Solutions Architect

Novicell UK; London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established digital consultancy is seeking a talented individual to join their dynamic team in London. This role focuses on delivering exceptional digital solutions, working closely with clients to understand their needs and translating them into technical requirements. You will collaborate with creative and technical teams, ensuring the successful delivery of web solutions while embracing the MACH architecture principles. The company fosters a vibrant culture that values creativity and flexibility, providing an inspiring environment where your contributions will be recognized and celebrated. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free breakfast and snacks

Annual summer company get-together

Study abroad trips

Flexible working arrangements

Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve off

Excellent training and CPD opportunities

Qualifications

• Proficient in .NET Core and C# with experience in Azure cloud.
• Skilled in facilitating workshops and defining technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide best-in-class customer experience and determine business requirements.
• Work with teams to produce websites from concept to completion.

Skills

.NET Core

C#

CMS (preferably Umbraco)

Azure cloud

DevOps deployment pipelines

Docker containers

Elastic Cloud or Algolia

Composable Architecture

MACH Principles

API integration

Job description

Our architects guide our customers on their journey to finding solutions that create value for their business. To do this, they act as a bridge between the customer and our teams (technical/creative/performance), creating solutions that are technically feasible and commercially viable - if this sounds like something you're an expert in, keep reading.

A part of the team

Novicell is a leading digital consultancy that helps companies realise their digital potential. We combine technical expertise with creative innovation to deliver tailored solutions to our clients. Our diverse team of specialists work together with one goal in mind: to create exceptional results and push the boundaries of digital development.

We are about 30 good people in our London office, and you will also have over 330 great colleagues across 8 offices in 6 countries. Our offices are in London, Barcelona, Aarhus, Aalborg, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo.

What you´ll be doing

• Provide a best-in-class experience to our customers.
• Determine business requirements.
• Facilitate scoping and technical workshops with clients.
• Serve as the owner of the technical delivery of the solution.
• Define functional and non-functional requirements of web solutions.
• Project estimation of solutions of any size.
• Work with the design and development teams to produce websites from concept to completion.
• Be willing to jump into the hands-on development if/when required.

We build on the MACH architecture

Which means:

• Microservices: Our APIs consist of micro-service runtimes that “talk” to each other, and our integration layer is built on Azure Functions.
• API-first: All our solutions are API-driven, where the front end can deliver the best possible user experience on top of the underlying APIs.
• Cloud Native: We use all the latest cloud services such as message queues, API gateways and Function Apps in Azure.
• Headless: Underlying CMSs are used in headless format and presentation is not dictated by the CMS.

Who you are

• You are a listener. You want to understand our customers as much as our technical and creative teams.
• You are a communicator.Briefour technical and creative teams with enough detail so they can deliver the solution. Communicate withour customers with the correct level of technical detail tonot overwhelm them.
• You are a translator. You can explain solutions from one business vertical and relate them to another.
• You have failed and can show what you learned. You have succeeded and love to share what you did.
• You are aspirational. You have a passion for delivering great solutions.
• You love the internet and its technologies, new and old.

Tech Stack and Architecture

The development team works with the following tech stack, so it is essential that you have experience in the following:

• Excellent.NET Core/ C# skills.
• Working experience with any CMS (preferably Umbraco)
• Experience with Azure cloud (Azure web apps, Blob storage)
• Setting up and working with DevOps deployment pipelines.
• Some experience with Docker containers is preferred.
• Experience with any modern search technology (Elastic Cloud, Algolia or others)
• Composable Architecture: Knowledgeable in designing and implementing composable systems that leverage modular, interchangeable components to deliver and build on flexible, scalable architectural patterns.
• MACH Principles: Proficiency with MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) architecture, ensuring solutions are adaptable, efficient, and future-proof.
• Experience in integrating various APIs and SaaS services.

Get a chance to work at a 'flink' and 'flittig' workplace

Here at Novicell we have replaced extensive employee handbooks and ancient rules with dialogue, responsibility, and trust. We encourage social interaction to create an even better work environment and it is our shared opinion that work must be enjoyable! We strive to have fun while delivering the best results possible - why else devote so many waking hours together?

Novicell's motto is ‘flink" and "flittig" which is Danish for "kind" and "diligent". This means we treat each other well while providing the best possible service to our clients. More specifically this means we offer:

• An informal organization with a large degree of freedom and flexibility
• A creative and inspiring environment with the chance to influence the organization's development
• A strong social culture with many activities and events
• The industry's most "flinke" and "flittige" colleagues

Here at Novicell, you do not get extra points for being the last person at the office every day. We respect the difference between ‘’work time’’ and ‘’free time’’, therefore we encourage you to pack up at the end of the day, go home and do something else than working.

Salary and benefits

Salary

£65,000 – £80,000 depending on experience.

Location

We’ve moved to a shiny, spacious new office in Shoreditch where you will be working from. Flexible working arrangements are in place across the organisation to ensure our employees are happy and productive.

Benefits

• 7.5-hour workdays. As near to zero overtime as we (and you) can manage
• Private health insurance (with access to private GP/Nurse)
• "Study abroad" trips to Denmark, Spain, Sweden or Norway
• Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve as days off on top of your statutory allowance
• Annual summer company get-together in Denmark
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Serviced office with free breakfast, fruit, snacks, coffee, beer, and all the trimmings
• Excellent training and CPD opportunities

Practical information

• We are located at 21-33 Great Eastern St, London EC2A 3EJ
• The role requires your onsitepresence in our office in Shoreditch, London. You will therefore be needing a work visa or Right to Work in the UK.
• The hiring team is currently on a well deserved summer holiday. Please not we will return to review your application the 5th of August.

Read more about Novicell here