Data and Business Information Architect

Company Description

Following years of accelerated growth Culina Group is now a £2.2billion+ turnover business, employing over 22,000 staff, with a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. Culina Group operates from over 100+ depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 1,000 clients over its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packaging solutions and fresh and baked goods.

Company Overview

Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Data and Business Information Architect to join our IT team at our Rugby site

The role of Integration Architect at Culina Group entails providing strategic leadership and driving the design, development, and implementation of middleware and integration architecture across the organization. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring the technical alignment and advancement of Culina Group’s integration capabilities, driving efficiency, and supporting the group’s overarching goals.

This is a full time, permanent position working Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm offering a competitive salary and package with the opportunity to work for a forward thinking market leader.

Job responsibilities of a Data and Business Information Architect include:

• Develops Integration architecture and associated roadmaps and aligns with enterprise architecture governance frameworks
• Stakeholder management
• Evaluates, designs and delivers Integration solutions centred on strategic reuse of building blocks, new technologies and reference architectures
• Validates Integration architecture: new/changed capabilities
• Supports delivery of solutions (that are incorporated into a prioritised/integrated roadmap) and ensures a coherent and effective target architecture
• Develops integrated roadmap(s) of change initiatives reflecting both business demands and priorities (in partnership with business units
• Participate in development/maintenance of a comprehensive enterprise architecture, representative of current, transitional and target states
• Identifies/evaluates feasibility of new Integration technologies that could be strategically important
• Develops knowledge base of current operational Integration technology assets
• Develops/owns roadmap(s) outlining how existing Integration technologies will be maintained, evolved and decommissioned and new technology introduced
• Support current supplier relationships; builds new relationships with potential providers of technology solutions, services and products
• Proactively reviews current portfolio of Integration technologies; identifies opportunities to exploit available innovations

Qualifications

To apply for the role of Data and Business Information Architect you will possess the following skills, experiences and qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information-technology, system analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience
• Two-three years’ experience as an Architect with exposure to strategy definition and experience developing architecture blueprints, strategies and roadmaps
• Experience of stakeholder management and delivering presentations to both senior-level executives and technical audiences
• Minimum of five years of design and implementation experience in IT, with a deep knowledge in a minimum of two of the following technical disciplines: middleware and integration platforms and services, cloud technologies and ML/AI
• Good experience of IT Architecture (and underlying frameworks such as TOGAF) including the development (and ensuring adherence to) architecture principles and standards
• Solid understanding of product management, agile principles and development methodologies and capability of supporting agile teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debt
• 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
• Experience working in a relevant industry is helpful, but not required.

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Culina Group a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave - Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days plus the bank holidays 
• Company Bonus  – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
• Private Medical Cover– This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
• Car Allowance - £7,000 per annum 
• Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer
• Life Assurance -  x4 your annual salary
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!