Joining Arup
Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
We’re looking for a Solution Architect to join our Architecture Service within Arup. You will work at a strategic level to provide leadership in creating, maintaining and communicating the firm’s Digital Technology Strategy. You will play a key role in the firms most significant enterprise-wide digital programmes and projects to ensure that the architectures designed and delivered are aligned with its business vision and objectives.
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The Opportunity
At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.
1. Accountable for the delivery of significant and complex solution architecture activities or projects.
2. Represent Arup at internal and external meetings.
3. Focus on the ‘big picture’ and how all the technical pieces fit together in terms of both the breadth and depth of the specific architecture domain(s) covered.
4. Collaborate closely with stakeholders, engineers and developers to achieve design goals at an advanced level.
5. Ensure designs and solutions comply with Arup Policies and Standards.
6. Take ownership of preparing architectural design documents and other artifacts.
7. Oversee project progress from architecture and compliance viewpoint.
8. Identify architecture driven improvement to continually improve service quality and reduce costs.
Is this role right for you?
9. Recognised relevant tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science, or similar area.
10. Relevant Solution Architecture experience within a consulting business environment.
11. Proficiency in Solution Architecture modelling and diagramming software
12. Relevant experience inarchitecting solutions (TOGAF a preference) with a concentrated focus on infrastructure, security, performance, scalability, and reliability.contributing to strategic initiatives.architecture modelling tools, techniques and processes, and an awareness of relevant industry techniques.senior stakeholder management.
13. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both non-technical and technical audiences managing successful communications with governance boards and stakeholders.
14. Ability to influence others to consider your point of view and gain support and agreement for plans, changes and new approaches.
15. Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders, gain their confidence and persuade them to cooperate with initiatives where required.
16. Self-starter, pragmatic, flexible and comfortable with ambiguity, able to align business and DTG vision to deliver clarity.
What we offer you
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.
Different People, Shared Values
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.
Our Application Process
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