Overview
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PXC is the UK\'s largest provider of wholesale connectivity, delivering secure, scalable digital infrastructure and services across private and public cloud capabilities. We operate across our core sites in Salford, London and Skopje, North Macedonia, with a mission to be the UK\'s best company to work for and best to work with. Our values guide how we work: care, challenge, and commit.
We deliver high-quality services to the business with a focus on security by design, operational excellence, cloud-thinking, collaboration, and resilience, supporting the UK\'s Critical National Infrastructure.
Responsibilities
* Manage and mentor a team of designers and application owners, fostering collaboration and innovation.
* Define and implement connectivity frameworks across applications, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and security standards.
* Guide the design team in developing scalable, secure, and user-centric application solutions.
* Work with business units and program leads to establish and manage project priority.
* Attend Architecture Review Board (ARB) to represent designers and application owners.
* Support application owners with escalations to technical owners.
* Be the Solution Architect for Private and Public cloud infrastructure.
* Lead the Infrastructure and Cloud Design Technical Authority (ICDTA) board.
* Accountable for 3rd party supplier application relationships including SaaS providers.
* Accountable for application licensing cost lifecycle and control.
* Ensure application owners adhere to security policies, including JML processes, SSO/MFA integration, and access controls.
* Collaborate with business units, IT, and external partners to ensure application connectivity meets operational needs.
* Maintain compliance with UK legislation and deliver cyber-resilient solutions.
What will make you successful in this role? Essential
* Proven experience in managing design teams and application portfolios.
* Experience in Technical Design Architecture.
* Experience in software license management, ensuring compliance and optimising usage.
* Experience in finance and budgeting, including raising purchase orders and managing costs.
* Experience in usage monitoring and forecasting to ensure optimal resource allocation and planning.
* Experience in stakeholder management, including working with cross-functional teams.
* Strong understanding of enterprise connectivity, cloud integration, and application lifecycle management.
* Familiarity with SFIA skills framework and ITIL practices.
* Management of 3rd party suppliers.
Desirable
* Experience in critical infrastructure environments.
* Experience in data analysis and reporting.
* Experience with project management methodologies, such as Agile or Scrum.
* Certifications in cloud architecture, cybersecurity, or enterprise design.
* Previously held a Solution Architecture role in infrastructure and cloud.
Benefits
* Brand new PXC Flex benefit, including Flex30 — an additional 30 hours of leave per year.
* Hybrid working policy with options to work from home and in accessible office spaces.
* Starting holiday allowance of 25 days, with up to 10 extra days via the holiday purchase scheme.
* Free private healthcare, competitive pension, and potential bonus.
* Free broadband for all employees and gifts for major life events.
* Flexible salary sacrifice scheme including dental, gym, and various discounts.
* Inclusive employee networks to help integrate employees into life at PXC.
Note: Days and hours may be pro-rated for part-time employees.
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Part-time
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