Group Solution Architect

Job Title: Group Solution Architect
Closing Date:
09 May 2024
Candidates based within UK and continental Europe will beconsidered. Salary and reward package will be benchmarked locally.
Role Overview:
The Group Solution Architect holds the responsibility for designing and overseeing the implementation of business and IT solutions that meet the needs and objectives of Spirax Group.
Your objectives and responsibilities will focus on...
Working with users, IT Service Owners & Business Unit IS teams to understand requirements and oversee alignment of initiatives which ensures re-use of applications and solutions
Provision of technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to the IT and IS teams to ensure adherence to Group architecture standards, policies and best practices
Oversee project scoping and cross-domains, cross-functions and cross-organisational alignment activities
Preside over the creation of roadmaps for common business capabilities across Spirax Group
Facilitate solution design workshops and document proposed solutions
Manage and coordinate Group governance processes across multiple teams
Your previous experience is likely to include....
Solution Architect focus on business applications
Leading implementation of COTS and SaaS applications and cloud technologies for global user base
Designing and developing software solutions using various technologies and platforms
Working within a global organisation across multiple time zones and languages
To be successful in this role you will...
Possess certification in known architecture frameworks and/or be qualified by experience
Possess excellent communication and presentations skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts and solutions in a clear and concise manner
Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work effectively with diverse, cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams
Demonstrate Company Core Values at all time
Hold excellent interpersonal, planning and organisational skills
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.
Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!
Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.
Benefits
You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days' paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts' portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.
Everyone is Included at Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc
We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone's contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.
We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.
We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com/everyoneisincluded.
We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.