ABOUT US

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.

The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

JOB DESCRIPTION

About the role

We have a new opportunity for a Systems Integration Specialist to join the Guinness IT Team. This is a permanent, full - time vacancy based in our Oldham office. We are currently working to a hybrid working style.

The overall purpose of the role is to develop the System integration Architecture / System Design artifacts needed to effectively deliver the IT/IM Roadmap and change portfolio in line with the Guinness IT and business strategy.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced System Integration Specialist who will shape our enterprise and integration architecture, and champion collaboration, good governance, and a culture of continuous improvement across our IT Services and Change function.

You will be able to demonstrate these essential skills:

• Proven experience of supporting the development of an IT/IM Roadmap the aligns with the business strategy of a medium to large organisation that includes customer facing digital applications, cloud, and complex legacy IT estate.
• Proven experience of developing enterprise system integration architectures and designs that are aligned with the business needs, budget and the IT/IM Roadmap.
• Experience of using Enterprise Architecture Frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman), architectural principles, design patterns, enterprise architecture tools and artifact repositories or ongoing evidence of a desire to learn them.
• Previous experience of developing solution architecture & design artifacts required to support effective IT development delivery.
• Broad experience of design patterns across a range of technology solutions including ERP, CRM, ESB, Azure, Cloud, AI, IoT, RPA, etc.
• Able to lead, engage and influence at all levels.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.

Essential Qualifications:

• Educated to level 6 (degree or equivalent) or higher in an IT/ STEM related degree discipline.

Desirable Qualifications:

• TOGAF or Zachman Certification.
• APM / Prince 2 / Agile Practitioner / DevOps/ ITIL.
• IT technology certifications e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, etc.

If you are interested in finding out more about the key responsibilities of the role and/or to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the attached role profile.

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Benefits

• Holidays We offer 25 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days).
• Competitive Pension Scheme We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions.
• Benefits Portal We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping.
• Performance Pay Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility
• Life Assurance For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death
• Health Plan Options There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade
• VDU/DSE Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work
• Access to the Finance wellbeing portal
• Professional subscription annual payment
• Travel season ticket loan
• Car lease scheme