lavori da Computer Science in località Regno Unito

As a Staff Architect, you’ll work with business and IT leaders to shape technology strategies and drive our enterprise architecture forward. Your focus will be on the Enterprise Enablement domain, which supports business planning, supply chain, operations, finance, HR, and productivity services. You’ll play a key role in defining solution architectures, guiding implementation teams, and ensuring alignment with our technology roadmap.

What you'll be doing:

Enterprise Architecture & Strategy

• Define the target state architecture for enterprise enablement, linking business capabilities with technology strategies.
• Assess current systems and recommend modernisation and optimization approaches.
• Develop and communicate architectural roadmaps to business and IT teams.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and assess their impact.

• Design scalable, cost-effective solution architectures for sophisticated, multi-phase global projects.
• Collaborate with vendors, analysts, and internal teams to evaluate solution options.
• Guide teams through architecture decisions, approvals, and implementation.
• Lead proof of concepts (PoCs) to test new technologies.

• Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, and frameworks.
• Ensure solution designs align with future state architecture.
• Review and approve project deliverables for architectural compliance.

• Lead on architecture proposals and recommendations to partners and project teams
• Partner with engineering, security, data, and AI teams to solve architectural challenges.
• Work with supplier partners to drive value from their products and roadmaps.
• Mentor junior architects and contribute to standard methodologies across Sony’s architecture teams.

• 8+ years as a Solution Architect on large-scale projects (e.g., ERP, HR platforms).
• Experience in designing enterprise-grade solutions that are scalable and cost-effective.
• Architecture leadership role across at least two of sales, operations, finance, and HR systems.
• Communicating complex technical topics to a senior level and across IT and the business
• Evaluating technology solutions through RFIs, RFPs, and PoCs.
• Proven in applying enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g Archimate)
• Experienced in architecture modelling in tool (e.g. Bizzdesign)

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• Background in solution design, software development, or business analysis.
• Experience working with global, multi-functional teams.
• Familiarity with major platforms like SAP S/4 ERP, Workday, Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Salesforce.
• Strong understanding of integration technologies (e.g., Ab Initio, Mulesoft) and data architecture (e.g., Snowflake, Tableau, Microstrategy).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and AI/ML enablement.

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Café
• Free soft drinks
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers