Solution Architect

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About the Job

We have an opening for a Solution Architect to join our London Waterloo or Farnborough office. As a Solution Architect, you will have expert knowledge of C# and a passion and flair for working directly with clients, helping them to define their requirements, and conceptually designing software. You will know what is and is not possible and will use this knowledge to help and guide clients.

As a Solution Architect at DCSL Software, you will be given the opportunity to be exposed to new tech, interesting and varied projects, as well as continued opportunities for career development.

The Company

DCSL Software is a leading UK software house, developing bespoke operational software, as well as SaaS solutions.

The team consistently delivers across all industries including established businesses and start-ups. We work with many well-known household names and have over two decades of successful projects. Our award-winning company is growing rapidly and is recognised as the top UK software house based on client reviews and industry recognition.

Responsibilities

As a Solution Architect, you will be involved in designing, developing and maintaining a variety of bespoke software systems. Your duties will include:

Conducting requirements gathering sessions with clients, sometimes in a consultative manner. These will predominantly be face to face, but on occasions may be conducted via video conference

Providing reliable development estimates throughout the requirement/specification process

Producing prototypes/wireframes and writing user stories and/or functional specification documents to company standards within an agreed timeframe

Leading technical design sessions and writing technical design documents when requested;

Managing with QA the design and execution of test plans and regression tests and generally ensuring a quality solution is delivered;

Accurately reporting the project status at weekly management meetings;

Taking ownership and responsibility for the successful delivery of projects.

Occasionally the Solution Architect may have to:

Participate in pre-sales activities

Conduct appraisals and other HR related duties

Travel to meet customers

Create the conceptual software design and then hand over to a Technical Architect for the in-depth development work.

Experience and Skills

Expert knowledg of .NET(core), C#

Hands on experience of ASP.NET(core) WebApi, MVC

Hands on experience of ORM systems such as EF(core), Dapper, nHibernate, etc

Comprehensive knowledge of modern JavaScript development frameworks such as Vue.js, React, Angular; Build tools/task runners such as Webpack, Gulp, Grunt

Good understanding of HTML5 and CSS

Expert knowledge of SQL Server, TSQL, Stored Procedures and generally a very good understanding of relational databases

An understanding of Xamarin and mobile application development

Good and up to date understanding of Cloud environments (Azure, AWS, Google, IBM, etc), and related services/technologies

Working knowledge of Agile and particularly Scrum

Knowledge of good testing practice, automated and manual

The role also requires:

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

An ability to explain technical details/limitations clearly to customers

Pragmatism when faced with issues

The ability to work collaboratively within a remotely located team environment and deliver under aggressive timelines

An awareness of the project budget and commercial constraints

An ability to visualise and explain the difference between UX tools and their functionality, which can only come from a deep understanding of the various options

An ability to show empathy with customers and act calmly and professionally when faced with their frustrations if they arise.

Salary and Benefits

Annual salary of up to £75,000 (dependent upon experience) with an additional benefits package, including:

25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)

Employer matched contributory pension scheme

Healthcare Scheme - Helping towards the costs of medical, dental, eye care and more

Maternity Leave - Fantastic maternity leave allowance of 20 weeks full-pay, followed by 19 weeks of statutory pay (Paternity leave is 2 weeks full-pay)

Dedicated learning hours - An annual allowance of hours for learning and development, with access to a Technology learning platform

Tastecard+ Membership - Save money on restaurants, cinema trips and days out!

Cycle to Work Scheme - Want to cycle to work? We can help towards the cost of a new bike

Fitness activities - Weekly workout sessions, running club, football and other sports-related activities

1 day off a year for charity work of your choice

Free refreshments - A range of hot and cold drinks available in our kitchen for you to enjoy

Fresh fruit - Delivered weekly from local suppliers

Pizza Fridays - After every company meeting, we order pizza!

Social events and activities arranged throughout the year

Why Join DCSL Software?

Opportunity to work on full life-cycle development projects that are fast paced, interesting and technically challenging

Work with the latest technologies in the Microsoft Development stack (i.e. .NET Core)

Join a very established organisation with outstanding career progression opportunities

As a Microsoft partner, DCSL support your professional development and will assist you in gaining or updating relevant Microsoft qualifications

If interested, please click the apply now button!