Solution Architect

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Solution Architect

Profile: Lead or participated in major end-to-end business process re-engineering or business transformation initiatives. To support the following projects; - Move to Cloud - Upgrade to Win 10 - Replication of Export Control - Rolling out Open Options

Hands-on experience with business requirements gathering/analysis.

- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into practical applications and operational solutions.

- Demonstrated ability to produce requirement artefacts: Business Requirements, Functional Specifications, data flow diagrams, UML modelling techniques, interface designs, test plans and test Cases.

- A background in software development with ability to code at some level and knowledge of APIs and SDKs.

- A technical architecture background. You understand networks, routers, switches, firewalls, SANs, servers and operating systems form a part of the solution stack.

- Extensive experience in developing strategic systems architecture plans.

- Proven experience in system design and development.

- Proven experience in system and network design and development.

- Strong understanding of information processing principles and practices.

- Solid grounding in core enterprise applications

- Strong knowledge of software evaluation principles and practices.

- Proven project planning and management experience.

- Good knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.

- Demonstrable experience in solution architecture

- Demonstrable experience in integration solution design.

- Ability to deliver solution architectures conformant with a TOGAF 9 defined Enterprise Architecture.

- Aptitude to work as change agent that believes in a continuous improvement approach.

- Excellence in visual communication using modelling languages such as UML and IDEF.

- Comprehensive understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), continuous integration, agile software development methodologies, values and procedures.

- Excellence in architecture documentation skills.

- Some experience with reverse proxies, web servers, gateways, service oriented architectures, web services, service buses and integration patterns, security practices, database technologies.

- Knowledge of highly available, highly scalable cloud based infrastructures (AWS or alike) and continuous delivery.

- Knowledge of frameworks and standards for solution architecture

- Demonstrated experience and presence to gain the confidence of and influence senior management and other key stakeholders.

- Demonstrated experience in facilitation of workshops involving participants from senior management to business users.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.