Job Description

Title: Product Architect

Salary: National ranging from £57,600 to £88,500 and London from £63,300 to £97,300

Location: London, Leeds, Edinburgh

SC Clearance: The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting.

Are you interested in joining a team at the forefront of operations, managing products and services that provide content, communication and collaboration tools to the wider FCA team?

The team/department
End User Computing is a pivotal team that provides change and run for a broad range of application and infrastructure serves. We work in small cross-functional, self-organising and autonomous teams. We are a team that is passionate about delivering value, whilst having fun.

What you will be doing (the role)

The Product Architect will be responsible for the design and architecture of our Collaboration and Communication services, including email (Exchange Online), Unified Communications (Microsoft Teams), Document and Records Management (SharePoint Online). You will work with high profile programmes of work to introduce new services and have oversight of the product roadmap and debt for the platforms and systems.

. Provide technical leadership and oversight for EUC services
. Ensure architecture changes adhere to the FCA's strategic direction and are taken through the relevant governance, including the appropriate level of security approval
. Work effectively with the FCA's partners and suppliers in ensuring a quality service
. Contribute to the product group's roadmap for its services, proactively identifying and driving through new changes and services to deliver business benefit
. Work closely with SharePoint DevOps team to deliver high quality, value for money, compliant solutions using Agile methods
. Attend wider architectural forums participating in discussions, reviewing decision papers, and generally contributing to the thriving architectural community

If you are an architect with excellent knowledge of Microsoft end user collaboration technologies and cloud services, we would be interested in hearing from you.

What you will get from the role
. Interesting and fast paced work with access to the latest tools, technologies, and training
. A friendly, inclusive environment and a supportive management team to help you be at your best
. A unique insight into regulated industries and the opportunity to protect millions of people
. We like to work smart, not long hours
. We don't do micro-managing; we hire people because we believe they are brilliant in getting the job done

We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.

The skills and experience you will have

Minimum
We are a signatory to the Government's Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, should they meet the minimum criteria for a role.

. Experience in architecting complex solutions, across a range of products and services with a particular focus on Microsoft collaboration technologies (Microsoft 365 and Azure)
. Experience of software development methodologies, architectural and design patterns

Essential
. Strategic and pragmatic thinker, focused on outcomes and the bigger picture with the confidence to engage constructively to challenge established approaches
. Commercially aware, the ability to understand supplier proposals and promote cost effective solutions
. Effective influencing and negotiating at all levels of management, including director level, communicating explicit and implicit trade-offs that impact the enterprise
. Credible technical leader, able to adapt style to build strong relationships with developers and senior leaders alike, collaborating across the organisation and use various techniques to facilitate innovation
. Experience of end-to-end life cycle management of IT services including, Service Design, Service Transition, and IT Service continuity
. Experience of SharePoint DevOps, working closely with cross-functional DevOps teams
. You're proactive and comfortable using your initiative to deliver work and build relationships
. You can manage and prioritise your work and time well but know what to reach out to seek support from your peers

About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here.

Useful information

Applications for this role close at 23:59 on 25th April 2024
This role is graded as Lead Associate - Regulatory

If you are someone who is seeking that next challenge, and you have the experience and skills required, then please send me your CV.

Our Recruitment Delivery Team are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of disability, impairment, or health condition, please do not hesitate to let me know by emailing.