Job Description

DACBeachcroft is seeking to appoint an experienced and knowledgeable IT Solutions Architect to join our IT Architecture team on a full time, hybrid, permanent basis in our Bristol office.Reporting into the Head of IT Architecture and Strategy, the main purpose of this role is to play a pivotal role in the formulation and creation of modern, secure, high quality IT solutions in response to business needs, and to work across all DACB functions and our clients, bridging any gaps in the envisioning and design of technology-driven solutions. The post-holder will do this by leading the architecture design effort throughout the planning and project design phases and to own the overall solution design, and by ensuring that all architecture change continues to be peer reviewed and approved by relevant owners/SMEs in order to maintain the integrity and security of our estateWe are a Disability Confident employer and guarantee to interview anyone with a disability, long term health condition or neurodiversity whose application meets the essential criteria for the role. If this applies to you and you feel you meet the minimum criteria for this vacancy as set out in this advert then please contact in confidence, quoting the reference number for this vacancy in the subject box of your email, and a member of the Recruitment team will be in touch.Role Responsibility

• Work closely with stakeholders, IT colleagues, and the Business Improvement and Change (BIC) team to help advance the technical requirements for a project, advising on potential solutions.
• Provide a bridge between various IT teams in agreeing likely delivery approaches and solutions for new business requirements.
• Work closely with technical delivery teams to ensure that adequate design material is produced and that all requirements for delivery are clear and unambiguous.
• Ensure designs are peer reviewed and approved in line with IT governance processes.
• Be responsible for the timely delivery of approved design material to project managers.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships, using your knowledge and skills to influence decisions and to ensure best practice and alignment with the IT strategy.
• Own and maintain the Technical Approach (TAD) and High Level Design (HLD) document templates which support our technology governance and delivery.
• Assist SMEs in the creation of technical design standards (architecture guidelines) to help enforce best practice.
• Assist SMEs in the creation of product roadmaps to aid in planning the evolution of the firm\'s enterprise architecture over time.
• Contribute towards DACB\'s data protection obligations, such as the production of Data Impact Assessments (DPIAs) relating to technology change and the onboarding of new solutions.
• Contribute to the assessment and procurement of new IT products and services.
• Advise on new and emerging technology and trends and their benefits and impacts.
• Explain designs to technical and non-technical audiences

The Ideal CandidateKey experience

• Significant experience in similar Solutions and/or Technical Architecture roles.
• A strong and broad technical background in enterprise IT, perhaps coming from an operations/engineering background.
• Previous success with developing enterprise-level solutions using Cloud technology.
• A good understanding of technical security controls and best practices, with experience applying them.
• Previous exposure to data and analytics systems.
• A background in legal/professional services or large enterprise (desirable)
• Experience of common legal technologies and platforms (desirable).
• Relevant qualifications, such as TOGAF and BCS certification (desirable)
• A relevant IT, or related degree (desirable)
• Microsoft technology training/certification (desirable)
• Cloud Architecture training/certification (desirable)

Personal Competencies

• Adaptable, with an ability to play different roles on a project according to need.
• Self-motivated; you\'re passionate about high-quality work, yet you can prioritise delivery over perfection.
• A proactive team player; you can liaise effectively with cross-functional teams.
• People oriented, with the ability to develop and nurture strong working relationships.
• A practical thinker, with strong decision-making, problem-solving, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• A natural communicator, you have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and you can explain complex concepts to non-technical people.

About the CompanyWe are a leading international legal business with over 2,900 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Singapore, Argentina Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for all of the UK\'s top-ten insurers, we are market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK\'s top-12 housebuilders.We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 142 Chambers UK 2021 practice area and individual lawyer rankings. In Legal 500 UK 2021, the firm received a top tier ranking for 37 of its practice areas, and 58 DACB lawyers were singled out in the \'Leading Individual\' rankings.Our successes have been recognised by the legal industry and the markets in which we operate. These accolades include two top prizes in the \'Excellence in Business Development\' and \'Excellence in Technology & Innovation\' categories of the 2020 Law Society Excellence Awards - the highest accolade for law firms in England & Wales. Our health sector team won the \'Crisis Management Team of the Year\' award at the 2020 British Legal Awards for its support to the NHS at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our Cyber & Data Risk team received the \'Business Development Innovation Award\' at the 2020 Legal Innovation Awards, as well as \'Cyber Law Firm of the Year\' at the prestigious Insurance Insider Cyber Rankings Awards, for its market-leading suite of digital tools to help our clients prepare for and respond to cyber and data risk crises.Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. For further details on our work and our culture, please visit .Application DetailsAt DAC Beachcroft, we don\'t just accept your differences we celebrate them. From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you like an individual. Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the whole you to work. So if you\'re good at what you do, come as you are. We welcome direct applications and are happy to talk flexible working.We also want you to be at your very best. Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.Note for Recruitment Agencies - the DAC Beachcroft recruitment team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible. We do work with recruitment agencies and where we require external support we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us. Speculative CVs sent by any agency to any DAC Beachcroft employee without a specific request by the recruitment team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable. Our recruitment team can be contacted at

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