Senior Solution Architect

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

The Job

We are seeking a Senior Solution Architect to join our Architecture practice to translate business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint that achieve business objectives, working across AVEVA’s business functions and applications.

AVEVA’s Enterprise Architecture function leads, facilitates, analyses, and designs enterprise IT transformations for all business applications including CRM, Finance, HR, and Customer portals. The Senior SA will play a pivotal role in a dual capacity:

• As a member of the EA team, by focusing on producing solutions for a variety of technically oriented projects, and

• Interacting and collaborating will Enterprise Security, by translating enterprise security guidelines into actionable design inputs, ensuring robust and secure architectures. Therefore, this role requires tangible experience of security-related solutions, particularly involving IDAM, PAM, cryptography, etc.

Responsibilities

• Produce quality solution deliverables, at the appropriate level of details depending on the context (waterfall, agile) and articulates how the solutions support the business outcomes.

• Works closely with the product owners, product managers, business analysts and project/programme managers to ensure a robust architectural output that can support future business requirements throughout the product/project life cycle.

• Leads evaluation, design, and analysis of solution architectures across a group of specific business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities, value-streams, business requirements, and enterprise standards.

• Finds ways to “do more” to embed security into the delivery pipeline.

• Articulates “security” for non-security SMEs, including fellow Architects.

• Work closely with other architects and stakeholders to ensure a comprehensive and cohesive working solution.

• IDAM and PAM:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (IT, HR, Security etc.) to ensure seamless integration of IAM solutions with existing systems.

• Lead the architecture and design of IAM frameworks, ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance on IAM projects, from conception to completion.

Skills & Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, system analysis, or a related study, or equivalent experience.

• Minimum 5 years of proven experience of IT systems’ design covering a wide range of enterprise applications’: CRM (ideally Salesforce),  ERP (ideally one or more of Oracle Fusion, SAP, Dynamics365), Sales (Salesforce), Marketing (Adobe, Marketo).

• Demonstrable exposure to, and demonstrable understanding of, multiple, diverse technologies, platforms, and processing environments (Cloud, SaaS, on premise).

• Data savvy with knowledge of various aspects of a technology architecture like integration, APIs, and data governance and security.

• Strong understanding of IDAM concepts, including Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).

• Knowledge of security protocols and standards, including OAuth, SAML, and OpenID Connect.

• Demonstrable experience with mainstream IAM platforms, including Sailpoint, Microsoft Active Directory, Ping and/ or other.

• Awareness of product management, agile principles, and development methodologies and capability to support agile teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact, and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debt.

Desired Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.

• Good understanding of Security Architecture principles and common design patterns.

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in a technical context.

• Excellent analytical and technical skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Relevant vendor or industry certifications.

UK Benefits include:  

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

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Hybrid working

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

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About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.