Solution Architect

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to join our Engineering Capability team. In this role, you will have opportunities for career growth and influence over the strategic direction of our technology solutions, with a focus on Cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS.

You will collaborate within the Engineering Sector team alongside other Technology Principals. Your key responsibilities will include understanding customer needs, ensuring successful technical delivery, establishing technical direction, delivering technical excellence, and fostering innovation.

The role involves strategic planning and hands-on problem-solving. Candidates should have experience working with large finance or insurance companies, delivering critical or high-profile projects, and be comfortable with application modernisation and common technologies and languages.

Qualifications

• Broad Experience in Technology Deliveries: Proven experience in various technology projects.
• Comprehensive Application Knowledge: Expertise in architecture, engineering, integration, testing, and cloud technologies (AWS, Azure).
• Software Delivery Expertise: Skilled in delivering high-quality, reliable, scalable, and secure software using Agile methodologies, design patterns, DevOps tools including test automation, and monitoring.
• Leadership in Technical Workstreams: Experience managing large and complex technical projects within global, multi-supplier environments.
• Practical Engineering Background: Ability to lead development teams, resolve technical issues, and prioritise non-functional requirements.
• Technical Excellence and Risk Management: Capable of ensuring technical delivery excellence, identifying and mitigating risks, and recovering challenged projects.
• Effective Communication: Strong skills in communicating with senior stakeholders, negotiating, and influencing positive technology outcomes.
• Commercial Awareness: Ability to drive business growth through pre-sales activities, presentations, bid responses, and technical and commercial documentation.
• Estimation Skills: Proficient in producing and validating project and program estimates.
• Time Management: Ability to prioritise tasks across multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Promote Best Practices: Advocate for reuse, improved practices, processes, guidance, and templates.
• Team Management: Experience managing, coaching, and developing team members, including performance management.
• Tech Community Involvement: Active participation in the tech community and up-to-date with latest trends, technologies, standards, legislation, and regulations.
• Excellent English: Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Information

At Version 1, we offer a comprehensive benefits package prioritising well-being, professional growth, and financial stability. Our hybrid work schedule, combined with business travel, supports work-life balance. We also provide tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to keep our team current with the latest technology.

We focus on health and safety, offering private medical and life insurance, free eye tests, and contributions towards glasses. Our incentivized certifications and accreditations include AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our Profit Share scheme distributes a portion of company profits quarterly among employees. We also support professional development through Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to help employees reach their full potential.

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