IT Solution Designer

Ideas People Trust

We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We'll broaden your horizons

To ensure our services and applications are fit for the modern market, our IT team collaborates with every department. They develop, they explore and they implement the new ideas helping us to change the future of accounting, tax and business consulting. But, just as importantly, they maintain the tech that keeps us advancing. By testing and adopting the future of financial technical solutions, they find new and exciting ways to drive us forward. And you could too. In an IT role at BDO, you'll become part of a team that act as the backbone for our business. No matter who you are or what your skillset is, we'll give you the training and support you need to achieve whatever you put your mind to.

We'll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Reporting into the It Architecture Manager, the purpose of this role is to take the lead with designing, planning and building solutions in collaboration with Business Relationship Manager (BRM) team and the business. Some of these solutions will be derived from the innovation ideas that are being generated in the business. Working closely with both the architects and BRM, it is key to ensure new solutions both address the business problem or idea while adhering to our architectural design and strategic direction. This role reports to the IT Architecture manager.

In order to accelerate time to market, you will utilise approaches such as buy before build and a rapid and agile methodology. Using both minimum viable product and iterative principals the role is responsible in delivering solutions at speed into the business, utilising a 'cloud first' strategy.

You must be both technically proficient and solution focussed, motivated by finding coherent and strategic approach to complex business challenges or new opportunities in line with BDO digital ambitions. You will have a track record of innovation and be able to demonstrate examples of using creativity and technical knowledge to achieve successful business outcomes through an engaging and consultative approach.

In this role you'll:

• Be responsible for leading the design, code and testing of applications utilising an agile and MVP approach
• Demonstrate creative flair in solution proposal and the ability to pay attention to detail in design and delivery
• Lead the design of the applications including recognised best practice in agile development
• Understand and include different types of devices, considering constraints of hardware, operating systems or browsers for the solutions
• Contribute and adhere to technical and service governance standards whilst building and maintaining solutions
• Adhere to change processes and produce high quality technical documentation
• Ensure that the appropriate project and technical documentation are completed and kept up to date

You'll be someone with:

• The ability to prototype and demonstrate using recognised tools and technologies e.g. JavaScript, .net, SharePoint, Azure, SaaS or PaaS
• Experience of software development methodologies and design techniques e.g. UML, Agile
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, including presentation skills. Able to communicate to stakeholders at all levels of the organisation and 3rd parties
• Excellent understanding of application integration at the various layers - application, application interface or data
• Experience in building Minimal Viable Products (MVP) and being able to demonstrate back to stakeholders

You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.