Staff Solutions Architect

This policy covers all of Equiniti.com including Selector, Pensions Client Portal and the Equiniti Privacy Centre Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries. EQ’s vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding and dynamic software delivery team within the Equiniti Group’s Shared IT department focusing on its core global platforms. The role is focused on the delivery of software solutions supporting the UKSS and USSS platforms, including their integration with internal and web facing systems, to support our growing portfolio of work. Working as part of a wider delivery/project team you’ll play a leading role in shaping and directing solution developments, starting before project implementation begins and continuing this role through the life of the project. Your background should include experience of providing solution architectures within high volume ecommerce and/or highly transactional financial service enterprises. This is an exciting and challenging role, helping to mature and develop the solution architecture practice whilst supporting a growing global business. Design and communicate solution architectures, helping support global delivery teams in the design and development of integrated reusable solutions. Balance solutions using time and cost as factors whilst identifying and mitigating technical risks. Work on multiple projects at various stages of delivery. Experience in building good relationships across the technology team and within the wider business. Ability to identify, escalate and manage risks, issues and actions. Driven to update your skills, awareness and understanding of developments in the wider commercial world and capable of bringing relevant ideas to the table. Knowledge of and experience in using Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and the Unified Modelling Language. Experience of working within a software delivery lifecycle as part of multiple project teams. Experience in the financial sector preferred but not essential. Knowledge of/experience in ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library). Awareness of IT Data Security standards. Experience in SQL Server and high-level database design. Save For Your Future – Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%. All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – Gives all EQ Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit. Health and Wellbeing – Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhanced cover. Employee discounts – Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform. Flexible Benefits – The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more. Time Off – 28 days holiday + bank holidays. Winning together – Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks. #