Solution Architect

We have a great opportunity in our IT Architecture team for an experienced Solution Architect to work within our fast-paced IT department.  You will be instrumental in reviewing existing technology and proposing new, pragmatic leading-edge solutions and technology to help our business to lead the British hospitality industry.  You will work on a variety of exciting projects that span across all our trading divisions and core functional areas.

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.  

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – Who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could receive up to £1,000 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

In your role as Solution Architect you will...

• Deliver strategic solutions for technology projects that meet the needs of the Greene King business, ensuring that they support and drive towards technology roadmaps and target architecture
• Understand, support and contribute to the overall Enterprise Architecture, helping to create and maintain an overall Reference Architecture for Greene King
• Support Architecture governance processes for Greene King, including collaborating with technical teams, presenting proposed solutions to the Technical Architecture Board and in providing robust challenge to ensure optimal outcomes that align to target architecture
• Maintain up-to-date technology industry knowledge through self-learning and a keen interest in technology trends, products and best practice, always maintaining a keen interest in learning
• Ensure adherence to Security and Data Protection processes and practices, always ensuring that technology solutions are in line with agreed standards, guidelines and policies

What you’ll bring… 

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect within a fast-paced environment
• Significant experience of shaping and delivering technology solutions and deliveries, ideally in an Architecture role
• Able to demonstrate a level of competency across a number of key technology domains such as application, data, integration, UI/UX, infrastructure/cloud, networking, Security/IAM
• Good communication skills, able to articulate complex technology solutions, their purpose and value to audiences, whether technical or non-technical
• Experience of working within a framework of IT Governance, Technical Design Authority and Change Advisory Boards

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Ideally TOGAF accreditation (or similar).