Information Technology System Architect

Job Description Based at head office, Watford, and working in the wider IT team, this role is responsible for ensuring that the internal and external cloud, web applications and mobile applications meet IT technical and business requirements.Main Responsibilitiesleading the overall technical design process for new projects or changes to our cloud, web and mobile applicationsensuring that designs adhere to good data practices, compliance, regulatory standards, security frameworks and best practices relevant to our environmentidentifying and capturing non-functional requirements and ensuring that these are reviewed and addressed within technical designsshaping and evolving our technical standards and principles relating to cloud, web and mobile applications, through knowledge of emerging trends, collaboration and consultation with partners and internal technical teamsco-ordinating IT technical team activities throughout the life cycle of a project or changeparticipating in wider department change-request and IT design meetings, ensuring good technical designs and supporting plans to address risksExperience Incloud (including AWS), web and mobile application technologiesworking with various business stakeholders, at various levels, to understand requirements, converting these needs into appropriate technical designsco-ordinating internal and external IT technical work streams required for the successful delivery of new cloud, web and mobile projects and/or changeknowledge of single sign-on, identity and access management (IAM), plus application role-based accesskey contributor to IT strategy and planning which focuses on maximising the value from current IT solutions, consolidating applications (where applicable) and improving integration among applicationsreviewing and advising on third parties` technical designsGeneral Skills Includecollaborating across an organisation, at all levels, with excellent business-facing analytical and communications skillsability to explain technical topics to those without a technical background and business topics to technical teamscomfortable to focus on continuous improvement and new ideas, drawing value from legacy applicationsstrong analytical skills coupled with a pragmatic approach to technical design and deliveryability to redesign current architecture, reducing risks around availability and complexityexperienced team leader who can plan, co-ordinate and manage technical teams and those tasks supporting the delivery of changedemonstrated ability to identify risks and recommend practical solutionsexperience of an agile business environment, such as retail and hospitalitydegree educated