OUP’s application portfolio includes customer facing systems and applications as well as internal enabling systems which facilitate OUP’s internal financial and operational processes. Customer facing solutions include a range of digital-, content-, and data-centric platforms, web and eCommerce applications, learning & assessment services, online journals, other online research platforms. Enabling systems include finance, sales and marketing, operational, facilities, HR and legal applications.
The Application Architect will work with product/enabling systems owners to understand problem statements and collaborate with Enterprise and Solution Architecture colleagues to define all aspects of solution development, appropriate technology and workflows to develop, implement and quality assure solutions/applications. Solution or application delivery may be through development of new capabilities through projects and programmes or enhancements to existing applications within value streams.
This role will have hands on responsibility for guiding development teams, whether in house, partner or third party vendors, ensuring OUP standards, processes and documentation are adhered to. This role will also work closely with User Experience, Quality Assurance and Information Security and Data Privacy colleagues to ensure all aspects of delivery, functional and non-functional, are fully met.
The Application Architect will have experience of programming languages, software frameworks, hosting and cloud services and varied delivery methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban and Scaled Agile.
Please refer to the enclosed job description for the detailed key accountabilities in this role.
We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have/be:
A deep understanding of technology and how it can be both developed and used to meet business requirements.
Broad knowledge of a range of technologies.
Technically leading development teams, acting as the technical authority, guiding and coaching development team members
Experience in delivering solutions within Finance / Operations or Sales and Marketing business areas or experience in customer facing product delivery.
Good understanding of User Experience principles.
A knowledge of business analysis and development methodologies, particularly agile development and preferably Scrum.
Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture principles.
Development and application of coding standards.
Previously working with Scrum, Kanban and Scaled Agile methodologies
Shaping, advising on, and delivering solutions to required quality within agreed budget and timescales
Deep domain knowledge and experience
Strong UX experience / awareness (desirable)
A proven ability to direct development teams both on and offshore (desirable)
Benefits
We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days’ holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.
We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.
Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.
Please note this advert may be removed before the advertised end date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.
