Job Description
We are looking for a Solution Architect to join us to work with our customers to understand strategy and requirements across their enterprise. The role requires you to understand, plan, design, and support the deployment of large and complex products and platforms.
What you’ll be doing
Our Solution Architects are responsible for understanding and steering the digital strategy of our customers - you’ll be working closely with CTO’s, CIOs and other architects. You’ll be helping our customers to define technical solutions and translating business requirements into solution designs as well as providing architecture/technical leadership and support for projects and programmes, ensuring new application deployments align with the overall strategy.
What you’ll bring to Answer
Defining technical solutions including integration to new and legacy systems
Experience in system-to-system integration
Experience with standard informatics processes (e.g., ITIL), organisational structures, and governance
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate in a non-technical language
Experience working in structured project management and delivery focused environment
Hands-on experience in delivering a solution from inception through to implementation
Strong background in client-facing roles with great stakeholder management
It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we’ll help you with them:
Technology background, ideally in a programming language such as .NET or Java
Client-facing experience gained from a technical consultancy or software vendor
Ability to represent organisations at local, regional, and national architecture forums
Architecture and system design experience for nationwide interoperability programs
Experience working directly with executive and director level management
Previous experience as a Software Engineer or Systems Integrator
The perks of being @ Answer
We’re an Employee-Owned Company. After 12 months – through the Employee Ownership Trust you will be part of the ownership of Answer; a major factor in driving engagement, retention and growth for our people
Competitive salary
Flexible annual leave (buy/sell and carry forward)
Twice a year tax free bonus
Continuous training and development - if you want to learn, we’ll provide all the support you need
Flexible Pension - we match your on contributions up to 5%
Regular tech catch ups/hack events - we also encourage external tech events!
A packed social calendar including; Christmas party (partners invited) and Summer away days, monthly and quarterly company team socials.
Free parking at Head Offices in central Leeds, plus Cycle2Work & Green Car Lease schemes to help get you here
The chance to give back – get involved nationally and regionally with partnerships to get people from different backgrounds into tech, as well as lots of charity and community events
Hybrid and flexible working – you can vary your working when and where you work, to allow you to collaborate better, feed your creativity, and take the time and space to focus when you need to
Diversity and Inclusion
At Answer we proudly embrace diversity and inclusion - we want to create a safe environment for everyone to bring their true selves to work. We will do everything we can to support your application; if you require any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process please speak to our recruitment team.
A bit more about us.
Answer Digital is a highly successful digital transformation consultancy headquartered in Leeds. We’re a company on a fast growth trajectory with a reputation of delivering large-scale, operational critical solutions.
People are at the heart of everything we do - so much so we’re owned by our people. It sets us apart from most digital businesses you’ll meet and defines our culture and values. Our people are invested in everything we do, because we are invested in them.
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