Infrastructure Architect

Infrastructure Architect - Inside IR35, Hybrid working role (2 days onsite in Warrington per week)

**Who are we?**

We are United Utilities, the North West's water and Wastewater Company. It's our job to bring 3.0 million households and thousands of businesses an incredible 1,700 million litres of clean, clear water each day. We take it all away too, treating it so it'ssafe to go back into the rivers.

United Utilities is a great choice for employees, with hybrid working options, and a fantastic office based in Warrington. There is a great overall package from discounted gym memberships to onsite amenities that make working for United Utilities rewardingand fulfilling. Being a large organisation in the Northwest also opens opportunities for personal growth and progression within United Utilities to make sure you have a great opportunity to fulfil your personal ambitions as well as provide essential servicesto this great area of the country.

Our 5,000 employees are key to achieving our ambitious vision and plans and we all work together to provide a great service to our customers.

**This is where you come in**

We have an Infrastructure Architect required to be responsible for the development of solution architectures which meet business needs and are aligned to the overall UU Enterprise Architecture.

**What will you focus on?**
- The Domain digital technology strategy, aligning it to UU's strategic direction, the Domain needs and to support the key business unit, company and customer challenges
- Integrating the Domain strategy across all key digital domains (Technology, Data, People, Process) and aligning that to Domain customer needs
- Develop the digital architectural standards against which digital asset roadmaps, investment, project design and customer solutions should be developed within their Domain.
- Consistency of approach to digital technology architecture across UU
- Provide Architectural Leadership, Technical Authority and Governance of architects (internal and external) working on projects within their Domain.
- To build and foster the relationship between DSCO Strategy and Planning and key business stakeholders such that key stakeholders achieve consistency in service and delivery against commitments made.
- To be the key architectural contact for their Domain and to communicate clearly, concisely and in a non-technical manner to Domain stakeholders, the technical direction and how this aligns with the Domain vision and architecture. To then take this roadmapand work with the DSCO Portfolio team to build this into a high level plan, providing input into high level estimates and understanding the interdependencies and complexities of any proposed solutions and how these can be mitigated
- Team work with the other Domain Architects, Technical Architects and Business SMEs is key to delivery of UU's DSCO strategy and associated business outcomes

What experience do you need?
- Demonstrable experience in Infrastructure Technology, particularly Redhat, Windows, SQLServer, Networks & Firewalls, Active Directory & Virtualisation
- Good understanding of architecture disciplines, processes, concepts and best practices and able to act as an advisor on these areas to junior team members
- Knowledge of the project management process and how the architectural processes integrate with and support the end to end life cycle
- Able to act as a technical SME, linking IT strategy with delivery plans and appropriate milestones and costs
- Good analytical and conceptual skills, with the capability to conduct hypothesis-driven analyses
- Ability to depict information conceptually, logically and physically
- Sound communication skills in order to ensure complex information can be exchanged in a manner appropriate for the audience

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