Description

THE OPPORTUNITY

A new opportunity for an IT Solutions Architect has arisen within DLA Piper's technical/leadership team based in Leeds due to our successful growth and expansion. The ideal person will be accountable for defining/managing the IT strategy that is aligned with businesses' future vision.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Gathering intelligence on emerging technologies, products, services, methods and techniques

• Create reports and road maps on the current teams progress and suggest improvements

• Develop models and plans for implementation of IT strategies

• Diagnose root causes of businesses' IT issues

• Determine which ways of working and patterns and processes are mist efficient and replicate processes/methods in other areas

• Prepare background documents cataloging existing IT provision and describing the effectiveness of existing policies, strategies, risk mitigation, processes and standards

ABOUT YOU

• Using manual or automated tools to record the structure/relationships and utilise information for the benefit of DLA Piper

• Create prototyping exercises to demonstrate feasibility and potential of applying specific technological business changes

• Budget management

• Identifying gaps in processes and provide technical solutions

• Understands the economics of service delivery such as the cost per service line in terms of hardware, software, and manpower used to deliver the service

• Deliver effective presentations to key business stakeholders

ABOUT US   

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world.  We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering  practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

OUR VALUES   

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

• Be Supportive - we care about others, value diversity and act thoughtfully

• Be Collaborative - we give, we share and we join in

• Be Bold - we stand tall and challenge ourselves to think big

• Be Exceptional - we exceed standards and expectations

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION   

At DLA Piper we are working hard to ensure that our talent pool is diverse. For us, diversity isn't just about visible differences, it's the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences and perspectives that makes each of us an individual. 

We know it's crucial to have a culture and environment where those differences are genuinely valued and that's why we strive to be a business where everyone can thrive, develop and succeed based on their talent.  Our aim is to build an inclusive and supportive culture where all our people feel they belong and can achieve their best.    

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING   

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we may conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers.