Description
Solutions Architect
Contract
Remote initially then Dublin/Belfast
Rate: £575pd Inside IR35
A worldwide recognised consultancy is recruiting a Senior Solutions Architect to join them on a contract basis.
Responsibilities
- Shape solution options and influence strategic direction to ensure that the solutions designed are architecturally aligned
- Develop solution designs and supporting technical design documentation in compliance with architectural strategies (vison and roadmap) and principles
- Ensure that solutions adhere to required standards on security, infrastructure, services, delivery and quality assurance in order to ensure business solutions bring real value to the organisation
- Develop an in-depth understanding of the specific business areas to which you are aligned and have an understanding of organisational interdependencies to ensure an enterprise view when designing business solutions
- Maintain relationships with Enterprise Architecture, Business Analysis and IT Delivery in order to influence decisions made in the scoping of projects and to influence the architectural direction
- Promote awareness of new and emerging technologies among staff and the business
- Maintain a high level of business engagement to inspire confidence in IT as a trusted business partner
- Embed a culture of continuous improvement in the Solution Architecture team by looking for and driving improvements to ways of working', processes, tools and techniques
- Provide relevant skills transfer, coaching and mentoring to team members to share expertise
Experience
- 3 years experience in designing and delivering solutions for blue chip organisations
- 10 years of overall IT experience, potentially in a variety of roles
- Experience in application development in Java
- Experience with microservices and containerisation
- Ability to produce concise, accurate solution designs to meet business problems
- Significant experience of design and systems architecture
- Significant experience of providing technical solutions to business problems
- Experience of senior stakeholder engagement
- The ability to influence stakeholder decision making based on your expertise