Solution Architect

Visa Sponsorship is available for this role if required

Team – Vitality for Business - IT

Working Pattern - Hybrid – 14 hours of the week to be worked in any of the Vitality Offices (Bournemouth, London or Stockport). Full time, 35 hours per week.

We are happy to discuss flexible working!

What this role is all about:

The Solution Architect is accountable for ensuring that our technology solutions are designed and implemented according to Business Requirements and IT Development Standards to deliver towards strategic goals.

This is a specialist role, providing technical leadership across a number of solutions for a value driven customer journey.

You will play a key role in designing end to end technology solutions and supporting engineering teams throughout the SDLC. You will be experienced in providing design documentation, and reviewing or contributing to ICD’s, IT governance and Standards.

You will work alongside other Architects, Principal Software Engineer, business analysts, UX designs and developer teams delivering incremental releases that generate business value.

Key Actions

• Working closely with the technology teams, designing solutions that cross technical, product and application boundaries. You will ensure that changes are designed, developed and delivered in compliance with policies and standards
• You are the point of contact for resolving any architectural issues
• Acts as an SME for technical changes in order to provide estimates for new initiatives or product enhancements
• Owns, creates and maintains Solution Design documentation and seeks relevant sign off
• Contributes to Design standards and patterns, and forms part of the governing body of EADA
• Supports Projects and Product Enhancements throughout the development and delivery lifecycle
• Assists in Incident/Problem management, Root Cause Analysis and definition of solutions
• Works closely with the engineering team(s) – encouraging continuous improvement in the development, build, test and maintenance of the system

Essential Skills needed to fulfil this role:

• Demonstrable experience working as a Solution Architect using a range of different technologies (ideally including Java/Spring, .NET, JavaScript, micro services, containers, databases, cloud technologies)
• Demonstrable expertise in the use of appropriate tools/technologies for the design, development, build, testing & deployment of a wide range of applications
• Confident communicator - able to present complex technical issues in a clear manner to technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience of Agile Methodology (ideally SAFe)
• Work independently and collaborate effectively across the organization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

So, what’s in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

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