Application Architect at Saratoga

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Architect / Team Leader to join our high performing technical teams. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable working both independently and in teams, and with working in various project environments and at different client sites.

The responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following key deliverables:

• Provide feasible technical and non-technical solutions for requirements presented by Business as well as any technical solutions required in the application in order to either enhance, or to ensure the application is solid,
• Drive and ensure that the relevant organisational and team processes are followed,
• Help define any technical processes and standards,
• Provide support to Systems Analysts, BAs, Testers and Developers through analysis, design and implementation,
• Develop software and implement enhancements as part of a team,
• Keep up to date with new technologies, trends and where applicable the introduction of these to your team(s) and/or organisation as a whole,
• Act as a bridge between Business, external teams and your team, the TA (Technical Architect) will assume responsibility for continued solution alignment throughout the project lifecycles,
• Help drive delivery and ensure that the relevant processes are adhered to,
• Drive continuous improvements (both technical and non-technical),
• Interaction with clients, account and project management relating to:
• Systems/Project design sessions (input on different options, architectural considerations, technology stack, etc.)
• Project/Solution feasibility, initial scoping (estimations), potential resource requirements
• Technical solutions/systems/product roadmaps.

Requirements:

Qualifications / Technical Skills:

• Relevant degree or 3 – 4 year technical Diploma.
• Honours or postgraduate degree preferred.
• Strong theoretical programming grounding required.
• Or relevant industry certifications.

Experience:

Essential:

• 5+ years hands on development experience.
• Solid understanding of:
• the SDLC within an Agile environment
• Application design & architecture (patterns, best practices and technologies)
• OO design principles (SOLID)
• Problem solving
• Source Control (preferably GIT)
• Deployment
• Object Orientated Programming (i.e C# .NET)
• Relational Database (i.e MS SQL Server)
• Integration Patterns and Technologies (i.e SOAP, REST)
• Knowledge of Cloud Platforms (i.e AWS, AZURE)

Advantageous:

• SCRUM, KANBAN
• ArchiMate, TOGAF
• AWS, AZURE
• Exposure to financial services industry preferable.

Attributes:

• Good communication with clients and operational managers – listening and providing answers
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to build good relationships with clients, operational managers and colleagues
• Ability to gather and assimilate information
• Up to date knowledge of technical applications
• Good knowledge of quality standards, legislation and best practices
• Ability to be adapt and prioritise
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to think ahead and anticipate problems, issues and solutions
• Technical specification writing and communication skills essential
• Ability to pick up new technologies easily
• Attention to detail
• Analytical as well as strong development skills
• Delivery focused
• Able to work in projects (multi-task) environment
• Responsive to change