Solution Architect

Posted 1 day 18 hours ago by ENGINEERINGUK

Permanent
Full Time
Other
Lancashire, Manchester, United Kingdom, M21 0
Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Develop application and system roadmaps associated with applications transformation and modernisation
  • Develop flexible, adaptable, modular, and reusable solution designs in collaboration with business stakeholders and the IT development teams while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards
  • Support the definition of high-level operational models, and prepare business cases in alignment with the IT security and quality guidelines. Present business cases, for operational and tactical technical initiatives, for approval, funding and prioritisation
  • Uphold appropriate solution architecture governance processes and tools while maintaining focus on design patterns and technology standards
  • Be the accountable individual for the finalisation, acceptance and approval of solutions you architected, by relevant stakeholders
  • Act as an enabler of Agile and DevSecOps practices in collaboration with product delivery and operation support teams
  • Explore, evaluate and promote technology innovation within the organisation
  • Review high-level designs with technical leads and developers, review code, enforce best practices, assist with debugging critical issues, and enforce performance testing to deliver efficient and performant applications
  • Be the responsible individual to identify technology risk(s) of initiatives you are leading as an architect and develop corresponding mitigation strategies
  • Stay current on, evaluate and recommend the use of cutting-edge technologies and methods, considering their technical pros and limitations. Leverage market and technology trends to identify the business benefits of alternative technical solutions
  • Support the requirements gathering process to right-size initiatives and solution strategy
  • Collaborate with development teams and assist with the application of Agile and DevSecOps techniques within architecture and designs
  • Create comprehensive solution architecture specification documents and other required documentation
Knowledge and Skills
  • Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills, with thorough attention to detail.
  • Excellent planning, documentation and problem-solving skills.
  • Knowledge of design and implementation of solutions and systems using custom built and CoTS / MoTS applications hosted in the cloud and on-prem.
  • Experience designing solutions including policy administration systems, ERP and customer / agent-facing portals.
  • Substantial knowledge of the system development life cycle and the scaled agile methodology. Certifications preferred.
  • TOGAF certification is a significant plus.
  • Demonstrate competence to work at the highest technical level of all phases of system architecture design, using state of the art rule/framework-based architecture, object-oriented component analysis and proficiency in web-based systems architecture, service-based architecture and enterprise application architecture.
  • Ability to guide and mentor development teams on sound design and coding principles, best practices in API based, Micro Services and Cloud technologies.
  • Experience in integration architectures from Service Bus to API mediation and event bus models.
  • Strong knowledge of contemporary technologies and business trends that allows architecture to solve problems in a creative and cost-effective manner.
  • Experience developing roadmaps outlining the evolution of the enterprise application portfolio from current to desired state
  • Bachelor's degree or above in Computer science or related tech discipline or equivalent work experience
  • Deep Knowledge and proven hands-on experience with cloud technologies
  • 7+ years' of IT experience with 6+ years of architecture experience
  • Demonstrated leadership skills