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Senior Software Architect
Help unlock the full-potential of a newly created large scale, high availability, low-latency, proprietary platform used by millions across the UK and U.S.
- Manchester City Centre (2 days p/w in office)
- Flexible working hours
- £95k - £110k per annum plus 10% bonus + benefits
THE ROLE:
Reporting to the CTO, your will be working closely with cross-functional teams of Engineering Managers, Technical Architects, g Programme Managers, Product Owners, and business stakeholders, to deliver high-quality solutions for across the organisation.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their requirements, define solution objectives, and work with Technical Architects to design end-to-end technology solutions that align with business goals.
- Engage with business stakeholders, Project Managers, and Technical Architects to gather requirements, provide regular progress updates, and ensure alignment between business objectives and technical implementation.
- Discover and document the current technology landscape highlighting duplication in functionality and opportunities for consolidation and simplification.
- Work with third-party suppliers and manage relationships at a technical level.
- Design and present conceptual solutions to business and technical stakeholders.
- Assess existing systems, identify integration points, and develop strategies for seamless integration with new and current technologies.
- Create and maintain detailed solution architecture documentation, including system diagrams, reusable artefacts, technical specifications, and best practice guidelines.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluate their potential benefits and drawbacks, and make recommendations for their incorporation into existing or new solutions.
- Identify potential technical risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure project success, including scalability, performance, security, and data integrity considerations.
Requirements:
- Significant experience as a Technical Architect within a software development environment.
- Strong understanding of software development methodologies, architectural patterns, and technologies such as cloud computing, microservices, APIs, database systems, and web technologies.
- Experience with large-scale, complex distributed systems
- Ability to comprehend complex business requirements and translate them into practical technical solutions that align with business objectives.
- Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams and ability to foster a positive work environment conducive to innovation and creativity
Desirable
- Experience working in a highly regulated environment.
- Hands-on experience in designing Cloud and Hybrid solutions.
- Knowledge of security architecture and secure design.
- Experience in CI/CD practices and strategies.
Benefits:
- Annual bonus of up to 10%
- 25 days holiday +BH
- Hybrid remote working (2 days a week in office)
- Flexi-start times (7am-10am)
- Up to 6% matched pension
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay
Interested? Contact Philip Boltt at Lorien Global
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Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
