Principal Specialist, IT Architecture

Every year, we help hundreds of thousands of people find rewarding jobs in the ever-changing world of work. We understand the importance of a job in peoples lifes and we want to help them find work that feels good. And we’ll help them continue to grow as their needs and ambitions change. At Randstad, our value comes from our people and that is why we put them first. We are proud of our learning culture and career architecture framework that encourages ours team to develop both personally and professionally. We believe that talent grows when presented with opportunity and this is why we encourage our people to think beyond their role. We have created a culture that enables talent to flourish, encouraging entrepreneurship, fostering team spirit, and continually building mutual trust. • Designs solutions by producing various models that describe each component sufficiently to form a blueprint of the solution to be implemented • Assesses requirements and relevant business and IT data to identify opportunities to create business value • Reviews specified components of the systems architecture currently in place and works with the technical teams to recommend solutions to improve it. Assesses the compatibility, integration and technical specifications of a product/service/ architecture component to recommend appropriate, timely and necessary improvements or enhancements • Executes straight-forward competitive analyses and market validation activities, such as benchmarking, trend analysis and prototype testing • Executes troubleshooting for problems of medium complexity and support through program and solution architecture lifecycles, escalating where necessary • May lead architecture development for small projects and supports architectural efforts for medium to large projects (e.g., a project module or existing technology map review) or complex components of projects Grade Descriptor • Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own discipline and basic understanding of related disciplines • Solves a range of problems through applying technical and/or functional experience and guided by precedents • May lead small projects or project steps within a broader project • Works independently, receiving guidance on complex and unprecedented problems • Provides support and guidance to team members • Impacts quality and effectiveness of customer, operational, project/program or service activities within own team and other related teams • Exchanges complex information with others, potentially guiding and persuading others Is this the job for you? We would love to hear from you! Please apply directly to the role and we will get in touch with you.