As part of the engineering team provide direct support for ensuring solutions for the squads are architected in line with the strategic alignment of the technology area.
Ensure the smooth transition of technical solutions and knowledge to the wider team at all levels of technical capability.
Support the discovery, architecture and design of new and more complex solutions and patterns for their delivery stream.
Work with the Principal Engineer to establish new patterns and architectural designs, or support significant change to an existing solutions
Support architecture decisions and solution design processes to an aligned strategy outlined across all of technology disciplines where solutions integrate.
Directly contribute towards enabling culture of technical development and innovation within the team, through fit for purpose solution design and R&D activities.
Enable the development of the technical skills within the squad and team through knowledge transfer of emerging technologies and modern ways of working, whilst ensuring that high standards remain at the forefront
Ensure that architectural solutions are aligned to the controls outlined by the control standards applicable to the solutions developed within team
Support the definition of change specific NFR considerations as part of any solution design or architectural decision.
Ensure there is a clear alignment to assigned solutions within the change/priority pipeline. Ensure that these priorities are managed and any risks relating to the defined work are raised appropriately.
Support the full development cycle of solution designs to all disciplines, including testing
Proactively seek to identify efficiencies around process, solutions and technology
Provide direct support for the Engineering Manager and Principal Engineer by taking ownership for and management of delegated subsets of the technical domain
Ensure risk considerations are applied to any solution design/architectural decision, highlighting considerations and options as part of any documented solution
Ensure full stack security considerations are included in all architectural decisions and subsequent solutions
Perform the role of a 'code guardian', primarily ensuring that the quality of code delivered through the team is of the expected high standard, as well as supporting the development of individuals in the team to consistently meet these standards.
Requirements
Proven experience and background working within a development environment for the technology area
Previous experience delivering change to business critical, highly available customer facing platforms
A broad technical background, with proven experience supporting diverse technical integrations
Experience supporting the delivery of change across the full project lifecycle from initiation to live support
Experience delivering successful change through different methodologies including agile and waterfall
Experience delivering CI/CD change into cloud-based environments.
Proven experience working autonomously and owning assigned project deliverables
**Technical Skills**
TypeScript and JavaScript development including Domain Driven Design, Test Driven Development and tech training presentation skills.
React - Client-side SPA frameworks, specifically in the React ecosystem for web and mobile-native (React DOM, React Native)
Java / JVM Eco System - Spring Boot, Spring Cloud AWS, Spring Data, Spring Cloud Streams.
Kafka, Mongo, Elastic Search and Redis
HTML
Server-side SSG and SSR (Next.js, etc)
SEO and SEF
Architecture and Design Skills
Distributed Systems and architectural experience of microservices, event driven architectures and serverless.
AWS Cloud including step functions, lambda and general AWS architecture
Expertise in DevOps and containers environments including Kubernetes.
Benefits
Group Personal Pension Plan – 8% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution
Life Assurance and Group Income Protection
Private Medical Insurance – Provided by Bupa
25 Days Annual Leave, plus bank holidays
Staff Discounts on our investment products
Personal & Well-being Fund – Supporting your physical and mental wellness
Retail Discounts – Savings at a wide range of high street and online retailers
Voluntary Flexible Benefits – Tailor your benefits to suit your lifestyle
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