Solution Architect- Java and AWS in Northampton

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Solution Architect to join our client Cards NGCB platform team. You will be part of a dynamic team responsible for providing advanced technical support. You will be responsible for the delivery of the development, project leadership, quality, and timely delivery of the project.

• Manage scope of projects from inception to closure.
• Define, develop and manage implementation schedules and project budgets.
• Identify key business objectives and provide solution recommendations while performing business process and management consulting analysis.
• Coordinate resources, prepare project teams for kick-off and ensure effective completion of project milestones, control project scope and mitigate risks.
• Ensure project team are delivering to configuration, development, and methodology standards.
• Develop the release strategy and implement.
• Ensure delivery processes are efficient and cost effective.
• Have a deep understanding of AWS technology stack to drive end to end architecture and engineer the solutions with the development team keeping delivery timelines in mind.

What We're Looking For

• Good technical experience in Java, Backend & Cloud (preferable AWS) architecture.
• Extensive hands-on experience and ability to provide technical direction to development teams.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Architecture.
• Extensive background in development and delivering complex projects throughout the lifecycle.
• Project planning and progress monitoring, including budget control and milestone control.
• Creative problem solver, able to build contingency plans and handle stressful situations with professionalism.
• Provide leadership and direction to the Delivery teams.
• Handle Operational issues related to the delivery center.
• Become the Single point of contact for delivery and act as a liaison between the Service Delivery and the Customer.
• Drive and coordinate crisis management.
• Strong negotiation and presentation skills.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Strong exposure to containerisation, Docker and CI/CD models like Jenkins pipelines.
• Strong in defining and maintaining APIs with Restful standards and relevant design patterns of driving microservices based development.
• Have basic working knowledge on public cloud platform, preferable AWS.

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Have deep knowledge on AWS technical stack - Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, API gateway, monitoring solutions like Cloud Watch and Xray.
• Have deep knowledge on event driven systems using frameworks like Active MQ, Kafka, AWS Kinesis.
• Have a working experience of AWS data pipelines, Glue, S3 and Glacier storage, file transfer solutions like Data Sync.

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often shortlisted within 48 hours.