Solution Designer

• Design high quality, scalable, secure and resilient solutions for Target and the requirements of its existing or future clients.
• Utilise effective design capability that can be articulated to clients and internal teams for the development of proposed solutions.
• Sit on the internal Design Authority Board (DAB) and review proposed designs to ensure compliance with the agreed terms of reference for Targets technical strategy.
• Play a key role in Targets modernisation by utilising your skills and knowledge of the IT industry to shape solutions.
• Communicate design decisions, plans, goals and strategies to project teams and senior leadership.
• Research, investigate, propose and introduce new technologies/third party applications to ensure Target remains relevant within the market.
• Utilise Product, Industry & System knowledge to support the Solution Architect by designing components of the High Level Solution.
• Articulate solution designs to software engineering teams to facilitate low level design.
• Act as the technical design authority in project delivery, working with technical leads to ensure that the requirements of the solution are implemented in full
• Provide product, system and industry guidance to the project team.
• Support the Change project governance process, Design Solution Owner Group and Change SDLC
• Working closely with Sales, Bid and Commercial teams, providing product and technical knowledge support to the bid process.
• Support the Solution Architect for all Bid opportunities you are allocated.
• Owning the process of engagement with all areas of the business and articulating the proposed solution design.
• Providing design estimates for new functional components.

• Subject matter expert within Financial Servicing (Lending and/or Investments)
• Client facing experience
• Presentation experience
• Security by Design
• Experience of designing to standards and utilising industry patterns
• AS400 / iSeries experience

• Cloud Deployment (AS/Azure)
• IBM Middleware e.g. IBMi
• API Integration e.g. Mulesoft
• Project Delivery Methodologies E.g. Waterfall, Agile
• Tooling e.g. JIRA & Confluence
• SQL Scripting or Programming

• Resilient
• Methodical; can focus on providing accurate, clear solution designs
• A team player – collaborates with colleagues to drive common approaches
• Able to present like a Consultant assured behaviour

• A competitive salary of up to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience
• 30 days holiday PLUS bank holidays (That's right! 30 days from Day 1)
• At least two days per year to give back to our community through our volunteering initiative
• Defined Pension Contribution Scheme (Employer matched up to 6%) with the option to contribute via Salary Exchange (Salary Sacrifice)
• Employee Discount Scheme, access to discounts and offers across 100s of leading retailers.
• Company Paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
• Group Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
• Group Income Protection
• Annual Pay Review
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Help@Hand – Confidential access to health and wellbeing support to include Employee Assistance Program
• Free Flu Vaccinations, Eye Tests and employer contribution towards glasses
• Recognition Scheme
• Free Mortgage Advice and Support
• Funeral Concierge and Bereavement Services
• 24/7 access to a GP
• Discounted health club memberships
• Salary Sacrifice Technology Buying Scheme
• Access to Wisdom, total wellbeing solution

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