IT&D Solution Architect

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Information Technology & Digital​

In IT and D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products.

Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen.

Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches.

About the role

Want to digitally transform the experiences of consumers? As Solution Architect, you’ll have the freedom to think strategically, modernize technology landscape to enable Reckitt’s media, marketing and commerce ambitions.

Solution Architect is accountable for proactively and holistically driving solution design activities within the product teams, ensuring alignment with the overall Enterprise Architecture and product stream strategy. Solutions Architects provides the necessary leadership, analysis and design tasks related to the development of a product or a set of products within a product group. S/He works closely with DevOps / development teams and suppliers to secure that the value planned will be delivered in the most optimal way according to the product strategy and the overall value for money objectives linked to the IT strategy. The Solution Architect is also accountable for supervising the design as well as the integration execution within the scope of their product(s), collaborating with the integration platform team. S/He owns solution architecture specification.

Your responsibilities

• Delivers the architectural design for product(s) and inputs to the roadmap by utilising knowledge of defined reference architectures, technology trends, and implementation experience to translate a business need into a solution blueprint that represents an end-to-end technical solution
• Facilitates the evaluation and selection of software product standards and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations
• Defines the guidelines, standards and solution patterns to ensure product-based decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision

The experience we're looking for

• Ability to translate future-state business capabilities and requirements into solution architecture requirements
• Understanding of organisations mission, values, and goals
• Exceptional understanding of application development methodologies, infrastructure and network architecture
• Technology neutral: remains unbiased toward any specific technology or vendor choice, and is more interested in results than personal preferences
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies
• Good understanding of strategic and new and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of existing, new and emerging technologies to new and evolving business and operating models
• Ability to propose and estimate the financial impact of solution architecture alternatives
• Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to business problems
• Methodologies: SA certifications; Cloud providers solution architect certifications; Architecture frameworks and software delivery methodologies (e.g., Zachman Framework, Agile, Waterfall)

The skills for success

Product Development, system development, Project Management, Programme Management, Design Thinking, Process Automisation, IT Service Management, Innovation Processes, Innovation, User Experience Design, Change Analyst, Change Management, Digital Transformation, Value Analysis, Change Management, Adoption, Technology Adoption Lifecycle, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Vendor Management, Outstanding Communication, stakeholder engagement, Digital Strategy, Product Solution Architecture, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Portfolio Management, Data Governance, Product Compliance, Media Analytics, advertising, Consumer Engagement, Market Value, Market Chain, Data Driven Practices, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Governance.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.