Solution Architect - Azure or AWS

IBM; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy in Manchester is seeking an experienced IT Architect to lead hybrid cloud application modernization projects. You will provide architectural support and be responsible for ensuring solution integrity, while building strong relationships with clients. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree and familiarity with AWS or Azure, along with experience in cloud-native architectures and agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• Familiar with AWS or/and Azure and comfort with Microservice architectures.
• Broad experience designing and delivering technical architectures.
• Hands-on professional with a proven track record of keeping skills up to date.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of hybrid cloud application modernization projects.
• Provide architectural, consultative, and engineering support for customers’ journeys to the cloud.
• Build strong relationships with clients and act as a trusted advisor.

Skills

Familiarity with AWS or Azure

Microservice architectures

Cloud native architectures

Agile delivery methods (Scrum)

Good knowledge of system design & delivery

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Java

JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Spring Boot, React)

Enterprise integration technologies (Kafka, MQ)

Public cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes)

Job description

Introduction

At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.

A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. You will deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients, using some of the latest technology platforms. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge are foundations to success here. You’ll be encouraged and supported to reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever-changing market. You’ll be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your Role And Responsibilities

• We are seeking IT Architects to lead the design and implementation of hybrid cloud application modernization projects with our Public Sector clients. You will provide technical leadership for migrating existing applications to cloud and for building new cloud native solutions.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Providing architectural, consultative and engineering support for our customers’ journeys to the cloud
• Bringing industry insight to deliver innovative solutions tailored to the specific needs of our customers
• Leadership for transformations of enterprise complex projects, from system requirements through delivery and production/deployment, providing architectural and hands-on technical leadership to ensure overall solution integrity
• Building strong relationships with our clients and acting as a trusted advisor

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• You will be familiar with AWS or/and Azure and be comfortable with Microservice architectures and a range of cloud, devops and integration technologies.
• You will have worked on hybrid cloud complex systems integration projects designing elements of the target cloud solution and its integration with existing on-premise applications.
• You will be comfortable working in ‘rainbow’ teams with multiple different suppliers or as part of a wholly IBM team.
• Your background is likely to be a mix of large-scale waterfall deliveries and more agile projects. You will be a hands-on professional with a proven track-record in keeping your skills up to date, ideally evidenced through recognized certifications.
• Broad experience designing & delivering technical architectures (application, infrastructure, integration, security & data)
• Public cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, Kubernetes etc.)
• Strong understanding & delivery experience of cloud native architectures
• Extensive experience using agile delivery methods, i.e. Scrum
• Good understanding of scaled agile delivery methods, i.e. SAFe or LeSS

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Good knowledge of system design & delivery
• Java & JavaScript frameworks e.g. Spring Boot, React, Angular, J2EE
• Enterprise integration technologies (Kafka, MQ, IBM Streams, ESBs, ETL etc)
• Enterprise level persistence technologies (Oracle, Postgres, DB2, NoSQL, Redis, Graph etc.)
• Estimation experience (top down, bottom up, planning poker etc.)
• Experienced in architectural languages or frameworks e.g. UML, Zachman, TOGAF
• Understanding of Automation in the development, testing and operations context

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 5 years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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