Solution Architect

Randstad Technologies; City Of London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a contract Solution Architect in London. This role supports enterprise applications by ensuring effective strategy and roadmap application. The successful candidate will work on multiple projects, maintaining architecture standards and documenting solution artifacts. Required skills include knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, extensive practical experience, and ability to collaborate in SCRUM teams.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or Gartner.
• Extensive experience in designing complex solution architecture from concept to build.
• Ability to promote reuse and consistency through architectural patterns.
• Experience in SCRUM teams involving design sessions.

Responsibilities

• Work with Lead Enterprise Architect to understand solution design implications.
• Support in defining and maintaining solution architecture and application roadmap.
• Ensure architecture is maintained to agreed standards.
• Document solution artifacts and harvest architectural patterns.
• Communicate Solution Architecture options to relevant design authority.

Skills

Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks eg: TOGAF

Extensive experience of designing complex solution architecture

Ability to harvest architectural patterns

Experience of working as part of a SCRUM team

Experience of establishing applications architecture standards

Job description

Overview

Solution Architect - London - Outside IR35 - £600 per day

I am urgently looking to recruit a contract Solution Architect for a global construction company. This role supports the Enterprise Applications function to ensure that the strategy and roadmaps are communicated and applied across the business and appropriate third parties, by providing direction and guidance on all technical and functional aspects of, and modifications to the application architecture.

The client has multiple projects on going and you will be part of a large team working on two projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Lead Enterprise Architect and Product Managers to understand implications of the proposed solution design on the enterprise applications strategy and landscape.
• Support Enterprise Applications function in defining and maintaining the solution architecture and applications roadmap.
• Ensure current architecture is defined and maintained to agreed standards, supporting and adhering to defined architectural principles.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge, document solution artifacts including solution plans and harvest architectural patterns for reuse.
• Possess a general understanding of the latest technology innovations which informs the overall technical direction.
• Communicate proposed Solution Architecture options and designs to the relevant design authority to enable informed decision making.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks eg: TOGAF, Gartner.
• Extensive experience of designing complex solution architecture from concept to ready to build across multiple technologies.
• Ability to harvest architectural patterns in order to promote reuse and consistency.
• Experience of working as part of a SCRUM team, supporting design sessions and technical delivery leads in producing solution plans.
• Experience of establishing applications architecture standards.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.