Technical Architect

hackajob; Belfast; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech recruitment firm in Northern Ireland is seeking a Technical Architect to lead teams in delivering high-quality software solutions. This role involves collaborating with customer architects, managing junior staff, and making key technical decisions. Candidates should have experience with public cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, along with a strong ability to communicate complex designs. This position offers opportunities for growth and development in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering software designs for multi-tiered modern software applications.
• Experience with technical ownership for a product/software project.
• Ability to communicate technical designs clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams and develop high-quality solutions.
• Work with customer architects on technical designs.
• Manage and develop junior staff.

Skills

Software design for multi-tiered applications

Technical ownership of projects

Communication of technical design

Decision making in fast-paced environments

Managing and coaching junior team members

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role.

Overview

As a Technical Architect (Consultant) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for leading teams and developing high quality solutions which delight our customers and impact the lives of users worldwide. As a technical leader on a project, you’ll work with customer architects to agree technical designs, advising on estimated effort and technical implications of user stories and user journeys. You’ll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. It’s a fast-paced environment so it is important for you to make sound, reasoned decisions. You’ll do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with room to learn, develop and grow.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience delivering software designs for multi-tiered modern software applications.
• Experience of technical ownership for a product/software project, including architecture, estimation, product planning and user story/requirement creation.
• Understands non-functional concerns for customers and has experience incorporating these into the application design.
• Has experience with public cloud platforms, such as AWS and Azure, including SaaS and PaaS offerings.
• Able to simply and clearly communicate technical design in conversation, documentation and presentations.
• Able to make effective decisions within fast-moving delivery.
• We are passionate about developing people - a demonstrated ability in managing, coaching and developing junior members of your team and wider community.

Desirable

• Good communication skills, with the ability to communicate issues to technical and non-technical people.
• Experience of multiple programming languages and data storage technologies.
• Experience in managing others, setting objectives, giving feedback and leading performance reviews.
• Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and at a wider capability level and externally where appropriate.
• Has participated in technology communities.