Description
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced contract Solution Architect to join our clients' architecture team.
The Role
You will own the technology stack and design and deliver the technology strategy and roadmap for our clients' new products. By creating architectural patterns, standards and framework you will enable collaboration across engineering teams and ensuring these are observed across all of technology and change.
In your day to day role you will
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Take responsibility for the design of End to End solutions which meet the present and future requirements
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Work closely with other Architects, Product Owners, Technical Leads and Business Analysts to produce Architectural Designs to be presented to delivery teams.
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Work to define standards and patterns within the Technology Reference Architecture.
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Sit on the Architecture Review Board ensuring compliance of designs to business functional and non-functional requirements and adherence to the IT vision and strategy, Architecture guidelines, Regulatory requirements, and industry best practice
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Stay abreast of technology and industry trends and capabilities
Skills & Experience
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As a Solution Architect in a pure play online retailer you will have a passion for technological innovation and be up to date with cutting edge technologies with the ability to work across highly complex environment.
The team has a wide remit and as such you'll be working on solutions from the App, Web to Back End finance and order taking systems.
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Experience of leading large complex cross domain or cross product designs
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Expert designer, as a Solution Architect you must have expert technical skills and experience that will enable delivery
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Detailed practical knowledge of an Enterprise IT infrastructure and Software Development and maintenance methods, tools, and techniques
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Broad understanding of all aspects of information systems and deep understanding of areas of specialisation
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Public cloud technologies, cloud hosting, container, and networking design patterns, tools and best practice (eg Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
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Microservice and API-led architecture and integration design tools, techniques and best practice.
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Event-based architecture design, patterns (including pub-sub and data streaming), modelling techniques, tools and standards.
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Retail/E-commerce or Supply Chain experience is of benefit but not essential
Please note this role is an initial 6 months, is Inside IR35