Software Architect

Endeavour Recruitment Solutions; Portsmouth, Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Software Architect to join their team in Portsmouth. This role involves collaborating with teams to define software requirements, overseeing development processes, and leveraging design principles to deliver scalable applications. Candidates should have experience with cloud systems, API communication, and strong problem-solving skills to navigate technical challenges effectively.

Qualifications

• Understanding of design principles for scalable applications.
• Experience in API communication between products or services.
• Application development in cloud systems like Azure or AWS.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to determine software requirements and oversee development.
• Translate software requirements into functions and user stories.
• Research emerging technologies and propose necessary changes.

Skills

Microservices

SOLID principles

API communication

Cloud-based systems

Problem-solving

Excellent communication

Job description

Software Architect – Hybrid – Southampton / Portsmouth

We have an exciting opportunity for Software Architect to join our client. You can come from an Architect background or be looking to step into this role.

Duties and Responsibilities

Collaborating with other professionals to determine functional and non-functional requirements for new software or applications.

Oversee the progress of the development team to ensure consistency with the system design.

Using tools and methodologies to create representations for functions and user interface of desired product or solution.

Translate software requirements into function Features and User Stories

Interact with sales, marketing and customers to analyse problems, identify customer values to provide the best technical solutions.

Create software design and interface definitions, assess existing design solutions and working with other development teams to recommend solutions for improvement.

Continually researching current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where needed

Provide updates to stakeholders, on schedule, feature, and product designs.

Business focus to achieve the best solutions in the market.

Required Skills and Experience

Understanding of fundamentals of design principles such as Microservices, SOLID for building a scalable application.

Skill or experience with programming interfaces (API) for communication between products or services.

Application development in cloud-based systems such as Azure or AWS.

Excellent written/verbal communications skills able to translate complex technical problems into stakeholders'' language.

Resilient to dig enough into problems, to view changes as opportunities and with good problem-solving skills.

Able to think outside the box: find unexpected ways to solve problems of meet requirements.

Focus on big picture goals and long-term commitment to them.

For further information, please don’t hesitate to apply.