Solutions Architect

Job Title: Solutions Architect

Job Location: Guildford Business Park Guildford Surrey GU2 8XG

Job Type: Contract/FTC (6 months duration)

Is it Onsite/Remote/Hybrid: Onsite

Job Description:

This is a senior Technical Role within Technology (Working for Personal, part of UK Holdings), with a high level of accountability and responsibility, working in a very dynamic environment. The main activities of this Role are to create repeatable Architecture Patterns, and produce Infrastructure Solution Designs. Security and Service are key aspects of these Designs. The Role entails working closely with and influencing a wide variety of Business and Technical Stakeholders, understanding overall Business and IT Strategy, organisational fit, compliance and on-going business change requirements.

In addition to the above, the Role is responsible for the Architectural Assurance of Deliveries and for the QA of Peer Deliverables. A key element of the Role is the research of market leading Technologies and Technology Services, along with the generation of Business cases to present to Architectural Design Authorities, to justify purchase / implementation.

The Role is not ‘hands-on’, nor is it a Technical Lead Role as you will report to the technical lead, but it may entail working with SME’s to provide Advice & Guidance during implementation. The Role includes Technology Governance across multiple Technology areas to ensure that the right decisions are being made, and are for the benefit of the Company. The Role sits in a small team of Technical Architects, reporting to the Principal Architect for Technology. The TA’s work closely with Solution and Integration Architects in the wider team to deliver IT Solution Architecture.

You will:

• You will have a very broad experience of Enterprise Technologies, having previously worked in a wide variety of SME roles.
• You will have excellent interpersonal skills, having the ability to interact at all Business levels. This includes everyone from the CEO to Technical SME’s. Your skills will include the ability to work individually, and as part of a focussed team.
• You will have the ability to translate Business Requirements into Technology, Service and Security Deliverables. As part of this, you will be able to identify risks and propose mitigations.
• You will have a practical knowledge of Security and Risk.
• You will be able to demonstrate experience at producing proposals and justifying the value of Technology Strategies to Senior Business audiences.
• You will have experience in Supporting and Designing Mission Critical Infrastructure Solutions across a wide variety of Technologies.
• You will have experience of self-starting tasks, and self-prioritising your workload on a day to day basis.

Your skills:

• Support, Implementation and Solution Design exposure to large Public Cloud implementations (Preferably Azure) is essential.
• Support, Implementation and Solution Design exposure to core Technologies (Windows, Linux, Web, Middleware, Database, Security Gateways, LAN/WAN Networking) and specifically MuleSoft API management is essential.
• Experience of designing (including requirements traceability) secure, high performing, highly available Technology Solutions is essential.
• IT Security and Risk experience as part of an Architecture role is essential.
• Experience of working in highly regulated environment (eg Financial Services) is an advantage.
• Degree or HND in Information Technology are desirable but not essential - Equivalent experience considered.
• Relevant Technical and Business Qualifications (eg. TOGAF, ITIL) are desirable, but not essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, including the ability to assess the audience and pitch / influence appropriately.
• Knowledge and experience of Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies is essential.
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Deployment processes / methods / tools is desirable.
• Experience of Contractual Due Diligence is desirable.

About our Technology

This Technology is the global IT service provider for and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 13,000 employees located in 22 countries around the globe, Technology works together with other entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centres, networking and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for in the digital age.

Regards,

Rachana

rachana@falconsmartit.com