Domain Architect

NHS Supply Chain; England; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Salary: £67,623 with potential to rise to £79,567 over 3 years

Closing Date: Monday 21st April 2025

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Domain Architect to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Domain Architect who will define and lead the architecture at a Domain level. They will work as part of a team responsible for different domains: digital front end, back office, data, and corporate collaboration. They will work closely with the Enterprise Architect to help form a joined-up view on the overarching enterprise architecture roadmap. This role will focus on Oracle Fusion and will work closely with the Finance & Trading team including the Chief Financial Officer.

You will also play a key role as a member of the Domain Leadership Team supporting the Enterprise Architecture practice in setting the wider technology strategy and roadmap for the business and leading the transition to the new model for your area of responsibility.

Every day you will …

• Implement required security measures, such as firewalls or message encryption, monitoring performance to notify security experts of any problems.
• Implement and contribute to the design of disaster recovery and contingency plans to protect company data.
• Identify new external developments and/or emerging issues within an area of technology or business function and evaluate their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organisation.
• Perform complex statistical analysis and utilise mining, modelling, and testing techniques to enable data analysis.
• Collect business requirements using a variety of methods, such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis, to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals.
• Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs.

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%).
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services, and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• At least 10 years of hands-on experience working with the Oracle Financial platform, particularly Oracle Fusion.
• Proven track record of driving and leading large scale architectural projects throughout an entire business through to completion.
• The ability to build and maintain a relationship with Executive Directors and the Senior Leadership team to maintain a wide view of all change initiatives, investigate solutions, apply business acumen, and develop quality deliverables to support investment decisions.
• Previous experience of driving business engagement to understand, challenge, and document strategic business needs, translating these into project scope, objectives, and outcomes.
• A proven expert in owning architecture relationships and interfaces with software vendors and Finance delivery partners.
• Exceptional strategic planning and problem-solving skills.
• A good understanding of the relevant regulations and compliance requirements.

Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at [e-mail].

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.

We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

SCCL is a company registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.