Job Description

Location: Newbury + Hybrid*
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri

*Hybrid

At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. Our \xe2\x80\x9cOffice in a Box\xe2\x80\x9d home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn\'t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We\'re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

What you\'ll do

The Integration Domain Architect will work as a key member of the Vodafone UK IT Integration Domain, reporting to the Integration Domain Lead. He or she will prepare and own architectural blueprints and roadmaps for the Integration Platform, ensuring that there is a clear strategic direction set for all Domain platforms. The Domain Architect will be accountable for the quality of the Domain platforms, working with the Delivery and Operations team to ensure the Platform is always working efficiently and effectively The Integration Domain Architect will also prepare architectural overviews and high level designs and specifications for SOA Service and APIs to be hosted on the Domain platforms and will guide and review API and Service designs delivered by colleagues in 3rd party delivery teams.

The Integration Domain Architect is a trusted technical leader within the Domain and will be consulted regularly on Integration Platform tools and SOA and Integration best practice. You will be accountable for the quality of any technical activities in the Domain, ensuring design and development guidelines and software engineering standards are maintained at a high standard for general use. Together with other team colleagues, the Domain Architect will work to continuously improve quality, value and time to market for all Domain deliverables.

Main responsibilities:

• Deliver Architectural Roadmaps and Blueprints for TIBCO and webMethods Integration platforms, ensuring a high standard of software delivery following SOA and integration architectural practices and preparing the platform for future requirements and strategic changes.
• Collaborate with offshore and onshore colleagues to prepare effective SOA and Integration HLDs that deliver required functional and non-functional benefits required by IT projects and follow industry best practice to maintain the Integration Platform and IT architecture in good working order.
• Take action to resolve technical issues and mitigate technical risks across the Domain technical portfolio
• Be a credible technical authority for SOA and integration and API management architectural and other technical issues. Become thoroughly familiar with the business purpose of Services and APIs hosted on the Domain Platforms. Guide and collaborate with other engineers in the domain and advise external stakeholders on Integration issues and the use of Integration APIs and Services
• Work collaboratively with the Domain Lead and other colleagues within the Domain helping to drive continuous improvement of all team practices.

Who you are

This role would best suit an individual with expertise as a software engineer and architect with a good understanding of SOA & Integration architecture and API design & management.

• Practical experience as a successful software architect, preferably within a SOA and Integration or API management practice.
• Experience of either TIBCO or webMethods middleware tools or alternative enterprise Integration platforms and development patterns
• Ability to communicate effectively and with good authority within a large technical practice. Experience of working successfully with external delivery teams is highly desirable.
• Technical understanding of SOA & Integration design and development and API management preferably on TIBCO or webMethods applications.
• Good experience of software architecture, architectural patterns and effective delivery throughout the software development lifecycle
• Good understanding of how to minimise technical risks in software architecture and design and how to design and plan successfully for both functional and non-functional requirements.

Worried that you don\'t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you\'re excited about this role but your experience doesn\'t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What we offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools, market leading parental leave policies and an innovative Reconnect programme for people who have taken a career break.

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

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