Technical Consultant at Bravura Solutions

Job Description

Main activities

• Advising and supporting client implementations of the Sonata application suite
• Advising on infrastructure environment requirements for client implementations of Sonata
• Workshops, meetings, and liaison with clients to determine systems integration requirements
• Production of solution design documents which describe integration models and interaction, and define required enhancements to Sonata
• Defining and documenting solution designs for technical aspects of functional enhancements, working with Business Analysts in production of the functional solution design document
• Defining contracts and behaviours for new and enhanced interfaces to support client systems integration
• Involvement in scoping studies and the provision of solutions to clients
• Providing guidance and support for integration of client systems and web sites to Sonata
• Providing support and analysis in performance planning and benchmark exercises
• Advising project teams on technical issues where necessary
• Working with global Product Management and Development teams to provide technical consultancy input into product and technical enhancements
• Sonata web services – design of service contracts, support of clients in using them
• Providing guidance to clients around the deployment and upgrade of the Sonata suite
• Liaising with the development team to ensure understanding of requirements and solution expectations
• Validation of technical aspects of system enhancements prior to client delivery
• Production of technical configuration documentation
• Technical troubleshooting

Skills

To be successful in this role candidates will require:

• Proven client facing consultancy and relationship skills
• Strong technical and design skills and analytical ability
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral including the ability to explain technical designs and issues
• Proactive approach to work with the ability to exercise initiative
• Self-control and resilience including the ability to work effectively under pressure
• Strong negotiating skills with the ability to influence and liaise across all levels
• Ability to work in a team environment and respond positively to tight deadlines

Technical Skills

• Enterprise application integration
• Java development experience
• Software architecture
• Systems integration technologies, including web services and messaging
• Web site integration, including iFraming
• SAML
• Message queue integration
• Oracle / SQL
• JSP / JSF2
• Experience of producing and working with UML based design documentation

Knowledge

• Educated to Degree Level
• Knowledge of Investment, Life, Pensions, and WRAP business
• Advanced knowledge of software platform architectures, including deployment models and integration
• Business knowledge within the Insurance and Finance sector to achieve the desired functionality with the Sonata software
• Knowledge of Java technologies
• Knowledge of HTML/XML/XSLT scripting
• A proven understanding of the development life cycle with a wide understanding of project deliverables
• Knowledge of Web services and XML

Experience

• Commercial software development experience – preferably in Java technologies
• Proven experience within a financial services environment
• Proven experience in a client facing role.