Solution Architect

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

We are looking for an experienced technical person to join our Engineering Capability team as a Solution Architect. As part of our rapidly expanding team, you will have opportunities for career growth and to influence the strategic direction of our technology solutions, with a focus on Cloud (Azure & AWS).

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

Your role will involve a mix of strategic planning and hands-on problem-solving. You 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: Demonstrated 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 in 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 excellence in technical delivery, 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, technical and commercial documentation, project forecasting, planning, and estimation.
• Estimation Skills: Proficient in producing and validating estimates for projects and programs.
• Time Management: Ability to prioritise time across multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Promote Best Practices: Advocate for reuse and improved working practices, processes, guidance, and templates.
• Team Management: Experience in managing, coaching, and developing team members, including performance management.
• Tech Community Involvement: Active in the tech community and up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies, standards, legislation, and regulations.
• Excellent English: Strong verbal and written English skills.

Additional Information

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.