Purpose of the role:

We are looking for an innovative solution architect to develop and implement systems architecture that will meet business needs. The solution architect’s responsibilities include gathering requirements and functional specifications, assessing the current software systems in place in order to identify areas in need of improvement, and overseeing development teams. You should also be able to regularly update the company on any developments in systems architecture projects.

To be successful as a solution architect, you should be able to integrate any updated specifications and requirements into the systems architecture. An outstanding solution architect should be able to explain complex problems to management in layman’s terms.

Job title:

Solutions Architect

Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

• Building and integrating information systems to meet the company’s needs.
• Assessing the systems architecture currently in place and working with technical staff to recommend solutions to improve it.
• Resolving technical problems as they arise.
• Providing supervision and guidance to development teams.
• Continually researching current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where needed.
• Informing various stakeholders about any problems with the current technical solutions being implemented.
• Assessing the business impact that certain technical choices have.
• Providing updates to stakeholders on product development processes, costs, and budgets.

What we’re looking for:

• Suitable experience software engineering, computer science, or related field.
• Proven experience in engineering and software architecture design.
• Previous project management experience is advantageous.
• In-depth understanding of coding languages (C#, Javascript, ).
• Sound knowledge of various operating systems and databases.
• Efficient communication skills.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Experience of working in an agile environment.
• Ability to coach and influence team members on best practice, technology and architecture.
• Use of and experience with full stack technologies, application frameworks and enterprise architectures.
• Microsoft Technology Stack, .net framework & C#.
• Requirements Analysis - Questioning, listening to and understanding a customer to extract their exact requirements.
• Solution Design – Taking requirements and designing a solution that meets those needs accounting for the wider software ecosystem; to include selection of technology, tools, patterns/practices, maintainability, reliability, security, performance etc.
• Problem Solving - Ability to apply logical thinking to derive the root cause of a technical issue quickly and accurately.
• Object Oriented Design – To include knowledge and application of common design patterns in an Enterprise environment.
• Database design and development.
• Knowledge and experience with DevOps practices, automation, creating and maintaining build and release pipelines.
• Experience of containerisation technology (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes etc.)

About Agiito:

At Agiito, we’re developing smarter ways of working for the future. We’re helping travellers, bookers and organisations think and choose better ways to travel, work and collaborate. Our talented team of have helped the National Grid to organise a sustainable Family Fun day and reduced business travel costs for Burgess Salmon. Join us and discover better as you help organisations to change the way they travel and meet.

What’s in it for you:

• A competitive basic salary
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

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Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.