7+ years experience in Enterprise Architect role in a busy IT environment
• Are an excellent communicator and influencer with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Strong written and verbal presentation skills
• Previous experience with a client-facing consultancy with significant pre-sales client exposure
• Knowledge of modern development, cloud and integration design patterns and architectures
• Have previous experience in defining and delivering enterprise change and transformation programmes using technology.

Things We Like:

• Experience of Public Cloud in Microsoft, Azure or AWS / Amazon Web Services including PaaS, SaaA & IaaS technologies
• Experience of working as part of an Agile Delivery Team
• Experience in integrating SaaS solutions into a customer’s digital landscape
• Suitable architect based certification e.g. TOGAF or vendor based certification.

Additional Information

• Quarterly performance related profit share (Paid the last 53 quarters)
• Certified Great Place to Work for 10 years in a row (Number 1 in India & Ireland, No 5 in UK)
• Career Progression (709 CPD Promotions in last 2022)
• Flexible and Remote working Options
• Lunchtime activities including but not limited to fitness, yoga, financial advice and wellbeing.
• Private Healthcare Cover
• Life Assurance
• Offer incentives for accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role.
• Wide range of reward schemes including:
• Version 1 Excellence Awards (annual)
• ‘Call-Out’: platform where colleagues grant you points that can be exchanged for gifts.
• Fostering several Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging schemes
• And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.