Solution Architect

Job description

Worldline [Euronext: WLN] is the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. Worldline delivers new generation services, enabling its customers to offer smooth and innovative solutions to the end consumer. Key actor for B2B2C industries in 20 countries, with over 40 years of experience, Worldline supports and contributes to the success of all businesses and administrative services in a perpetually evolving market.

Worldline offers a unique and flexible business model built around a global and growing portfolio, thus enabling end-to-end support. Worldline activities are organized around three axes: Merchant Services & Terminals, Mobility & e-Transactional Services, Financial Processing & Software Licensing. Worldline employs more than 8,600 people worldwide and generated 1.22 billion euros revenues in 2015. Worldline is an Atos company.

Job Description

This position is available UK Wide (with exception of Scotland due to geographical location of the projects).

The key activities of the role include:

· To-be architecture development, working with business analysts and supporting them in the collection and analysis or requirements.
· As-is systems analysis and development of migration options, consistent with strategic freight and Network Rail industry requirements.
· Solution design for bids, proposals, investments and contracts
· Solution options analysis and recommendation
· Migration strategy analysis and recommendation
· Ensure that non-functional requirements and characteristics are effectively documented and followed in solution design, including security, capacity planning, hosting technologies, performance, and supportability (e.g. service monitoring, auto-ticketing)
· Work with the Enterprise and Technical architect communities to engage additional SME skills where required, e.g. technology strategies, expert review.
· Where needed, act as Design Authority during the detailed design, build and test stages of projects, providing the overall leadership to ensure that system designs meet the customer requirements and technical strategy
· Work directly with customers, partners, third-party suppliers and other suppliers to the industry to ensure that solutions are correctly defined, and solution options reviewed, to meet the business need and that optimum solutions are produced for the industry.
· Solution assurance for both bids and deliveries, including functional and technical reviews of solutions, estimate reviews, contributing to bid and delivery assurance.
· Working independently, as part of a team, and able to lead a team.
· Work with Global colleagues to evaluate Global capabilities for contributing to or providing solutions, concentrating specifically on technical issues, such as hosting, security, data segregation etc.

The job holder will be expected routinely to be working on multiple parallel activities and to be able to schedule their own time accordingly.

The job holder may be expected to mentor a graduate in developing their transport solution design and architecture skills.

Job Requirements

The Network Rail Drugs and Alcohol policy will apply to this role when working on delivery under Network Rail contracts.

Competencies and soft skills required for the role:

· Client Focus
· Delivery Focus
· Communication
· Knowledge and Expertise

Broad skills categories applicable to the role:

· Application Management & Development Skills
· Architecture Skills
· Consultancy - Business and ICT Skills
· Change management Skills
· Technical Engineering Skills

Desirable Criteria:

· Experience of working with GB rail industry customers, business processes and systems
· Experience of working with systems with material safety uses.
· ISEB/TOGAF/BCS or equivalent qualifications in solutions/technical architecture or analysis
· Production of analysis/architecture/design deliverables
· Experience in agile methods and techniques
· Experience in a variety of development and testing tools
· Experience in producing and reviewing estimates
· Expertise in one or more relevant systems domains (e.g. rail operations, rail retailing, maintenance, infrastructure)

Why work at Worldline?
Our success comes from strong skills, new ideas, diverse points of view and the energy of all women and men from Worldline. Not only do they represent our Human Capital, they are also key players in our success. We make managing our talents a major asset in the success of our business.
But, at Worldline, we do more than just managing our talents. It is our top priority to involve them, inspire them, and develop them. In line with our guiding principle “Build your career and grow with us”, it is our mission to ensure that their potential can grow and flourish through the numerous development programs and career opportunities we offer.

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