System Architect - Service
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £63000-77000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV7 9JU |
| Company: | Cadent Gas Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 558-42446915 |
Summary
Cadent Gas Ltd
At Cadent we’re excited to be part of the future of UK energy! We’ve got a clear roadmap that will drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.
We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers whom we put at the heart of everything we do.
Key Responsibilities
- Helping steer the Agile Release Train (ART) by working with the Product Managers and Release Train Engineer’s (RTE’s) to provide the necessary guidance to the train.
- Working Proactively with the Enterprise Architect to ensure alignment between both the ART and the organisation’s technology landscape and target state architecture.
- Ensuring system design evolves whilst considering both the practical reality of implementation and architectural intent.
- Interacting and collaborating with the system team, alongside shared services. The goal of this is to establish optimal architectures and processes for system testing and integration.
- Providing critical insights, keeping a close connection to the technological and implementation capabilities of the Train in question.
- Defining Nonfunctional Requirements whilst ensuring that Enterprise Architecture will support these NFRs.
- Participate In Solution Definition – Provide critical insights, keeping a close connection to the technological and implementation capabilities of the Train in question.
- Develop end to end solution designs to meet the needs of our engineering workforce, customers and asset management teams.
- Align Architectural Intent with Implementation – Ensure Alignment of expectations expressed in the architectural vision and the reality of the team’s skills, capacity, skills and more, as relevant.
Skills and Experience
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Relevant qualifications and certifications for System Architecture or Solution Architecture.
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Relevant Agile training and certification.
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Demonstrable experience of defining and maintaining an end to end solution design that covers processes, data, security, people and technology. Working with enterprise architecture, business stakeholders and development teams to ensure the right design is in place, is understood, evolved and followed to deliver high quality business outcomes that adhere to IT standards and strategies.
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Agile delivery experience preferably following Scaled Agile Framework.
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Proven experience of designing, implementing and extending enterprise grade COTS solutions.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on delivering innovative and effective solutions. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
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Desirable experience in Customer Relationship Management, Field Service Management, Asset Management and Geographic Information Systems.
What’s In It For You
Here at Cadent, we are committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves. For this role in particular we can offer:
- Funding and support towards completing qualifications
- Ample opportunity for progression within the business
- Mentoring and guidance opportunities
Why Join Us
We offer a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and support your well-being. These include:
- Annual bonus
- Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary (i.e., employee contributions of up to 6%, double matched by a Cadent contribution of up to 12%)
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
- Fantastic career development prospects with funded learning options, including support with exams, and internal and external learning and development
- Strong focus on supporting you as an individual including:
- Flexible working
- Strong commitments to ED&I
- Generous family provision policies
- Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, insurance, and healthcare packages, plus much more
- My Offers membership card – offering discounts and savings from hundreds of retailers
- 2 paid volunteering days per year
- Free gym access at the Ansty office, as well as a ‘Gympass’ scheme providing free or heavily subsidised local gym memberships
We want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working options with you if the role can accommodate it. Let us know about your flexibility requirements, whether that be reduced hours, remote working, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours, and we will be more than happy to explore what’s possible for the role.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement listed?
Understanding, learning, and celebrating what makes us different, as well as what we have in common, is good for us as individuals and enables us to work better together as one team. Cadent is committed to being an equitable and diverse employer that fosters an inclusive culture for all our employees, therefore, all our employment decisions are assessed based on qualifications, merit, and business need. So, if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – You may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.
As a recognised Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to champion inclusion in the workplace and ensure to provide an environment that is accessible to all and supports individuals throughout their journey with Cadent. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process.
We place great importance on equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our employee communities Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability) and the Cadent Military Community can’t wait to welcome you!
Circle Back Initiative
As an active and proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we aim to ensure that all candidates receive a response to their application, regardless of the outcome.
We will be receiving applications until the specified date above, though Cadent retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at your earliest convenience.
Be part of something big. Help shape the future of gas for generations to come.
What’s next?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon.To learn more about Cadent and what we do, visit our website at Home | Cadent (cadentgas.com)
At Cadent we’re excited to be part of the future of UK energy! We’ve got a clear roadmap that will drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.
We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers whom we put at the heart of everything we do.
Key Responsibilities
- Helping steer the Agile Release Train (ART) by working with the Product Managers and Release Train Engineer’s (RTE’s) to provide the necessary guidance to the train.
- Working Proactively with the Enterprise Architect to ensure alignment between both the ART and the organisation’s technology landscape and target state architecture.
- Ensuring system design evolves whilst considering both the practical reality of implementation and architectural intent.
- Interacting and collaborating with the system team, alongside shared services. The goal of this is to establish optimal architectures and processes for system testing and integration.
- Providing critical insights, keeping a close connection to the technological and implementation capabilities of the Train in question.
- Defining Nonfunctional Requirements whilst ensuring that Enterprise Architecture will support these NFRs.
- Participate In Solution Definition – Provide critical insights, keeping a close connection to the technological and implementation capabilities of the Train in question.
- Develop end to end solution designs to meet the needs of our engineering workforce, customers and asset management teams.
- Align Architectural Intent with Implementation – Ensure Alignment of expectations expressed in the architectural vision and the reality of the team’s skills, capacity, skills and more, as relevant.
Skills and Experience
-
Relevant qualifications and certifications for System Architecture or Solution Architecture.
-
Relevant Agile training and certification.
-
Demonstrable experience of defining and maintaining an end to end solution design that covers processes, data, security, people and technology. Working with enterprise architecture, business stakeholders and development teams to ensure the right design is in place, is understood, evolved and followed to deliver high quality business outcomes that adhere to IT standards and strategies.
-
Agile delivery experience preferably following Scaled Agile Framework.
-
Proven experience of designing, implementing and extending enterprise grade COTS solutions.
-
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on delivering innovative and effective solutions. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
-
Desirable experience in Customer Relationship Management, Field Service Management, Asset Management and Geographic Information Systems.
What’s In It For You
Here at Cadent, we are committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves. For this role in particular we can offer:
- Funding and support towards completing qualifications
- Ample opportunity for progression within the business
- Mentoring and guidance opportunities
Why Join Us
We offer a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and support your well-being. These include:
- Annual bonus
- Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary (i.e., employee contributions of up to 6%, double matched by a Cadent contribution of up to 12%)
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
- Fantastic career development prospects with funded learning options, including support with exams, and internal and external learning and development
- Strong focus on supporting you as an individual including:
- Flexible working
- Strong commitments to ED&I
- Generous family provision policies
- Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, insurance, and healthcare packages, plus much more
- My Offers membership card – offering discounts and savings from hundreds of retailers
- 2 paid volunteering days per year
- Free gym access at the Ansty office, as well as a ‘Gympass’ scheme providing free or heavily subsidised local gym memberships
We want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working options with you if the role can accommodate it. Let us know about your flexibility requirements, whether that be reduced hours, remote working, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours, and we will be more than happy to explore what’s possible for the role.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement listed?
Understanding, learning, and celebrating what makes us different, as well as what we have in common, is good for us as individuals and enables us to work better together as one team. Cadent is committed to being an equitable and diverse employer that fosters an inclusive culture for all our employees, therefore, all our employment decisions are assessed based on qualifications, merit, and business need. So, if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – You may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.
As a recognised Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to champion inclusion in the workplace and ensure to provide an environment that is accessible to all and supports individuals throughout their journey with Cadent. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process.
We place great importance on equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our employee communities Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability) and the Cadent Military Community can’t wait to welcome you!
Circle Back Initiative
As an active and proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we aim to ensure that all candidates receive a response to their application, regardless of the outcome.
We will be receiving applications until the specified date above, though Cadent retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at your earliest convenience.
Be part of something big. Help shape the future of gas for generations to come.
What’s next?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon.To learn more about Cadent and what we do, visit our website at Home | Cadent (cadentgas.com)
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.