Lead Solutions Architect

Proven ability and experience in architecting & designing end-to-end architecture solutions, with strong business analysis/client-facing skills to engage a diverse stakeholder population
Experience of digital transformation, providing input into a Digital Strategy for a Global Organisation to ensure alignment with the wider IT landscape and opportunities
Extensive experience in application development with wide set of technologies like .NET (C#) and SQL Server (or equivalent development frameworks/ languages & databases)
A technical understanding of IT infrastructure and technology development / deployment in web/cloud based solutions
Experience in developing solution architectures for Azure including Azure AD, Azure SQL and Service Fabric.
Experience architecting enterprise applications using JavaScript Frameworks (React / Redux, Node.js or equivalent)
Understanding of system architectures, data strategies, upgrade strategies and cutover planning
Extensive experience in a CI / CD development environment.
Extensive experience in architecting applications for testability, extensibility and scalability.
Extensive experience in web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JS frameworks) varied information system and commercial business experience throughout the delivery lifecycle
Experience of configuration management / change management and the tools to support collaborative and efficient code development
Detailed understanding of the various test phases and techniques required in order to develop and maintain new and existing code
Demonstrable understanding of software design patterns, SOLID, TDD and OO principles
Clear understanding of web services (REST, SOAP), SOA, CQRS, Messaging (ESB) and distributed systems