Service Design Architect UK

Job Description Service Design Architect UK Full-time Derby/Bristol/Hybrid We have an opportunity for you to join an exciting, dynamic, delivery focussed team in Digital and IT at Rolls-Royce responsible for defining the Service Strategy and Design of all new services and applications across the UK including the UK defence sector. As the UK Service Design architect, you will be working as part of a small team responsible for identifying the Supply Chains partners, and service models for all new services in the UK. This is a great role for an individual with strong delivery focus and experience of designing and contracting service delivery arrangements with blue chip providers and bringing them into production alongside our Solution and Enterprise architects and Project Teams. As the single UK focussed member of the team you will be a UK national with significant experience of Service (as opposed to solution) design and ITIL disciplines. Why Rolls-Royce? Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount. We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere and we want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey. What we offer We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. Your needs are as unique as you are. We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work. What you will be doing: For all UK systems own the service design across the IT supply chains and ensure that what is designed meets the business service needs Ensure all new contracted services have been designed for availability and comply with all Secure by Design Principals. Review & support development of Solution Architectures and Technical Architectures to assure they have been designed for NIST and other compliance standards Create Service Design documentation and implement and test service processes for all new applications and services in the UK including Defence and Manage the Enterprise services. Provide implementation guidance based on best practices throughout the life cycle of projects. Who we’re looking for: At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles and for this role we are looking for someone with: Demonstrable IT service architecture experience and service orientated approach with an ITIL or similar qualification in Service Management. Hands-on experience of service towers including compute, networking, storage, and database and cloud services Knowledge of recommended best practices and demonstrable experience for building secure and reliable service platforms solutions (on-premise, cloud, PaaS, SaaS, etc.) Extensive experience of Service Design SC clearance Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.   The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.   It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential. We welcome applications from people with a refugee background. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce Grade: C Closing Date: 13th January 2025 For more information please contact: Michael Wood Job Category Information Technology Posting Date 13 May 2025; 00:05 Posting End Date Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet vital power needs.