Solutions Architect Full Time Permanent

Pearson Carter are working with a client who are an award-winning B2B supplier of mobile and front-end technology to iGaming operators across lottery, casino, sportsbook and bingo. We offer bespoke mobile-first solutions, creating the best mobile apps, websites and digital user experience (UX) in the iGaming industry.

They are looking for a Solutions Architect 

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring for engineers to make smart technology decisions.
• Responsible for the architectural design of systems used and developed, focusing on scalability, security, and operational efficiency. 
• Work with the Heads of Engineering and Director of Technology and Engineering to conduct research and development for new opportunities, features, technology and products.
• Responsible for leading that key software architecture, design, and implementation with Principal Software Engineers and Technical Leads.
• Leading architectural initiatives and coordinating work to ensure their success.
• Responsible for reviewing design work undertaken by the development teams.
• Identify system changes needed to scale and meet future customer needs.
• Should assist in the requirements elicitation process, assuring consistency and completeness.
• Should plan for software evolution, taking in consideration future changes in requirements.
• Servant tech leaders who are focused on identifying how we are doing things today and how we can move towards a better ideal state – always finding a good pragmatic approach to serve our business stakeholders in the best possible way.
• Communicate architectural strategies and progress to stakeholders at all levels, including execs, with varying technical understanding.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement: Using retrospective data, project metrics, bug escape metrics and regular operational catch ups across the business, gather actionable data, track trends, and analyse data to demonstrate continuous improvement to architectural practices across the business.
• Working with the Heads of Engineering, contribute to, and maintain, the architectural strategies that will be rolled out and inspiring the development teams to act on an energised vision of Solution Architecture.
• Role model the the client behaviours and values and hold others accountable for them.?
• Provide architectural guidance and direction to the engineering teams, while promoting a culture of innovation and creativity.?
• Ensure that Solution Architectures meet necessary compliance guidelines (e., ISO27001 and PCI Compliance) and are being followed by the teams.?
• Communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders, including customers.?
• Partner with functional leads across the organisation, developing a cross-functional team relationship. Ensuring you have full visibility of the conversations with Project Managers and Product Owners about roadmaps, the architectural plans for their teams and regularly check that architectural designs and practices are being followed.
• Develop your skills using training the client offers and be willing to ask questions when you are not sure or when something is in your way.
• Be part of the sales process, presenting the technical capabilities and intricacies of the the client technology stack to Clients and Prospects.
• Supporting the bid process for large enterprise opportunities.

Experience

• Strong presentation skills
• Project management skills
• Strong technical skills
• Strong written communication skills
• Solid understanding of a variety of programming tools and development platforms
• Highly analytical mindset, with an ability to see both the big picture and the details.
• Strong background in several modern programming languages (i.e. Java, Kotlin, Swift, JavaScript, .NET, etc)
• API lifecycle management
• Designing and architecting high-performance distributed applications
• Exposure to AWS and architecting cloud-native enterprise-grade applications.
• Security minded
• Experience working on projects using agile methodologies (SCRUM/Kanban).
• Strong technical leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead and motivate Software Engineers towards common architectural goals.?
• Critical thinking and analytical skills
• Clear communicator who can inspire others through a multitude of mediums, be enthusiastic, provide context and then deliver on it through the engineering teams.
• Experience of working on multiple projects – including complex problem solving, adapting quickly to change, raising risk and mitigations, working with conviction, and working to tight deadlines.
• Resilient, calm, and methodical in high pressure situations and able to multi-task, prioritise and make decisions.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic and constantly evolving environment.?
• Excellent first-hand knowledge of software development techniques and methodologies throughout the SDLC, mobile development would be a distinctive advantage.
• Experience in client facing situations. 

Salary

They offer an excellent salary of up to £80k

Location

This client is based in London OR Newcastle 2-4x a Month 

How to Apply

Please apply asap with your CV to be considered for this position. You can also get in touch with me on [email protected] or 0191 406 6111.

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