Job function : Architecture and solution design

Main location : UK & Ireland-United Kingdom-West Midlands-Birmingham

Other Locations: UK & Ireland-United Kingdom-South Glamorgan-Cardiff, UK & Ireland-United Kingdom-London-London, UK & Ireland-United Kingdom-Suffolk-Ipswich, UK & Ireland-United Kingdom-West Yorkshire-Leeds

Schedule : Full-time

Working pattern: Standard

Salary : Up to £60,000 depending on experience

Our mission is to break down the barriers of today to release the potential of tomorrow. Join us today and release yours.

There are two things that we want to share with anyone considering joining us.

Firstly, we’ve got big ambitions for our colleagues and the future of the organisation. These include our vision that inclusion and accessibility drive every conversation we have and every decision we make. We want our workforce to fully represent the communities and customers we serve, because a diverse business is a better business. We value every colleague, their diversity and the contribution that they make. When we say you’re welcome at Openreach, we really mean it.

Secondly, the one thing the pandemic has taught us is that a lot of current and future colleagues, where and when possible, want to embrace hybrid working. Therefore, we are introducing smart working at Openreach. Smart working means having the flexibility to choose, as a team, how and where you work depending on your team’s deliverables and needs; when you are at your shared core location to connect with others and when not. It may not be for every role, and, as part of the recruitment process, you’ll have the chance to discuss smart working and how it might work for the job you are applying for.

About this role

This is an excellent opportunity for an Information Solutions Architect to join one of our following offices, Cardiff, Birmingham, Leeds, Ipswich, or London on a permanent basis. 

This team forms part of the Data Management function inside the Data, Analytics, and Insight Office (DAIO, for short). The Data Management function is responsible for supporting all of the current data solutions and designing and building new cloud-based data solutions. These solutions are then used across DAIO and the wider Openreach community. We are building our cloud environment best practices, great technology, and solid leadership support to get the job done. Ultimately our team is here to deliver the data that Openreach needs to build the fibre network for the United Kingdom. 

This is an exciting time to join us because we are building ultrafast full fibre broadband across the UK and we want to connect millions of customers to that new network.

The Information Solutions Architect role will support in achieving Service Delivery’s scope of a c. £20m CTIO led programme to deliver Openreach’s journey to Cloud. The role will be responsible for democratisation of data and ensuring Service Delivery harness the power of moving to the Cloud. 

You'll have the following responsibilities

• Be recognised as a subject matter expert across Openreach to truly understanding the way that data and the cloud need to be used & exploited in our business for maximum value.

• Building strong relationships with counterparts in CTIO, specifically in order to ensure delivery and appropriate tooling is maintained for other teams in DAIO 

• Ensuring all appropriate SD data is available in the Cloud and maintain roadmaps for adding future assets, while remaining on top of the Technologies being used 

• Powering & supporting the Business Intelligence, Advancing Analytics & Process Re-engineering teams in being able to deliver their objectives by enabling seamless access to data and Cloud capabilities 

• Shaping, developing, transitioning and maintaining data assets to be fully cloud-native, moving them to fully harness the future-state of our business in terms of data, technology and operations 

• Maintaining integrity of Service Delivery data and drive data control of future Service Delivery system implementation

• Maintaining strong relationships across DAIO, with a particular initial focus on Data Management, as the cornerstone of bringing our data to life

You'll have the following skills & experience

• Experience leading teams, building strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business and understand their needs

• Experience building, operating and managing high performing data technology /engineering teams

• Experience of data engineering on cloud platforms, specifically GCP and skilful with commonly used industrial data engineering tools

• Experience in developing and scaling data technologies across big data, cloud data processing and data 

• Awareness of new developments in the world of data and how they could be applied in Openreach

• Experience of data security and working with data that has associated legal compliance duties is preferred, but not essential

• B.S. or M.S. in a relevant technical field (Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering, or Mathematics)

Benefits

As well as offering a competitive base salary, you’ll also have a rewarding bonus scheme, access to equity schemes and an attractive pension offer.

We value different perspectives, skills and experiences. Diversity makes sense for us, our customers and our ambitions. We’re creating an inclusive working culture where people from all backgrounds can succeed. That’s why we welcome applications from all parts of the community.

About Openreach

Openreach Limited runs the nation’s digital network. We play a key role in British society, helping homes, schools, hospitals, broadcasters, government, businesses and more connect to the world.

We're a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Group, and our customers are the 640+ communications providers who sell phone, broadband and Ethernet services to homes and businesses. And we’re on a mission - to make the country’s digital network services faster, better and more affordable.

Our people are experienced, resourceful and innovative, working on vital projects that help support the nation at work, in learning, on the move, at rest, at play, in emergencies and much more.

So if you’d like to be a part of an exciting organisation that’s making a real difference, why not join us today? You can read more here about working at Openreach.

How to Apply

It's easy to apply online; you just need a copy of your up-to-date CV and to follow the step-by step process. Don't worry if you need to make changes - you'll have the opportunity to review and edit your work on the final page. We look forward to receiving your application!