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This role is in support of Cencora's wholesale distribution services in Europe operating through our Alliance Healthcare business.

Job Summary

The Senior Solution Architect's role entails comprehending business requirements and converting them into well-suited designs that facilitate the achievement of intended business objectives. Collaborating closely with vital stakeholders, subject matter experts, and technology vendors to delineate the architecture for comprehensive solutions spanning the system portfolio, all while ensuring adherence to the strategic vision, roadmaps, and enterprise architectural principles.

This includes:

• Ensuring that solutions are designed and developed are both scalable and sustainable.
• Making efficient and effective use of technology
• Looking holistically and identifying opportunities for synergy
• Considering the current and future needs of the Enterprise

Principal Accountabilities

• Solutions Design: Develops high-level solution designs for programs or projects, leveraging expertise from domain specialists and third-party solution providers to ensure alignment with business needs, suitability, and supportability.
• Stakeholder & Relationship Management: Cultivates strong relationships with business stakeholders, gaining insight into their objectives and serving as a trusted advisor for technology decisions.
• Application Portfolio & Enterprise Architecture Framework: Ensures the management and maintenance of the application portfolio for Alliance Healthcare UK, integrating it into the broader context.
• Project Delivery: Identifies potential project prerequisites or interdependencies, understands their implications, and communicates them to affected projects.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience Required

• Proven experience working in IT across a range of roles
• Proven experience working as a Solution Architect
• Experience of working in a large enterprise with matrix management
• Degree in a relevant subject or evidence of significant experience in Architecture teams
• Experience working within a large international matrix managed organisation
• Knowledge of SAP S4, Azure, Manhattan, Salesforce and other leading Software providers

Essential Requirements

• Demonstrates a proactive, can-do attitude and takes full accountability and ownership.
• Possesses exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities, adept at multitasking effectively.
• Excels under pressure, thrives in ambiguous situations while maintaining a steadfast focus on achieving results.
• Enthusiastically committed to delivering a consistently high standard of work.

We offer a competitive salary, hybrid working, generous bonus scheme, pension contributions, car allowance, 25 days holiday increasing with service, private health cover and the opportunity to make a real difference.

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.