Octopus Energy

Financial Services

SolutionsArchitect

£90–130k ~AI est. London, United Kingdom CONTRACT Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Solutions Architect at Octopus Energy. Skills: Integration strategy, Finance systems, Architecture definition. Define integration strategy. Assess current landscape”

What You'll Achieve.

Streamline finance operations; Improve efficiency

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Assess systems; Propose solutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Proven experience designing finance technology, Proven experience designing integration architectures, Experience with complex systems integration projects, Experience delivering system migrations, Experience delivering system transformations, Understanding of integration technologies, Understanding of application architectures, Understanding of modern integration patterns, Understanding of REST APIs, Understanding of modern application architecture, Understanding of modern data architecture, Understanding of SSO, Understanding of identity provisioning technologies, Ability to produce high-quality technical documentation, Ability to present complex integration concepts

Nice to Have

Experience in fast-growing agile organisations, Experience maintaining business continuity, Understanding at a protocol level of OAuth, Understanding at a protocol level of OIDC, Understanding at a protocol level of SAML, Understanding at a protocol level of SCIM

What You'll Do.

Define integration strategy

Assess current landscape

Define what better looks like

Identify path to change

Make strategic technical decisions

Make architectural technical decisions

Focus on Financial Operational Systems

Define architecture options

Evaluate architecture options

Present recommendations to stakeholders

Support definition of data model

Maintain global view of impact

Assess existing systems

Propose solutions to evolve finance technology

Collaborate with development teams

Ensure solution is fit for purpose

Collaborate with TechOps teams

Collaborate with Security teams

Ensure solution is scalable

Ensure solution is supportable

Ensure solution is secure

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Internal development teams; External development teams; TechOps teams; Security teams; Senior stakeholders

Communication Scope

Present complex concepts; Technical documentation

Process & Methodology

Agile organisations

Full Job Description

## Description Octopus Energy has grown exponentially over the last 10 years. It is now a complex multi-billion turnover international group, which participates in multiple industry verticals including retail utilities, utilities management, generation, EV leasing and software sales. We are committed to innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction and as part of our growth strategy, we are implementing a number of new business management applications to streamline our finance operations and improve efficiency.  As a result, we are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to assess & define the integration strategy in our Finance Systems team. We are looking for someone who can take a fresh look at our current landscape, define what better looks like, and help identify the most effective path to meaningful change.  You’ll play an important role in shaping how we work: setting direction without overcomplicating things, supporting the team with care, and balancing technical curiosity with a down-to-earth mindset.  This is an initial 6 month contract with potential to extend depending on business need. ## What you'll do Be responsible for strategic and architectural technical decisions with a particular focus on Financial Operational Systems (Finance, Supply Chain Procurements and Sales) Define and evaluate architecture options for finance systems and integrations, and present recommendations to senior stakeholders Support the definition of a cohesive and consistent data model that can serve as the bedrock of all our financial systems whilst maintaining a global view of the impact on other tech systems Assess existing systems & propose solutions to evolve finance technology to keep up with a rapidly growing scale up business Collaborate with internal & external development teams during the solution design phase to ensure that any technical solution is fit for purpose Collaborate closely with our TechOps and Security teams to ensure that the solution we choose

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