Solution Designer
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Solution Designer to join our Technology practice here at Tesco Mobile. We are an Agile business and we are organised around cross functional end-to-end squads which are then grouped into Tribes and COEs.
The Architecture & Solution Design Chapter purpose is To passionately drive consistency, quality and efficiency in Architecture & Solution Design to help to unlock value for our customers, colleagues and Shareholders through honest, transparent collaboration.
The Chapter plays a key role in our Agile organtisation and typically has a Solution Designer in each cross-functional squad.
You will be responsible for:
As a member of the Architecture & Solution Design Chapter working in a Squad or Tribe you will:
• Belong to a cross-functional Squad or Tribe who is responsible for end-to-end delivery of a product that delivers customer value.
• Bringing individual expertise from your Chapter to the cross-functional squad to deliver for the customer at pace using short cycles of experimentation with a ‘fail-fast-learn-fast’ attitude.
• Participates in all squad or tribe ceremonies and events, raising impediments as soon as they are identified to facilitate organisational flow.
• Inspecting and adapting their way of working for continuous improvement.
• Embodying an Agile mindset and culture to contribute to the growth in agile maturity of our business.
• Will work in cycles of sprints, using priorities set through the product backlog.
• The squad or tribe member will be an autonomous, trusted decision maker able to self-organise to use their chapter knowledge and expertise to deliver the right solution for the customer.
• Continuously acting with integrity and due-diligence.
You will need:
Essential Skills
3+ years experience working in Telecoms Industry , or similar IT-based role.
Engineering or IT-related degree level qualification or equivalent.
Solid technical background, including experience with one or more of: self-care systems, webservices, billing, hardened APIs, eCommerce and retail systems
Good communications skills, with the ability to explain the impact of different options or issues to non-technical stakeholders
Proven track record of delivering solutions across multiple supplier platforms and impacting on multiple stakeholders, in a timely fashion and with minimal post-live issues.
Personal Skills & Qualities
Logical and creative thinker
Pragmatic approach to problem solving
Strong Leadership Skills
Excellent organisational skills
Clear communicator
What's in it for you:
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Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
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About us:
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.
We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.
NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.
We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility
