Requirements

Must have:

- We are looking for an experienced Analyst/Programmer (Design Consultant) with strong technical, industry, and business acumen.

• We require subject matter expertise in Financial Services, ideally Lending and/or Investments.
• We require client-facing experience.
• We require presentation experience.
• We require experience with Security by Design.
• We require experience designing to standards and using industry patterns.
• We require AS400 / iSeries experience.
• Nice to have: cloud deployment experience (AWS/Azure).
• Nice to have: IBM middleware experience, such as IBMi.
• Nice to have: API integration experience, such as Mulesoft.
• Nice to have: experience with project delivery methodologies such as Waterfall or Agile.
• Nice to have: experience with tooling such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Nice to have: SQL scripting or programming experience.
• We are looking for someone who is resilient.
• We are looking for someone who is methodical and able to produce accurate, clear solution designs.
• We are looking for a team player who collaborates with colleagues to drive common approaches.
• We are looking for someone able to present with confident consultant-like behaviour.

Responsibilities:

- We design software solutions that solve business-critical challenges and support our technical roadmap.

• We use IBM iSeries (AS/400) to design high-quality, scalable, secure, and resilient software solutions for our clients.
• We articulate effective design capability to clients and internal teams.
• We sit on the internal Design Authority Board and review proposed designs for compliance with our technical strategy.
• We play a key role in our modernisation efforts by shaping solutions with our IT industry knowledge.
• We communicate design decisions, plans, goals, and strategies to project teams and senior leadership.
• We research, investigate, propose, and introduce new technologies and third-party applications to keep us relevant in the market.
• We support the Solution Architect by designing components of the High Level Solution.
• We articulate solution designs to software engineering teams to enable low-level design.
• We act as the technical design authority in project delivery, working with technical leads to ensure solution requirements are implemented in full.
• We provide product, system, and industry guidance to the project team.
• We support the change project governance process, Design Solution Owner Group, and Change SDLC.
• We work closely with Sales, Bid, and Commercial teams to provide product and technical knowledge support to the bid process.
• We support the Solution Architect on all allocated bid opportunities.
• We own engagement across the business and articulate the proposed solution design.
• We provide design estimates for new functional components.

Company:

We are Target Group, working in the Financial Services and Technology sectors and focused on innovation, adaptability, and making a real impact.

This Design

Consultant role is primarily remote, with occasional attendance required at our Cardiff or Newport office.

We offer a competitive salary of up to £60,000 depending on experience, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays from day one, volunteering time, pension contributions matched up to 6%, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, annual pay review, discretionary bonus, wellbeing support, recognition schemes, and a range of other employee benefits. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture, strengthening community ties, and empowering our people and leaders.