Description
Solution Architect - Microsoft, .net, West/North Yorkshire
Job Purpose:
- Reporting to the Architecture Manager, be responsible for solution architecture, high-level design, initial prototyping and where required, low level design, and overall technical ownership of end-to-end development projects from proposition to realisation.
- Contributing to the delivery of large and/or complex projects either developed internally or with an external development partner
- Assist other IT functions in identifying new and improved ways of working
- Consider wider impact of decisions, use technical knowledge and experience to assess possible outcomes and their likelihood, and challenge decisions appropriately to ensure consideration and processes are robust.
Accountability:
- Contribute to the production of Investment Business Cases for projects
- Identify and select appropriate software and tools
- Maintain AS-IS architectural documentation
- Produce architectural prototypes as required to validate proposed architecture
- Provide IT consultancy, architectural leadership and support to the project delivery teams
- Communicate the architectural strategy through appropriate forums
- Hold workshops/meetings to resolve potential areas of conflict/overlap
- Keep abreast of developments and changes within the IT industry
- Communicate at all levels both internally and externally
Skills & Experience:
- Full software development life cycle experience particularly in the Microsoft technology stack
- Knowledge of UML modelling and major IT patterns
- Knowledge of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
- Strong Solution design and analysis experience
- Act as technical mentor to other IT staff.
- Demonstrable knowledge of infrastructure, incorporating network, Servers, Enterprise Storage, Backup, Cloud/Hybrid/On premise operation, Operating Systems etc
- It would be advantageous (but not essential) to have knowledge of Trading systems (Aligne), Fuel Management systems (enTrader) or ERP (Maximo)
This is a great opportunity to work across several key strategic systems using a variety of technologies (primarily Microsoft).
Inter-vention is a specialist recruitment consultancy that prides itself on having a partnership approach with both clients and candidates. We want to make sure that you'll be a great cultural fit as well as having all the necessary technical and business skills.
Inter-vention is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.