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Software Solution Architect

Bowerford Associates
Posted 8 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Reading, Berkshire RG2, England

Salary

£75,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A technology-focused company is seeking experienced Application and Software Solution Architects for a permanent remote role, requiring a collaborative approach and strong stakeholder communication skills.
  • Candidates should have a proven background in designing solutions and applications, with experience in cloud environments such as Azure and AWS, as well as on-premise and hybrid solutions.
  • The role involves defining and owning solution architecture, collaborating with stakeholders, and managing architectural risks, with monthly office meetings in either Reading or Exeter.
  • The position offers an excellent salary and benefits package, including healthcare options, bonuses, and generous holiday allowance.
  • Applicants must have commercial experience in a similar role and be eligible to work in the UK without company sponsorship.

Are you an experienced Solution Architect looking for a very exciting permanent and remote work career opportunity within a very technology focused and data driven business - if you are, I really want to speak with you immediately!

We are ideally looking for a number of Application Solution Architects/Software Solution Architects rather than pure Infrastructure Architects - people who have designed solutions and applications and not just the underlying infrastructure, whilst ensuring alignment with our customers Architecture Strategy.

The role is offered as a remote role with office meetings, circa once per month, at offices based either in Reading or Exeter (whichever location is best for you).

Your role will involve:

  • Defining and owning the solution architecture, including 'as is', 'to be' and transitional states
  • Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment to the architecture strategy, vision and principles.
  • Communicating solution architectures at the governing architecture review board and addressing any actions.
  • Working with Software Engineering Teams to ensure implementation alignment to the solution.
  • Managing architectural risk and debt at a solution level.


To be successful as a Solution Architect with this business you will have commercial experience working in a similar role and you will be able to communicate to all levels of stakeholders. You will demonstrate excellent skills in Solution Architecture, including, defining architectural functional and non-functional requirements, architectural diagrams, data flows, total cost of ownership, standards and design patterns.

You will also have/be:

  • Collaborative, curious, creative and accountable.
  • Enthusiasm for the technology and property industries, with an ability to identify innovation opportunities.
  • Proven experience of defining, communicating and delivering quality solution architectures in either of the following cloud environments, Azure and/or AWS, as well as On-Premise and Hybrid environments.
  • You will be able to ask questions, suggest alternative options and drive continuous improvement.
  • You are commercially astute with good business acumen.

The role is offered as a remote role. It comes with an excellent salary, a great benefits package, including, healthcare options, a bonus, good holiday allowance, insurances and much, much more.

Please note, to be considered for this role you MUST be eligible to work in the UK long-term without company sponsorship as our client is not in a position to sponsor applicants now or in the future.

KEYWORDS
Solution Architect, Architect, Application Architecture, Software Architecture, Business Architecture, Data Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Stakeholder Management, Architecture Strategy, Software Engineering, Functional Requirements, Non-Functional Requirements, Architectural Diagrams, Data Flows, Cloud, Azure, AWS, On-Premise, Design Patterns.

Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position.

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

Bowerford Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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