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Company Description
Telefónica Tech (part of the Telefónica Group) is a leading NextGen Tech solutions provider with a highly diversified team of over 6,000 exceptionally skilled employees and +60 nationalities.
We serve more than 5.5m customers every day in over 175 countries, with a global ecosystem of market‑leading partners. Global strategic hubs: Spain, Brazil, the UK, Germany.
The Telefónica Tech UK&I hub has an end‑to‑end portfolio of market‑leading services and develops integrated technology solutions to accelerate digital transformation through: Cloud, Data & AI (Adatis), Enterprise Applications (Incremental), Workplace Services and Cyber Security & Networking.
Values: Open, Bold, Trusted
Trusted Partners:
* Microsoft: Top 3 Service Providers, Azure Expert Status, Fastrack & Inner Circle Partner
* HPE: Platinum Partner – FY23 UK&I Solution Provider of the Year
* Palo Alto & Crowdstrike: part of our NextDefense Cyber Security Portfolio
* Fortinet: Elite VIP Program – one of only 2 in the UK
* AWS: Advanced Solution & Managed Service Provider Program
Service Architect - Remote, UK - All UK Addresses Considered
Main purpose of the job
* support service design elements of sales, pre‑sales, bid opportunities, service implementation, and service opportunities aligning with Telefónica Techs strategic delivery of Policing services
* act as the primary service design & architecture interface between the customer and Telefónica Tech.
* work closely with service delivery and project teams on all new projects and services to be delivered, providing guidance, direction and advice on service architecture and delivery.
* act as a subject matter expert, providing Telefónica Tech and customers with an understanding of the Service solution across all service delivery - Technical, ITIL, and supporting business functions.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Supporting, developing, and transforming enterprise IT Services for Telefónica Tech within the Policing sector
* Leading the design and implementation of managed service operations and project delivery
* Leading the development of an IT lifecycle management, designing services, taking service strategy, and building processes, procedures, into operational runbooks and guides across the department.
* Leading the introduction of key IT service roles and processes needed to act as the bridge between the customer and internal and external IT suppliers.
* Liaise with program/project/transition management to plan and manage the effective transfer of ICT services to new service designs.
* Defining the standards required for the existing Telefónica Tech IT teams to adopt ITIL based service management
* Support the core frameworks that will underpin different aspects of the IT department including AGILE, DevOps, ITIL, SFIA, TOGAF
Experience and skills
Experience
* Previous experience in a Service Architect role
* More than years’ experience in designing, implementing, and delivering enterprise level IT Managed Services.
* ITIL Qualified
* Experience of managing ITIL processes across service towers and third parties (SIAM)
* Experience at senior management level in a large, complex customer facing organization
* Proven experience in developing and implementing IT strategies to achieve transformational levels of change and efficiency
Experience (desirable)
* Advanced academic background, preferably to good degree level or equivalent
* Experience Police Sector aligned Service Architecture
* Proven commercial acumen
* Good working knowledge of relevant functional systems
* Experience in dealing with and influencing multi‑tier management
For this role you need to have experience of supporting enterprise service architecture within the Policing sector
We don’t believe hiring is a tick box exercise, so if you feel that you don’t match the job description 100%, but would still be a great fit for role, please get in touch.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Telecommunications
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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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