Solutions Architect

Expleo; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking a Solution Architect in the East Midlands, UK. The role requires expertise in solution architecture and experience in leading teams. Key responsibilities include software/product evaluation, developing solution designs, and collaborating with enterprise architecture teams. Ideal candidates should hold a BS/MS in Computer Science or Engineering, TOGAF certification, and possess excellent client-facing communication skills. The position offers a collaborative work environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Collaborative working environment

ExpleoAcademy for training

Competitive company benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in solution architecture and one IT Architecture domain.
• Proven capability to present complex information to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to design integrated digital solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead software evaluation and selection according to requirements.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Architecture Team on Architecture Runways.
• Review other system designs for technology selection.

Skills

Client-facing communication skills

Teamwork and emotional intelligence

People management skills

DevOps Toolchains

Experience with Cloud platforms

Education

BS/MS degree in Computer Science or Engineering

TOGAF certification

Tools

Sparx Enterprise Architect

LeanIX

IBM API Connect

Job description

Responsibilities

• Have expertise in solution architecture and at least one IT Architecture domain (Business, Application, Information, Technology, Security).
• Lead software / product evaluation and selection according to Software Requirement Process requirements.
• Use Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Solution Architecture (SA) Tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect and LeanIX
• Write and present clear technical proposals with objectives, costs, and benefits.
• Design large or complex systems with enterprise integration patterns, interface design, messaging models, APIs and Loose Coupling architectures.
• Define and develop Agile Architecture within a Product Team and an Agile Release Train
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Architecture Team on Architecture Runways for Sprints and Enabler Epics
• Review other system designs for technology selection, resource efficiency, and system integration.
• Develop solution design within frameworks and tooling and get approval from the Architecture Review Board
• Evaluate and analyze major design options and manage risks.
• Support the Application Architecture manager in setting the principles, standards, and technology strategy to align with the business strategy.
• Follow UK Architecture principles, guidelines and reference architectures in your high-level designs and feasibility papers.
• Ensure that the system design balances functional, service quality and systems management options.
• Be a part of and contribute to the architecture community of practice.
• Ability to design integrated digital solutions.

Qualifications

• BS / MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• TOGAF
• CISSP or Cyber Essentials an advantage
• Cloud certifications an advantage

Essential skills

• Good Client-facing and communication skills
• Proven capability to clearly and persuasively present complex information to senior stakeholders (Including C-Suite)
• People management skills - introducing and building ways in which people can learn from each other, encouraging mentoring and the transfer of knowledge by designing and delivering learning interventions
• Team work and emotional intelligence
• Good self-management – continuous performance is both an objective and a mind-set
• High value on openness and transparenc
• Atlassian toolset
• Familiarity with the Enterprise Architecture Repository (LeanIX), Planning IT and Sparx Enterprise Architect
• Cloud platforms & Infrastructure
• APIs and Loosely Coupled architectures
• API Management tools including IBM API Connect and AWS API Gateway
• Understanding of Canonical messaging, Corporate Information modelling and general data modelling techniques (3NF, Star schema, Extended Star Schema, Data Vault and relational database design)
• Understanding and application of different development styles, eg agile (XP, TDD, SCRUM), iterative, spiral, waterfall.
• Service Orchestration and Message oriented middleware solutions and / or integration platforms, including AMQP, AWS SQS, IBM DataPower and Microsoft Azure Service Bus
• Web services – JSON, SOAP / XML / WS*
• DevOps Toolchains – Concourse, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Ansible, TeamCity etc
• Understanding of networking protocols – transport (TCP / IP) and application (HTTP) level
• BI and Data Warehousing Techniques including Informatica and SAP Business Objects

Experience

• Experience of leading a team.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• ExpleoAcademy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo