Enterprise/Solution Architect - Oxford - £50k (Package = £60k)

An experiencedEnterprise/ Solution Architect interested in joining a global leader in the provision of multimedia English language teaching and learning materials. Operating in over 100 countries, it reaches millions of teachers and students each year to support the development of English language proficiency. This is a chance to join a world leader and make an important contribution to society and education worldwide.

About the Role

As part of the newly formed Technology and Implementation group in the ELT division, a Technology Services team is being created, and a key role in this team is the Enterprise and Solutions Architect, who will work alongside our teams of project, platform and technical staff, as well as working closely with Group IT's architects and project teams.

The Enterprise and Solutions Architect will act as the technical authority in the design, planning and implementation of ELT's new technology and business change solutions to ensure all solutions work to realise the wider objectives of ELT's business strategy and OUP's IT strategy. The Architect will work across ELT's programmes and projects to ensure we do not duplicate functionality and that solutions being built separately will work together.

The Architect will also lead a small team with responsibility for providing technical insight and expertise to inform digital publishing decisions, assessing available technologies and trends, and developing demos/Proof of Concepts that show how specific new technologies can deliver ELT's digital publishing strategy.

Enterpriseand Solution Architect -Oxford- £50,000 + BUPA and final salary pension.

About You

- Proven track record of architecture planning, design and implementation.
- Extensive experience in solution, application and data design.
- Experience of all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including complex system integration developments.
- Familiarity with standard architectural approaches, techniques, tools and frameworks such as TOGAF and Zacman.
- Can sit successfully between IT and the Business.
- Skilled at influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Desirable:

- Degree educated (or equivalent), preferably in IT.
- In-depth understanding of current technology trends within the publishing business domain to inform architecture development.
- Knowledge/ Experience of the HighWire platform.

Please apply now and I'll be back in touch to discuss further. If the role isn't quite right for you right now please think about any contacts that may be interested.

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