Company DescriptionVersion 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UKBest Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTWBest Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTWWe’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!.Job Description

• Act as the lead architect or work alongside other solution architects on strategic projects, including procurement and software development initiatives.
• Work with business analysts and project team members to understand business requirements and facilitate the definition of non-functional requirements.
• Design technology solutions that meet business requirements, align with organisational standards and technology strategy, and involve teamwork across architecture domains.
• Present solution designs to architecture governance forums for review and approval.

Work with enterprise architects in the development of architecture roadmaps for technology applications and platforms. * Coordinate the implementation of approved solutions, assisting delivery teams and ensuring alignment with agreed high-level designs.

• Provide advice and guidance to colleagues through active teamwork and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and assist the development of architecture standards and reusable patterns.
• Manage relationships with business and technology stakeholders.
• QualificationsEssential SkillsProven experience in solution design and architecture, delivering technical solutions to business requirements across technology layers including database, backend, integration and user experience.
• Effective influencing skills and experience engaging with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Ability to produce concise and accurate solution designs that align with architecture governance processes, architectural strategy and business requirements.
• Experience of Microsoft Azure platform services, including the design of cloud-native business solutions, hybrid-cloud solutions and migration of solutions from on-premise environments to the cloud.
• Knowledge of architectural modelling tools and frameworks such as Sparx Enterprise Architect and TOGAF.
• Desirable SkillsExperience with technologies used across the organisation including Microsoft .NET, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Angular.
• Experience assiting technology modernisation and digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience working within regulated environments.

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