Responsibilities
* Have expertise in solution architecture and at least one IT Architecture domain (Business, Application, Information, Technology, Security).
* Lead software / product evaluation and selection according to Software Requirement Process requirements.
* Use Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Solution Architecture (SA) Tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect and LeanIX
* Write and present clear technical proposals with objectives, costs, and benefits.
* Design large or complex systems with enterprise integration patterns, interface design, messaging models, APIs and Loose Coupling architectures.
* Define and develop Agile Architecture within a Product Team and an Agile Release Train
* Collaborate with the Enterprise Architecture Team on Architecture Runways for Sprints and Enabler Epics
* Review other system designs for technology selection, resource efficiency, and system integration.
* Develop solution design within frameworks and tooling and get approval from the Architecture Review Board
* Evaluate and analyze major design options and manage risks.
* Support the Application Architecture manager in setting the principles, standards, and technology strategy to align with the business strategy.
* Follow UK Architecture principles, guidelines and reference architectures in your high‑level designs and feasibility papers.
* Ensure that the system design balances functional, service quality and systems management options.
* Be a part of and contribute to the architecture community of practice.
* Ability to design integrated digital solutions.
Qualifications
* BS / MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
* TOGAF
* CISSP or Cyber Essentials an advantage
* Cloud certifications an advantage
Essential skills
* Good Client‑facing and communication skills
* Proven capability to clearly and persuasively present complex information to senior stakeholders (Including C‑Suite)
* People management skills - introducing and building ways in which people can learn from each other, encouraging mentoring and the transfer of knowledge by designing and delivering learning interventions
* Team work and emotional intelligence
* Good self‑management – continuous performance is both an objective and a mind‑set
* High value on openness and transparenc
* Atlassian toolset
* Familiarity with the Enterprise Architecture Repository (LeanIX), Planning IT and Sparx Enterprise Architect
* Cloud platforms & Infrastructure
* APIs and Loosely Coupled architectures
* API Management tools including IBM API Connect and AWS API Gateway
* Understanding of Canonical messaging, Corporate Information modelling and general data modelling techniques (3NF, Star schema, Extended Star Schema, Data Vault and relational database design)
* Understanding and application of different development styles, eg agile (XP, TDD, SCRUM), iterative, spiral, waterfall.
* Service Orchestration and Message oriented middleware solutions and / or integration platforms, including AMQP, AWS SQS, IBM DataPower and Microsoft Azure Service Bus
* Web services – JSON, SOAP / XML / WS
* DevOps Toolchains – Concourse, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Ansible, TeamCity etc
* Understanding of networking protocols – transport (TCP / IP) and application (HTTP) level
* BI and Data Warehousing Techniques including Informatica and SAP Business Objects
Experience
* Experience of leading a team.
Benefits
* Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
* We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
* ExpleoAcademy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
* Competitive company benefits
* Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
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