Lead Technical Specialist - Digital & AI

Base Location: Reading, Havant, Perth, Glasgow

Salary: £69,105 - £81,406 and a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible working options available

What is the Role?

The role of a Lead Technology specialist is to provide technical consultation, guidance and support in ensuring the ongoing maintenance, and developed service improvements to, our core applications. Apply your knowledge to the development of technical solutions to satisfy business requirements and diagnosis and resolution of incidents, problems. 

Leads in the definition of technical deployment standards and patterns, and collaborates with product leadership and Architecture roles to deliver business outcomes in agile, DevOps environment as part of a team. Continuously improve the way software is delivered within the organisation.

Key Accountabilities

- You’ll be responsible for the delivery of solution designs in terms of digital and AI , covering a wider range of systems and applications within the Customer Solutions Landscape, aligning to Architecture provided Guardrails and IT Strategy. 

- Establish strong relationships with stakeholders by inspiring confidence in the delivery of a portfolio of business-focussed projects and initiatives and a mix of large Industry – driven Programmes.

- You’ll follow SSE’s project delivery and architecture frameworks and you’ll be comfortable with both waterfall and agile delivery methods. You’ll be very familiar with Cloud Platform Services, based solutions and with Cloud best practices, with a strong preference for Azure and AWS.

- You will be leading effective conversations with Solution Architects, Cloud and infrastructure architects, Security architects and engineering. You’ll show ability to quickly address problems at the right level, from high level application architecture to detailed integration patterns.

- A key part of the role will be to ensure we make progress on our key issues, while keeping solutions aligned to organisation and industry standards and with other programmes/projects, for which a seamless collaboration with your team and with other Architects across SSE is fundamental

What Do I Need?

- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. 

- Proven expertise in designing and delivering solutions using cloud-native architectures including a deep understanding of serverless, containers, and relevant cloud services. As well as proficiency in various architectural patterns (e.g., microservices, event-driven), integration design patterns, and API architecture (REST, GraphQL).

- Demonstrable experience in designing and implementing AI/ML solutions, including knowledge of common ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch), AI based cloud services in Azure and AWS, data science platforms, and MLOps tools.

- Familiarity with various AI/ML techniques (e.g., supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning), natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, and generative AI models.

- Solid understanding of different architecture domains (application, data, infrastructure, integration, security).

- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and agile delivery methodologies.

- Relevant professional certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert) are highly desirable. Energy Industry experience is preferred.

About our Business

SSE Business Energy's core business is supplying energy in a reliable and sustainable way to over 500,000 business customers in the UK ranging from start-ups to large national corporates. Through leveraging the strengths of the SSE Group SSE Business Energy is able to support our customers to adopt a sustainable business approach through the provision of renewable energy, energy optimisation services and advice on how to use sustainability to drive business advantage. We work in partnership with all our customers to ensure that they are maximising the value from their energy contract and are using energy as a value generating asset that can influence better planning, greater cost control, improved working and product environments, reduced carbon footprint, stronger brand equity and more engaged staff.

What's in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact david.brickell@sse.com

EXTERNAL: Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.

INTERNAL: As a courtesy, please let your current line manager know you are applying.

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