Solutions Architect

Jas Gujral; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to join their dynamic team in Central London. This role demands deep expertise in application architecture, cloud technologies, and microservices. You will engage with clients to develop innovative solutions, translating complex requirements into actionable architecture. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in large-scale application implementations and a proven track record in customer-facing roles. Join a forward-thinking consultancy where your contributions will drive impactful projects and help shape the future of technology solutions.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of Solutions Architecture experience in customer-facing roles.
• Strong expertise in cloud technologies and application development.

Responsibilities

• Develop customer proposals including solution architecture and timelines.
• Engage with business and IT groups to align solutions with strategy.

Skills

Application Architecture

Microservices

REST APIs

API Management

Cloud Native Development

Agile Development

DevOps

Java/J2EE

.NET

NoSQL Databases

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

Tools

MuleSoft

Apigee

TOGAF

Job description

Solutions Architect

Our Client is an international consultancy with over 3000 employees.

They are now looking to recruit a Senior Solutions Architect to be based at the Company’s Central London Offices.

You will have extensive and deep expertise in the following Application Development areas:

• Expertise in application architecture using modern technologies such as cloud native development, 12 factor Apps, microservices, serverless, API management, Kafka, etc.
• Deep knowledge of Microservices, Containers, REST APIs development, API Management tools (e.g. MuleSoft, Apigee), Kafka
• Solution architect with broad expertise in a wide range of digital technologies in areas of application platform development, web and mobile development, cloud, integration, security, etc.
• Application development experience with at least one of the cloud providers - Amazon AWS or MS Azure
• Understanding of distributed computing paradigm and exposure to building highly scalable systems.
• Experience with platform modernization and cloud migration projects
• Expertise in Agile development methodologies like TDD, BDD, Performance/Load testing etc.
• DevOps experience – CI/CD, Test Automation, Containerization – tools and processes
• Should be conversant with emerging technologies - chatbots, voice/conversational interfaces, RPA, Machine Learning, etc.
• In-depth, hands-on experience in developing web/mobile applications or platforms with either Java/J2EE or .NET tech stack and database technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, etc.
• Exposure to polyglot programming languages like Scala, Python and Golang will be a plus
• Ability to read/write code and expertise with various design patterns
• Have used NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.

Responsibilities include:

• Work on opportunities along with sales, practice, delivery teams through the pre-sales process
• Develop customer proposals – solution architecture, pitch decks, estimating solution effort, resourcing and timelines
• Translate requirements into solution architecture diagrams, implementation roadmap, delivery approach and other artifacts
• Understand business & technology issues/challenges and translate that into modern technology solutions
• Engage with business and IT groups to align solution architecture with strategic business direction
• Build a trusted advisor relationship with business and technology leaders
• Stay periodically engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle to ensure ongoing alignment to established solution vision

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or master’s degree in engineering (computer, electronics, etc.)
• 20+ years of Solutions Architecture experience (or equivalent enterprise architecture experience) and in customer-facing roles
• Vertical domain knowledge in Financial Services will be an advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in client-driven large-scale application platform implementation projects
• Experience and desire to work in a global delivery environment
• Ability to travel up to 40%
• Familiarity with architecture modelling tools. TOGAF experience/certification desired but not necessary
• Proven track record of designing/developing scalable solutions at the enterprise level
• Demonstrated success in quickly understanding business needs and aligning it to technology solutions
• Experience delivering solutions using an Agile/Scrum methodology

Strong communication skills (e.g. active listening, requirements elicitation, oral, written, presentation, workshop facilitation, consensus building) are essential.

The Client's offices are based in Holborn – Central London.

The salary for this position will be based on expertise and will be in the range £90K - £120K.

Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.