Job Description
Senior Technical Architect - Fast moving environment - *(Must have a CCNP certification - this is essential).
Based full-time on site - in Northamptonshire - (due to the nature of the business & collaborative environment five days a week in the office/main site in the Northampton area).
Purpose of the role is to…
Design and architect new technologies that support a best of breed mentality
Deliver new innovations to question conventional thinking and improve capabilities of
the IT department
Provide visionary roadmaps on IT infrastructure for future years.
Lead as a senior technical escalation point for a broad range of IT support topics
Manage stakeholders within IT and the business while delivering complex projects.
Be skilled at…
Troubleshooting, problem solving and root cause analysis
Excellent Research and analytic skills
Prioritisation and self-management
Strategic planning and architectural designs of key IT
systems and business technologies.
Adapting to change, learning quickly in a fast passed
environment
Have experience of…
Delivering exceptional customer service under pressure
Operational support at a senior technical level, within a
medium to large sized enterprise
Planning, organising, leading and delivering complex,
fast-moving workloads with both internal and external 3rd
party resources
Working to recognised methodologies i.e. (ITIL, Agile)
A broad range of technical experience within a fast paced,
dynamic environment
Design, manage and implement enterprise WAN and LAN
networks and communications
Supporting junior colleagues via mentoring, training, and
documentation
Demonstrate knowledge of…
Architecting enterprise applications, middleware, and
infrastructure technologies
Financial planning / cost management for IT
infrastructure and projects
Managing and deploying to cloud platforms
Database support, administration, and optimisation
Scripting, orchestration, and automation techniques
Capacity, performance, and availability monitoring
Security, vulnerability, and malware threat prevention
Working in a Racing and/or Formula 1 or Formula 2 or equivalent business.
Desirable - Testbed and simulation platforms
Hold these qualifications…
Degree or relevant qualifications in a technology or
science subject
Hold the following (or relevant equivalent):
o CCNP
o ITIL v3/v4 foundation level
You must be…
Diligent and show attention to detail.
Passionate about infrastructure.
Capable to show a growth mind-set
Flexible and open
A team player
Success driven, capable to perform under pressure and
overcome challenges.
Target and deadline driven
Able to support race weekends dependent on business
requirements.
Success in this role will be if you… (key deliverables):
Be able to see the big picture but also get involved in the technical “hands on”
deliverable of a broad range of technical topics.
Project manage multiple concurrent projects and associated stakeholder
communications.
Deliver on operational and project-based tasks, against demanding Service Level
Agreements and challenging deadlines
Deliver quality without compromising performance
Be a strong point of escalation; seeing solutions that others can't, and crucially, be keen
to do so as quickly and efficiently as possible so that we can achieve our collective goals
Actively encourage teamwork and knowledge sharing to develop both yourself and your
colleagues
Additional information…
The roles require the ability to deliver on both operational and project activities, against
deadlines and SLAs. Thus, flexibility is essential in this position
Applicants must be able to occasionally provide out of hours maintenance and support
on a best-efforts basis