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Solution Architect (Outside IR35 Contract)

Benefact Group plc
Gloucester
9 months ago
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Working hours:35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration:3 month contract (Outside IR35)

Location:Gloucester

About the role

Benefact Groupare looking for a Solution Architect (Outside IR35) for a 3 month contract in ourGloucesteroffice.

Description of services:

Design and oversee the implementation of cohesive technology, including stakeholder engagement with the appropriate parties and facilitating designs through Architectural governance.

Work across multiple internal and external delivery teams and the Enterprise Architecture function to ensure that designs and implementation are fit-for-purpose and in line with architecture principles and best practices.

Objectives/service deliverables

Translate business needs into technical solutions and communicate architectural visions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including the production of Solution designs and option papers for presentation at TDA/ARB for our funeral planning business.

Key objectives:

  • Produce roadmaps for key capabilities
  • Create options for transitions to the 2030 target architecture
  • Produce actionable designs for delivery team

Knowledge, skills and experience

  • Extensive experience in solution architecture
  • Proven track record of designing and implementing complex technical solutions including those involving legacy and cloud platforms
  • Strong knowledge of financial services industry standards, regulations, and best practices
  • Proficiency in architecture frameworks and methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman)
  • Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure (preferred), AWS, Google Cloud), microservices and event-driven architecture.
  • Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns and technologies (e.g., APIs, ESB, messaging systems).
  • Understanding of data architecture, including data modelling, ETL processes, and data governance.

About us

Benefact Groupis a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and are currently the UK’s 3rd largest corporate donor, having given away £200 million since 2016. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

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