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Overview
At Nortal, we believe in thinking big – creating solutions that have a meaningful, far-reaching impact, whether through digitizing governments, improving healthcare, providing convenient telecom services, or creating a competitive edge and agility for large businesses, industry, and manufacturing companies. Our projects have touched more than half a billion people’s lives worldwide, and we’re just getting started. Our vision is to build a Seamless Society.
We are looking for an experienced Principal Architect to join our UK team and play a pivotal role in this new venture. Success in this role requires adopting a consulting mindset to define and articulate concepts and approaches at both strategic and tactical levels. Providing collaborative leadership to projects and teams will also be critical in achieving desired outcomes.
Responsibilities
1. Architecture: Define the future state and roadmap proposed changes through architectural blueprints and technical roadmaps, aligned with organizational goals and regulatory requirements. Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and efficient IT solutions for government initiatives.
2. Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as a liaison between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into accessible language for executives, policymakers, and department heads. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand needs, align solutions with program goals, and provide architectural guidance.
3. Technology Evaluation and Implementation: Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry best practices to recommend new tools, technologies, or methodologies. Lead the selection, implementation, and integration of new systems.
4. Security and Compliance: Ensure all solutions and processes adhere to security policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
5. Supporting Pre-sales and Business Development: Help tailor value propositions to meet client needs, leveraging our expertise in Government Technology, software development, cloud engineering, big data, analytics, and AI.
Qualifications
Technical Skills and Expertise:
* Proven experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift). Experience designing and implementing cloud-based solutions and distributed systems.
* Experience with enterprise application, infrastructure, data architecture, and solutions.
* Familiarity with applications and mobile development frameworks such as .NET, Node.js, React, Angular, React Native.
* Proficiency in programming languages like C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java.
* Ability to solve complex problems and make critical scalability, security, and performance decisions.
Methodologies and Best Practices
* Deep understanding of software design principles, architecture patterns, and best practices.
* Experience working in agile environments and methodologies.
* Strong understanding of DevSecOps with a focus on CI/CD practices.
Soft Skills and Leadership
* Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders, including engaging with senior leadership.
* Ability to manage work streams and projects in fast-paced environments, providing decisive leadership in ambiguous situations.
* Problem-solving mindset and systems thinking with attention to detail.
Additional Desirable Qualifications
* Public Sector experience is highly desirable.
* Experience with microservices architecture.
* Architect and agile certifications.
* 5+ years of software development experience, with at least 5+ years in an architect role.
* 3+ years of consulting experience.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
* IT Services and IT Consulting
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