The DXL is a micro-service-based API application platform responsible for integrating with our wider IT stack, and providing a combination of REST level 2 entity API services used by multiple e-commerce and in-life service journeys, as well REST level 3 journey API services providing those orchestrated journeys. Multiple customer facing channels (web and otherwise) consume those journey services.

You will be joining the Digital Architecture team to own and shape the evolving technology and architecture patterns strategy for our DXL (Digital Experience Layer) API platform.

What will you be doing?

• Engage with Vodafone Technology Digital teams (UK & globally) to produce and align on best practice that inform VF UK’s DXL technology and standards strategy.
• Establish the VF UK’s DXL architecture strategy setting the direction for the next couple of years. The objective is to steer planned technical upgrades, open standards adoption, capability uplifts & service rationalisation and re-use through functional convergence.
• Support cross-functional teams to deliver high quality software through clear definitions of success whilst also building trust within teams and empowering them with the right skills and reference materials to be autonomous in a safe manner.
• Ensure appropriate compliance with target architecture and architecture principles
• Challenge complex requirements and push for the use of OTB capabilities where appropriate in order to drive simplicity and cost effectiveness.
• Work with engineering leads to ensure that the DXL continues to meet business SLA’s, performance goals & security guidelines.

Who are we looking for? 

• Extensive knowledge and experience designing and delivering micro-service-based API services for an Enterprise scale business to customer service available on the Internet.
• Strong experience designing and delivering applications for the cloud (containerised and serverless applications, auto-scaling, managed data services etc.) for an Enterprise scale business to customer service available on the Internet.
• Understand the fundamentals of SOLID OO (Object Oriented) design principles and be able to apply them to application solution design.
• Strong experience designing RESTful API services, and a working knowledge of integrating with open standards for federated authorization and authentication such as OAuth 2 and OpenID Connect.
• Good understanding of the OWASP top 10
• Agile delivery methodologies experience
• Ability to define a business case and phased delivery plan to move from an as is architecture, to a significantly different to be architecture.

What’s in it for you?
An excellent remuneration and bonus package with 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive and flexible benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family. We’re proud to provide a Reconnect programme with flexibility for individuals returning to work after a career break. From our market-leading parental leave policies through to employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes we are committed to supporting you throughout your career with Vodafone.

Together we can

Posting End Date:  03.04.22