Senior Data and Monitoring Architect

• Role title: Data and Monitoring Platforms Enterprise Architect  
• Function: Vodafone IoT
• Band: F  
• Sub-function: Technology
• Reports to: Head of Architecture  
• Location: Newbury, UK  HYBRID -(Eight days in month compulsory)

Role Purpose:

• Lead the definition and drive the execution of the technology strategy and roadmap for the IoT Reporting & Analytics and Monitoring domains
• Deliver innovative and pragmatic Enterprise and Capability Architectures in line with business needs.
• Provide technical expert contribution to the technology selection process where new architecture building blocks are required
• Define architecture patterns and principles relevant to the reporting & analytics and monitoring domains, to enable auto approval of designs following pre-approved approaches
• Participate in the design and execution of Architectural Governance across the relevant stakeholders.
• Support the early life definition and impact assessment of Programmes and Projects including shaping and scope definition.

What you'll do

• Capability architecture definition for the reporting & analytics and monitoring domains
• Technology selection for the reporting & analytics and monitoring components 
• Design approvals for designs impacting reporting, analytics, and monitoring
• Maintaining architecture repository with relevant application portfolio information
• Patterns and principles relating to the domains

Who you are

• Experience in designing complex, distributed, secure and scalable architecture solutions within complex organisations, preferably in the B2B market
• Strong knowledge of architecture best practices and design patterns, including:
• 10 years + experience architecting big data, reporting  and analytics systems and/or OSS and monitoring platforms (including log capure and analysis, infrastructure and cloud monitoring, application monitoring and business service/transaction monitoring)
• Defining cloud-based architectures (AWS experience preferred)
• Experience with monitoring technologies (preferably with Loki, Granfana, Open Telemetry, AppDynamics, but equivalent industry tools will suffice)
• Managing massive data sets and environments requiring a high degree of elasticity
• Working within a large multi-national organisation, preferably in the B2B market
• Working in complex architecture environments involving 50+ applications
• Production of blueprints, roadmaps and other Enterprise Architecture documentation
• Working with operational and engineering teams to define supportable solutions and run POCs/POVs
• Proven experience of conducting technical workshops, presenting technical solutions, preparing architecture guidelines and technical strategy documents.
• Familiar with Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF, TM Forum, etc) and capable of suggesting new tools/process.
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and presentation skills.

Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

• Relevant university degree (M.Sc., B.Sc. etc)
• AWS Certified Solution Architect (Associate or Professional) (desireable)
• TOGAF Certified (desirable)
• SAFE Agile certified or extensive experience working in a scaled Scrum or Kanban environment (desirable)
• IoT or telecoms knowledge is desirable

What's in it for you

• Discretionary yearly bonus: 20%
• Company car: company funded car of £580 per month + private fuel or cash alternative of £630
• per month.
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity leave: 52 weeks out of which 39 weeks are fully paid + 13 weeks half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
• Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
• Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

• You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.
• As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.
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