Network Architect

Job Introduction

As part of the Sodexo Architecture team, you’ll be joining a one of the largest companies in the world, working on solutions that help millions of people every day. It’s an exciting time at Sodexo as we’re transforming our Technology landscape to support our business aspirations, and our Architecture team will be a key driver of that transformation.

We are seeking a Network Architect who will provide technical and domain expertise to the rest of our IS&T teams. Being creative and curious, you will be an integral part our of empowered Architecture team – scoping and designing solutions in collaboration with others across our IS&T teams both locally and with our wider global architecture community. Working in partnership with the Delivery teams you will lead on design of elegant and robust solutions that solve complex problems for our customers and colleagues.

You will deliver architectural outcomes for Sodexo that should help us achieve improved revenue generation, cost reduction and risk mitigation aligned to the Sodexo business strategy. Working with Delivery teams you will collaborate & coordinate the technical strategy and facilitate & assist with the prioritisation of delivery. As a technical leader who embraces working in a complex and fast moving organisation you will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class architecture team, environment and culture.

Role Responsibility

High Level Design responsibilities

• Develop network solutions that meet Sodexo business requirements
• Analyse and understand both user needs and expectations, to develop solution options
• Financial analysis - define a solution's total cost-of-ownership, understand and clearly communicate various pricing models – up-front capital expenditure, consumption, licensing, support etc.
• Conduct analyses of technology and the associated operational processes
• Identify suitable technologies and services to deliver approved solution, technical and architectural liaison with vendors and suppliers ahead of procurement, supporting project managers and procurement team.
• Produce high level designs with, vendor, 3rd party supplier, customer and technical team input to define overall structure and strategy of the solution.
• Work with ITSM team to ensure that service design and transition needs are reflected in high level designs

Low Level Design responsibilities

• Logical and functional, component level detailed design
• Close liaison with / input from technical teams to enable successful implementation
• Testing definition and approach
• Familiarity with architectural review processes
• Articulate key aspects of architecture and design from a functional and non-functional viewpoint (e.g., scalability, availability, manageability, robustness, appropriate incorporation of new technology) through models, documentation, and demonstrations if applicable; present architectures to executive management, clients, and technical teams
• Develop solution architectures that promote a clear, consistent business vision

The Ideal Candidate

REQUIRED

• Graduate calibre with architectural framework qualifications or experience i.e., TOGAF/CISSP etc
• Three to five years experience with cross-functional Architecture team as a network designer/architect
• Excellent experience and passion for the relevant cross-functional architectural domain
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good stakeholder management skills and customer focus with an ability to achieve consensus across a complex set of demands
• Ability to engage with cross functional teams in a constructive and collaborative relationship to align and execute business & technical strategies
• Analysis of risks, benefits and opportunities associated with business & architectural strategies and championing a balanced approach with a focus on achieving business outcomes
• Innovation - assess new technologies and technology-based opportunity to deliver business outcomes.
• Ability to work across architecture domains to innovate on capabilities and solutions across the enterprise
• Passionate about technology, and has interest in emerging tools, trends and techniques across the industry
• Strong experience in Cloud Technologies (Azure preferred), COTS application integration, modern architectural ways of working and practices

DESIRABLE

• Experience in working as part of global community

Package Description

Competitive Salary and excellent benefits.

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process