Sword Group

Service Architect

Sword Group

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Origin:  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance sectors, driving transformational change.
  • Take strategic direction set at enterprise level and turn it into practical, tangible outcomes.
  • Shape how services are defined, governed and delivered so they are resilient, scalable and aligned to business and customer needs.
  • Work closely with programme teams, service owners and technical leads to create models, definitions and frameworks embedding service management.
  • Document and define end-to-end services, creating clarity for teams to operate consistently and confidently.
  • Translate enterprise vision into service models balancing governance with flexibility.
  • Provide structure and assurance that services meet performance, compliance and customer expectations.
  • Identify opportunities for improvement and ensure service design evolves with organisational change.
  • This contract is offered on an initial 6–12 month basis, with strong potential for extension.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Service Architect, Service Designer or equivalent role in large or complex organisations.
  • Strong background in service definition and service management, with the ability to embed these practices in a transformation environment.
  • Understanding of how to balance governance and flexibility when designing services and operating models.
  • Ability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders, translating strategic intent into clear, practical outcomes.
  • Excellent documentation, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to simplify complexity.
  • Experience within regulated industries or large transformation programmes is desirable.