PRINCIPLE SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT/ IT MANAGER

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Principal Solutions Architect / IT Manager

Location: Cornwall

About Us

Water is an essential part of our everyday lives. Balaena design, build and operate sustainable drinking water and wastewater treatment solutions powered by renewable energy. We address the needs of island and coastal communities around the world for hydration and sanitation, improve people’s lives, protect the environment, and make a difference to the world, so if you are thinking of progressing your career in the water industry, Balaena is the future.

We are currently seeking a Principal Solutions Architect to join our team in Cornwall. This is a full-time position.

Salary will depend on experience.

Purpose of Role\Job Summary:

To undertake project work and oversee technical performance, including software engineering, design review and analysis in support of the company’s Island Utility Platforms. The job requires work at the company’s site offices, also at client or subcontractor premises and to undertake occasional business trips to offshore vessels and shipyards.

All works are undertaken in accordance with the Balaena Ltd Business Management System (Quality Manual).

Reporting and Key Relationships:

Reports To: Technical Director for day-to-day project work 

Reports To: COO who will oversee technical performance and all professional matters including continuous professional development

Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to understand, supervise, distribute and use data and project experience to analyse risk and develop solutions within governance guidelines
• Undertake process design risk assessments to support detailed design proposals
• To ensure that all proposed works to be carried out onboard platforms which fall within the remit of the Solutions Architect are carried out to best industry and statutory standards in a safe and cost-effective manner.
• Provide reports for the Technical Director including action plans to recover adverse variances and risks through the build and commissioning phases.
• Liaise with the Operations Manager and the Operational Support team to optimise the planning and implementation of asset repair and improvement works
• Ensure IT team adhere to the schedules, business rules and procedures, verifying that all work is carried out in accordance with Company Quality Control procedures.
• Ensure “Project Diaries” are kept fully updated so key decisions can be made
• Commissioning support and the production of commissioning plans
• The active promotion of the company safety culture through example and management of people
• Ensure that all operations are carried out in accordance with the company management system, policy objectives and statutory and contractual requirements
• Act as a Mentor to Graduate trainees
• Any other duties as required may be required from time to time by senior management

Experience (minimum required):

Essential

• Experience with the Microsoft stack of technologies 
• Working to a budget with financial awareness and the ability to balance the resources available to deliver results
• Knowledge of current versions of Microsoft Dynamics and Microsoft SQL Server, including SQL Azure
• Experience of configuration, customisation and management of MS Dynamics 365
• An understanding of current Windows Server Operating systems.
• Design, develop and test code for our IoT products (platforms and devices) and provide supporting documentation
• Design, develop & maintain common components across our product portfolio
• Evaluate & test new platforms & tools
• The role will have a heavy focus on a mobile data IoT platform, so knowledge of SIM and wireless communication systems will be an advantage
• Technical understanding of IoT based infrastructure, architecture and implementation
• Experience of software development using cloud environments, e.g. AWS, Azure IoT
• API design & development
• Code management and continuous integration
• Automated Testing
• Knowledge of embedded systems and transport protocols (e.g. IP/UDP/TCP, CoAP, MQTT, …)
• Experience of embedded software development (e.g. C/C++) and scripting languages.
• Experience of IoT device integration and testing
• Project management experience, utilising industry-standard methodologies supported by the relevant PM certification, covering all aspects of the project lifecycle
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills to influence and spur change, facilitate and enhance performance within a cross-functional environment
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence; building and maintaining relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, build consensus and achieve objectives
• Excellent leadership, communication (written, verbal and presentation
• Innovative thinking about problems and generating new solutions that will result in improved results
• Experience of complex projects.

Desirable

• Operational experience of Offshore Renewables Industry

Knowledge\Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a related field

Competencies and Behaviours:

• Attention to detail: Total task accomplishment through concern for all areas involved, no matter how small.
• Versatility: Ability and willingness to take on tasks outside of immediate field of experience
  
• Planning & Organising: Ability to establish efficiently an appropriate course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a goal.
  
• Delegation: Effective allocation of decision making and other responsibilities to the appropriate person, inside or outside the team.
  
• Leadership: Motivates, enables and inspires others to succeed, utilising appropriate styles. Has a clear vision of what is required and acts as a positive role model.
• Problem analysis: Effectiveness in identifying problems, seeking pertinent data, recognising important information and identifying possible causes of problems. 
• Persuasive Oral Communications: Ability to express ideas or facts in a clear and persuasive manner, convincing others to own expressed point of view. 
• Written Communications: Ability to express ideas clearly in writing, in good grammatical form, in such a way as to be clearly understood.
  
• Quality Standards: Setting of high goals or standards of performance for self, others and the Company. Dissatisfied with average performance.
• Customer Service: Exceeding Client expectations by displaying a total commitment to identifying and providing solutions of the highest possible standards aimed at addressing client needs.

Job Specific Requirements

• Ability to travel
• Must hold Full Driving Licence
• An Offshore survival certification may be required at a later date, if there is a specific project requirement.