Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.
We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do:
- UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
- 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
- 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
- Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
- Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW
We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!
Job Description- Translate business goals and strategic objectives into a long-term technology vision and roadmap.
- Collaborate with enterprise architects and business leaders to align technical solutions with enterprise architecture and strategic priorities.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights into the technical implications of strategic decisions.
- Communicate complex architectural concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Build strong relationships with business units, product owners, and delivery teams to ensure alignment and shared understanding.
- Identify, mitigate, and monitor architectural risks related to scalability, security, performance, and maintainability.
- Ensure systems are designed with resilience, disaster recovery, and business continuity in mind.
- Contribute to risk assessments and compliance reviews for major technology initiatives.
- Lead and mentor solution architects, technical leads, and engineering teams in architectural best practices.
- Foster internal capabilities through knowledge sharing, training, and architectural communities of practice.
- Evaluate and apply emerging technologies to support enterprise goals.
- Align architectural roadmaps with enterprise architecture, IT strategy, and business capability models.
- Must have at least ten (10) years ICT experience
- Proven experience in enterprise architecture within large organisations.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and advise senior leadership on technical strategy.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences.
- Experience in building collaborative relationships across business and technical teams.
- Deep understanding of architectural risk management and system resilience planning.
- Experience contributing to compliance and risk assessments for large-scale initiatives.
- Track record of mentoring and leading technical teams in architecture practices.
- Familiarity with emerging technologies and their application in enterprise environments.
- Experience aligning architecture with strategic business and IT goals.
- Understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks relevant to enterprise IT.
Why Version 1?
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.
- Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits.
- Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
- Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
- Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
- Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
- Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
- Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
- Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.
And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.
Ekta Bahl - Talent Acquisition Capability Partner
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What We Do
Version 1 proves that IT can make a real difference to our customers' businesses. We are trusted by global brands to deliver IT services and solutions which drive customer success. Our 3000+ strong team works closely with our technology partners to provide independent advice that helps our customers navigate the rapidly changing world of IT. Our greatest strength is balance in our efforts to achieve Customer Success, Empowered People and a Strong Organisation, underpinned by the commitment to our values. We believe this is what makes Version 1 different and more importantly, our customers agree.
