
Solutions Architect
- Manchester
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work on enterprise-scale programmes focused on digital and cloud transformation and including greenfield development, applications re-engineering and integration.
- Document existing and proposed architecture for various transformation projects.
- Liaise effectively with global, diverse, cross-functional teams.
- Experience as a Solution Architect specifically around applications, software engineering, microservices, cloud, API and BPM.
- Strong understanding of architectural concepts, methodologies, and approaches.
- Previous exposure to azure cloud technologies - IAAS, PAAS, SAAS.
- Excellent working knowledge of design patterns and modelling notations such as UML and BPMN with strong design and documentation skills. Any exposure to ArchiMate and BizzDesign advantageous.
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of technical architecture roles across all phases of the development life cycle.
- Outstanding stakeholder management, client facing and communications skills.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, able to present data and findings to stakeholders in an impactful way
- Ability to give advice and guidance on the approach to the design of systems architectures.
- Track record of design and delivery of large-scale, complex integrated IT solutions.
- Ability to generate new ideas with confidence and continually make improvements.
- Can successfully communicate with stakeholders from a wide range of backgrounds.
- Effective time management with the confidence to communicate issues and delays affecting delivery.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines, manage priorities for the development team and take responsibility for delivering to time, high-quality outputs.