Technical Architect

FalconSmartIT; Guildford; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance technology company is seeking a Technical Architect to join its team in Guildford. The role involves producing architectural deliverables, managing risks, and providing technical leadership. Candidates should have experience in architecting solutions across hybrid and on-premise cloud environments, stakeholder management, and a broad knowledge of IT technologies. This is a 6-month onsite contract position offering an opportunity to contribute to significant projects in a major organization.

Qualifications

• Experience defining, documenting, and architecting solutions.
• Experience with Agile practices.
• Experience with Technical Selection and supplier assurance.
• Experience in Enterprise Architectural Governance.
• Ability to influence stakeholders.
• Broad knowledge of IT technologies.

Responsibilities

• Produce architectural deliverables under development methodology.
• Manage architectural, technical, and security risks.
• Communicate Architecture and risks to stakeholders.
• Provide Technical Leadership to other architects.
• Drive alignment with enterprise target picture.
• Ensure design assurance for solution architecture.

Skills

Architecting solutions across hybrid and on-premise cloud

Architectural support to DevOps teams

Leading architectural design authorities

Stakeholder management

Communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Knowledge of architectural styles/patterns

Applied knowledge of Open Agile Framework

Job description

Job Title : Technical Architect

Job Location : Guildford Business Park Guildford Surrey GU2 8XG

Job Type : Contract / FTC (6 months duration)

Is it Onsite / Remote / Hybrid : Onsite

Job Description :

Allianz is the world s largest insurer supporting over 100 million customers across 70 countries. Allianz Technology is the IT provider across the Allianz Group. We are growing our solution architecture team, and looking for an experienced Solution architect to join our team. The Allianz Technology Solution Architecture team advise internal partners on how best to invest in the right IT solutions to realize Allianz s Strategic Ambitions.

• Produces (or ensures production of) all Architectural deliverables under our development methodology.
• Identify all areas of risk, including Architectural, Technical and Security, and to manage with the cooperation of the appropriate Stakeholders, defining appropriate work to address these or escalation as necessary
• Ensures that the Architecture, any Divergences and Risks are both clearly communicated and agreed by all Stakeholders
• Provides Technical Leadership to other solution architects.
• Drives alignment of Allianz Technology landscape with the enterprise target picture, including system retirement.
• Provides Design Assurance for Solution Architecture to ensure they are implemented as designed, and to the correct standards and quality

Skills & Experience :

• Experience defining, documenting, and architecting solutions across a hybrid and on-premise cloud estate, potentially requiring integration with legacy technologies and products for large projects / programmes
• Experience of providing architectural support and assurance to DevOps team and an application of Agile practices would be advantageous.
• Experience with Technical Selection and RFI / RFP processes and undertaking supplier assurance of third party products.
• Experience leading architectural design authorities for projects and working within Enterprise Architectural Governance and Enterprise Portfolio Management frameworks.
• Stakeholder management and the ability to influence at varying levels (e.g. C-Suite, Developers, Testers, Project Managers, etc)
• Ability to convey Architecture decisions through the use of a variety of communication techniques to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Broad knowledge of IT technologies and architectural styles / patterns (e.g. Event Driven, Serverless, Microservices Architectures as well as SOA, layered).
• Applied Knowledge of the Open Agile Framework (Open.org) would be desirable but not necessary.

We are interested in your strengths and experience. This means that we welcome all applications, irrespective of other characteristics such as gender, ethnic background, origin or any disability.