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.
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Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Proven 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.
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Desirable Skills

• Experience 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.