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Software Architect
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Up to £70,000
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The Development Technical Architect is a key role in a forward-thinking, highly-skilled team who share a common vision of quality, integrity, efficiency. They understand the value of their work and the impact it has on the success of their team, the company overall and our customers.
The Development Technical Architect will own the architecture, implementation and delivery of complex solutions using Agile Methodologies, software development procedures and other software engineering techniques.
Responsibilities
Delivery of high-quality technical solutions to meet stakeholder requirements.
Ensures user stories are ready for development to start work.
Ensure that customer requirements are understood clearly and accurately defined, both technically and from a business perspective.
Support solutions through the selection of appropriate tools, technologies, and frameworks either drawing on experience or by driving innovation and apply best practice.
Provide architectural input & ownership into HLD and LLD phases, cost estimation and documentation.
Lead and encourage awareness of chosen methodologies, respect for Agile software design and software engineering.
Ensure best practice approaches to software development including design patterns, DevOps, continuous development and continuous delivery.
Develop and maintain a deep technical knowledge of the technology stack.
Thinking through, understanding and applying broader issues and non-functional requirements (e.g. scalability, security, maintainability & performance)
Mentoring developers in the team and reviewing code, contributing to the overall quality and security principles.
Provide technical training, solution awareness and knowledge transfer to other team members.
Supporting Project Management by leading the upfront and on-going phases of a delivery.
Understand non-functional requirements including performance, resilience, stability, security, maintainability and scalability of systems/solutions.
Ensure consistent collaboration, relevant documentation and support/service mechanisms, both internal and external, throughout all engagement lifecycles.
Prototyping potential solutions through Proof-of-Concept and MVP implementations
Transitioning new client solutions into a managed service and ensuring engagement and value once in service.
Experience needed
Deep experience of the software/application development process/lifecycle and delivery of complex software solutions
Solid experience designing, building and supporting a variety of commercial, complex, enterprise systems.
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.
A commitment to design, build and deployment excellence.
Ability to see the wider picture and consider consequences.
Be the technical authority for the client.
Systems design considering both functional and non-functional demands.
Proficient people management skills, with ability to lead and develop a team as individuals as well as together.
Strong demonstrable development experience across a range of technology stacks and of having developed systems based ideally on .NET and related frameworks. Knowledge of front-end development would be beneficial.
Deep experience with Cloud based design and deployment patterns on cloud-based platforms, preferably Azure.
Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle and key development technologies with a sound familiarisation of at least one methodology (Agile for preference)
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