Platform Designer / Solution Architect

At Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better. That’s why we are listening, open to learning new things – about ourselves and each other. We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It’s The Holman Way.

At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck. To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement. Below is a brief overview of these programs (programs may vary by country or worker type):

• Health Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Life and Disability Insurance

• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts

• Employee Assistance Program

• Retirement Plan

• Paid Time Off

• Tuition Reimbursement

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Here at Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better. That is why we are listening; open to learning new things - about each other and ourselves. We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It is The Holman Way!

We have an exciting opportunity that has arisen for a Platform Designer / Solution Architect  to join our growing IT Team at Holman UK. The role will be based at our HQ in Chippenham. Ideally for the first 1-2 weeks you’ll need to spend some time in the office at least 5 days a week before you move over to our hybrid model of Tuesday – Thursday in the office whilst working from home on a Monday and Friday, so please bear this in mind when applying. This is a permanent opportunity and we are looking to pay between £75,000 - £85,000 depending on experience.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Providing solution design and architectural governance during delivery for large and small projects, and changes, for customer and partner systems requirements and integrations
• Document solutions that will support proposed offerings, project plans, timelines, business case documentation and development tasks
• Create and deliver online and in person training and awareness sessions for customer facing systems for existing and prospective customers
• Assist in the development and maintenance of customer facing roadmaps
• Assist the Marketing team with technical writing for the creation of Requests For Proposal (RFP) responses, press releases and sell sheets
• Work on complex customer implementation projects with non-standard IT requirements
• Maintain knowledge and awareness of Fleet and IT related industry news and trends / technologies in order to develop relevant and innovative solutions
• Work closely with the Business Analysts, Developers, design, marketing and other relevant teams
• Participate in the selection of new technology vendors to assess potential solutions against requirements, architecture principles & standards.
• Collaborate closely with Holman peers in other geographies to agree, define and implement strategic approaches to solution standards / technology roadmaps

What are we looking for?

• Ideally, you’ll have 5+ years experience as a solution architect / designer; designing technical solutions and related processes in fleet / automotive industry.
• Exceptional skills and proven experience working within a technical IT architecture role within a time-sensitive customer facing environment
• Extensive knowledge and experience within own function and general knowledge of areas, departments and/or function(s) within and across other disciplines
• Exceptional skills and proven experience in working face-to-face with a range of customers, suppliers and colleagues
• Experience in partnering with both technical and non-technical cross functional teams to meet needs of the customer
• Good working knowledge of modern Cloud environments, Azure, ADO, DevSecOps, database architectures, IT SDLC, fleet management toolsets, mobile app development (IOS & Android), API architectures, data architecture and SQL, data analytics and reporting and emerging technology trends.

Education and / or training

• Computer Science, Engineering or similar degree or equivalent experience
• Formal training and / or qualifications in the following areas:
  • TOGAF, Agile SCRUM, SAFE, SDLC, Prince 2/PMP, BPMN, Business Analysis, CX, ITIL or similar
• Proficient in various collaboration tools including MS Office Programs (i.e., Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, SharePoint etc.); ADO and Monday.com.

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days annual holiday entitlement (+ 8 bank holidays)
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Death in Service insurance cover
• Critical illness insurance cover
• Free parking
• Health cash plan
• Partners In Excellence rewards – Partner of the Quarter, Partner of the Year
• Free Breakdown cover (eligible employees – service related)
• Long Service Awards, Support for further education / employee development.

If this sounds like the role for you then we look forward to welcoming your application!

The need to know parts:

• You must have the right to remain and work in the UK.
• You must tell us about any previous convictions or cautions including any deemed as 'spent'. These will not necessarily exclude you from employment but they must be declared at the point of application.
• Please also be aware we do not provide sponsorship for any of our positions advertised.

We want to positively encourage differences within Holman UK and believe it is critical to our success as a company. Holman UK is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

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Holman is a global automotive leader that serves both commercial and consumer clients The Holman Way by always doing the right thing for our people, our customers, and the community since 1924. The Holman story began nearly a century ago as a single Ford dealership in New Jersey. Today, Holman, headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, is one of the largest family-owned automotive service organizations in North America with more than 6,500 employees across North America, the UK, and Germany.

Holman delivers a unique range of automotive-centric services including industry-leading fleet management and leasing; vehicle fabrication and upfitting; component manufacturing and productivity solutions; powertrain distribution and logistics services; commercial and personal insurance and risk management; and retail automotive sales as one of the largest privately owned dealership groups in the United States. Guided by its deeply rooted core values and principles, Holman is continuously Driving What’s Right.

Holman provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.