IFS Cloud Solution Architect

ROLE: IFS Cloud Solution Architect
HOURS: Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 17:00, 12 month Fixed Term Contract
SALARY: up to £90,000 dependent on experience, plus excellent benefits
BENEFITS: Healthcare Cash Plan, 3x Salary Life Assurance, High Street Discounts, Staff Discount
BASE: Eurocell Clover Nook Site, Alftreton - DE55 4RF
Eurocell are a stock market listed Plc and the market leader for uPVC products within the building industry. We know that our people are our greatest asset, we are successful, dynamic, ambitious and looking for great team players to grow with us.
We are delighted to be recruiting an IFS Cloud Solution Architect to work within our Digital Transformation Team to own the end-to-end architecture of shape our new platform across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement, Finance, Warehousing, Distribution and more, and shape a platform straight from implementation handover.
The IFS Solution Architect is responsible for the overall design, architecture, and integrity of the organisation's new IFS Cloud solution. The role will ensure that IFS Cloud is configured and integrated to support the organisation's business strategy, operational processes, and digital transformation roadmap.
Working closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, implementation partners, and functional specialists, the Solution Architect will translate business requirements into scalable, secure, maintainable, and cost-effective IFS Cloud solutions, and provide architectural leadership across the IFS Cloud estate, ensuring that the organisation maximises the value of its ERP investment whilst maintaining appropriate standards for data, integration, security, performance, and governance.
WHAT OUR IFS CLOUD SOLUTION ARCHITECTS DO:

• Own the end to end IFS Cloud Architecture across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement, Finance, Warehousing, Distribution and more
• Develop and maintain the IFS Cloud solution architecture, including functional, technical, integration, data, and security considerations
• Ensure IFS Cloud architecture supports current business requirements whilst providing a scalable platform for future growth, establishing architectural principles, standards, patterns, and governance
• Set the integration patterns that connect IFS to GenetiQ, eCommerce, warehouse systems, banking and reporting
• Work closely with business leaders and process owners to understand strategic and operational requirements, and translate business requirements into appropriate IFS Cloud solutions
• Work with the Data Manager to set the rules for master data

WHAT WE NEED FROM OUR IFS CLOUD SOLUTION ARCHITECTS:

• Significant hands-on experience with IFS Cloud or IFS Applications in a solution architecture or senior technical role
• Strong understanding of IFS Cloud configuration, extensions, integrations, APIs, workflows, and reporting
• A strong grasp of ERP architecture, end-to-end business processes, integrations, APIs, workflows and master data
• Previous experience of designing complex ERP solutions
• Experience of strong change and release governance
• The ability to act as a conduit between technical and non-technical populations

WHAT WE OFFER OUR IFS CLOUD SOLUTION ARCHITECTS:

• You will be rewarded with a very competitive basic salary
• 25 days holiday, plus statutory holidays - normally 33 days in total each year
• Free Healthcare plan for all employees
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity benefit
• Free Life Assurance Plan of 3x your Annual Salary
• Christmas shutdown
• Option to join the Eurocell Share Save Scheme at discounted rates, and share in our company success
• Company Pension Plan
• Employee discount on Eurocell products
• Discounts across many well-known online and high street retailers
• A blend of training, including e-learning and on the job training to help your career development
• Care First Employee Assistance Programme, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for confidential support and advice, if and when you need it
• Colleague Referral Programme; we pay you for successfully referring people to join our team
• Excellent opportunities to grow with us, and progress your career