Solutions Architect

3 months ago


South Shields UK, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom Barbour Full time

Company Description:

The Barbour story began in 1894 in South Shields in the North East of England. Founder John Barbour began supplying oilskins and other garments to protect the growing community of sailors, fishermen and dockers. Still family owned and now fifth generation, Barbour HQ remains in South Shields. Under the leadership of Chairman Dame Margaret Barbour, Barbour has grown into a lifestyle brand sold in over 55 countries worldwide including Europe, the US and Asia offering a wardrobe of stylish functional clothing, footwear and accessories inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. The iconic Barbour Bedale and Barbour Beaufort wax jackets continue to be made by hand in the factory in South Shields. In 2020, Barbour launched Wax for Life, an overarching name for all of Barbour’s wax services designed to encourage customers to extend the life of their wax garments. Wax for Life includes re-waxing and repairs (first introduced in 1921) and Barbour Re-Loved an upcycling circularity initiative. Each year over 70,000 wax garments are sent back to Barbour globally to be repaired, rewaxed or altered.


Position Overview:

We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Solutions Architect to join our IT team based at our Head Office in South Shields. A well-architected, flexible, scalable and secure applications landscape is critical to our business as it provides the capability to design, manufacture and source our iconic menswear, womenswear and footwear and sell and ship them to our wholesale customers, e-commerce and retail customers.


This will be a senior role within the Business Systems team. Exceptional knowledge of ERP, MRP, B2B and B2C systems and integration are required to be able to work with business stakeholders, software vendors, systems integrators, IT Integration Team and Product Owners to design and present solution options. The Solutions Architect will be expected to coach System Analysts in solutions, application technology and architecture and integration design. It is expected this role will be significantly hands-on in business systems, particularly ERP, and the successful candidate will immerse themselves into the day-to-day workings of the business to gain a deeper understanding. Alongside this, an ability to communicate with business management and significantly contribute to the delivery of business improvement workstreams in a time-critical manner is essential.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Define, document and maintain the systems architecture model to provide a flexible, robust and scalable solutions blueprint for the global Barbour operations.
  • Work with business stakeholders, software vendors, systems integrators, IT Integration Team and Product Owners to design and present solution options.
  • Review the proposed solutions of System Analysts to ensure they meet the business requirements while conforming to defined IT standards and requirements for flexibility, robustness and scalability.
  • Coach System Analysts in solutions, application technology and architecture and integration design.
  • Business process mapping and change leadership.
  • Provide leadership and expertise in supporting systems failures, major incidents, system integration testing and complex support and integration issues impacting Barbour’s business operations.
  • Product Owner for assigned systems, maintaining backlogs, defining product roadmaps and assessing capabilities that could enhance the efficiency and capabilities of the company.
  • Represent Barbour in external projects with customers and suppliers.


Skills and Experience:

  • Infor Cloudsuite technologies including MEC, ION, Mongoose
  • Microsoft technologies such as MS SQL Server Stack, Azure, Azure DevOps
  • Expert SQL Server developer (all version), especially TSQL, SSIS and deployment strategies
  • Integration technologies including APIs, XML and payloads and protocols
  • Data base architecture
  • Business process / workflow mapping
  • A strong background in development roles
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience of working with the principles of Agile project delivery methodology
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to build strong relationships across business functions
  • Ability to build relationships and influence at a senior management level
  • Expert business analysis skills to facilitate successful discovery workshops across multiple operational and back-office business functions.
  • Ecommerce and Retail systems experience and working environment preferable but not essential.


Benefits:

  • Discretionary Company bonus scheme
  • Staff discount
  • Staff shop
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • 25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays
  • Free onsite parking
  • Subsidised canteen


Note: In the event that a sufficient volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.



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