Salary: Up to £63,000 pa

Location: Cambridge, hybrid working

Contract: Permanent

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

Are you a great communicator with experience of architecting and implementing end to end solutions in an agile environment? If so, read on.

The Academic Technology team is looking for a Senior Solution Architect to play a major role in developing and maintaining our Academic Research platforms.

Academic publishing is in a state of transformation as it pivots from a subscription model to free and open online access. Join our collaborative team as we continue the evolution of our platforms to find bold new ways to spread knowledge, spark enquiry and aid understanding.

About The Role

You will work closely with business stakeholders, development teams and other solution architects to shape business concepts, understand requirements, devise solutions and oversee implementation in an agile environment.

This role will suit a pro-active problem solver with a variety of skills and a commitment to extend the breadth and depth of their knowledge.

About you

Experience in providing technical leadership in architecting end to end solutions that meet business needs while ensuring that the implementation is in-line with architectural principles, industry best practices and is extensible and scalable for future needs.

Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management experience, including the ability to communicate and explain technical choices both at a technical and non-technical level.

You will need to be comfortable working across a wide range of technologies and willing to maintain your knowledge. Learning on the job is actively encouraged.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

Group personal pension scheme
Discretionary annual bonus
Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
Green travel schemes
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

The closing date for applications is 26th May, however, this is a rolling campaign, and therefore we will conduct interviews as and when candidates apply. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

To find out more, please go to our website - https://careers.cambridge.org/jobs/vacancy/senior-solution-architect--cambridge/3402/description/

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe that diversity of thought, background, and approach create better outcomes. More importantly, fostering an inclusive culture is the right thing to do, and it's part of how we achieve our purpose: to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Ensuring that anyone, no matter who they are, feels they belong here is an essential part of who we are and the contribution we make to society, and to our planet.

To enable an environment which our people can thrive in, our customers benefit from, and where work complements life, we empower everyone to manage their time and capacity, and to prioritise their wellbeing. That's why from day one everyone at Cambridge University Press & Assessment can discuss flexible working options to find the best solution for them and their role.

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