Solution Architect

Description

Job Title: Solution Architect

Location: High Wycombe, Farnborough (Hybrid)

Expectation of 2-3 days on client site per week, alongside occasional visits to Client offices as required.

Clearance required: Must hold an active SC clearance

Job Description:

• Primary deliverable: translation of requirements into IER (information exchange requirements for the data feed integrations for various project use cases)
• Secondary deliverable: Shaping overall solution architecture and aiding the design of the future architecture vision and roadmap
• Supporting activities: reviews under technical design authority, support in technical discussions and meetings around infrastructure, data, platform and application
• Technical Skills & Experience
• - On-Premises Infrastructure (VMWare stack)
• - Understand and input into reviewed, and decision surrounding, design and deployment of container-based application architectures, supporting scalability, resilience, and modern application delivery practices.
• - Strong knowledge of Kubernetes orchestration and enterprise container platforms.
• - Data Fabric Architecture
• - Design and integration of enterprise data fabric solutions, including:
• - API-led connectivity and integration
• - Data connectors and integration services
• - Data movement and interoperability across platforms
• - Understanding of architecture and implementation of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to support automated build, test, and release processes.
• Preferred Responsibilities
• - Define target-state architectures and technology roadmaps.
• - Lead technical design reviews and provide architectural governance.
• - Collaborate with, lead and challenge engineering, infrastructure, data, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient solutions.
• - Ensure alignment with enterprise standards (JSP453 & Architecture Policy)