Solutions Architect

CSI GLOBAL LTD; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology consulting firm in Edinburgh is seeking a Solution Architect responsible for API design and enterprise architecture. The role requires extensive experience in .NET and microservices, alongside strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and leadership abilities are essential. This contract position involves working closely with clients on impactful projects with competitive compensation and an on-site requirement of at least 2 days per week.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture, particularly with .NET framework, API development and microservices.
• Experience with APIs, SOAP, Microservices, Integration Patterns.
• Strong knowledge of software design patterns, cloud computing.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of API Design and analysis team with responsibility for API Design.
• Identify delivery risk issues and formulate preventive actions.
• Provide professional consultancy/support for application teams queries.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

.NET framework

API development

Microservices

RESTful services

SQL

RabbitMQ

Software design patterns

Cloud computing

Containerization

Orchestration tools

Azure technologies

Education

University Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

RabbitMQ

Docker

Azure APIM

Job description

Solution Architect

Location: Edinburgh, UK

Role: Solution Architect

Looking for a resource who can work at least 2 days to client location in Edinburgh.

No Sponsorship will be Provided.

Job Description

• Work as part of API Design and analysis team with responsibility for API Design, aligned to value streams.
• The solution architect is responsible for analysis of existing system and defining the API contract.
• Prepare Design Document and presentation for the stakeholders.
• Work with Global Enterprise/Solution Architects to review end-to-end technical design.
• Review/Ensure the technical design is technically coherent, future proof, compliant with technology standards and regulatory obligations.
• Identify delivery risk issues, formulate preventive actions or corrective measures, and timely elevate major project risks & issues to senior management.
• Provide professional consultancy/support immediately for application teams queries/requests.

Responsibilities

• APD (API Product Design) and ATD (API Technical Design) documentation per API required to support dedicated Value Stream outcomes.
• Deliver reliable, robust, resilient and secure software solutions meeting strict operational specifications on a timely basis.
• Define application data and resource model such that the operations and relationships between resources are easily understood.
• Collaboration on QA test case generation to support efficient and timely testing of APIs.
• Ongoing support to Engineering teams for resolving queries during PI lifecycle.
• Work with SAPI / Platform teams to ensure analysis is validated against system constraints/future states/standards.
• Regularly attend the API Product Design Working Group to ensure product level design decisions are consistent across Value streams.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture, particularly with .NET framework, API development and microservices (.NET core, WCF, C#, RESTful).
• Experience with APIs, SOAP, Microservices, SQL, Integration Patterns.
• Understanding of RabbitMQ.
• Experience designing APIs and microservices using DDD principles.
• Knowledge or experience in Enterprise Integration Platform (EIP) and API design; experience on ESB tools (RabbitMQ).
• Strong knowledge of software design patterns, cloud computing; experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker).
• Experience with Azure cloud technologies, Azure APIM.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.
• Strong analytical, design, and problem solving skills.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Consulting

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting, Financial Services, Software Development

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