Description
SmartSourcing PLC are looking for a Digital Technical Architect to work on a 6 month contract based in London, This role is looking to pay per day Inside IR35
Digital Technical Architect | London | Java | TDD | Linux | Cloud | Agile
Provide hands-on technical leadership, in the development, operation and ongoing improvement of complex, transformational digital services serving millions of users. Work with product managers to understand user needs for new and existing services. Act as the technical authority in prospective, information gathering and scene setting meetings, evaluate technical proposals from external suppliers, and make implementation recommendations to senior stakeholders. Identify key API requirements for integration with internal and external systems. Lead development of user-driven prototypes to identify technical options and inform architectural approaches, working with colleagues and supplier team members to write tests, code and documentation for new and existing systems. Ensure system architectures are robust, scalable, open and secure, with appropriate overall system design and integration points/APIs, to deliver a high quality user experience.
you'll have:
Demonstrable experience of agile development in Node.js, Java, JavaScript, or similar, and their associated frameworks, and ideally working knowledge of several programming languages.
You should have practical working knowledge of modern cloud-first architectures, and how to build applications to take advantage of the opportunities they offer.
A solid background in version control with Git, and experience of automated testing techniques, continuous integration, automated deployment pipelines and associated infrastructure.
Experience of introducing practices such as TDD, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps to teams
Experience working with cloud infrastructure Practical knowledge at many levels of the web stack, from Front End code down to infrastructure and networkingA working knowledge of unix-like operating systems such as Linux and Mac OS X
Passion for building a diverse, inclusive teamExperience leading technical teams and delivering user-focused services in an agile environment
A systematic approach to solving problems
An ability to build consensus between diverse and often conflicting interests, to achieve agreement on technical plans
Experience using automated tests to continuously validate your work
Experience of introducing practices such as TDD, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps to teams
A working knowledge of unix-like operating systems such as Linux and Mac OS X
The ability to quickly learn new languages and frameworks and willingness to pick the right tool for the job.