Description

Key Responsibilities: * Design and lead the development of enterprise-scale solutions using Spring Boot Java, Node.js, AWS, event-driven and Microservices Architecture * Engage with public sector clients to translate business challenges into secure, reliable and scalable architectural solutions * Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including Delivery Leads, Business Analysts, Developers, Testers and DevOps engineers * Respond to RFI, RFP and bid requests, contributing architecture overviews, solution design documents and technical estimates * Support proposal creation by defining solution scope, identifying key risks & assumptions and presenting high level solutions. * Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with compliance, security and data governance standards. * Advocate and implement best practices in solution design, performance tuning, and maintainability. * Ensure architectural documentation is clear, complete, and maintained * Participate in architecture reviews, technical governance and the creation of reusable solution patterns. * Keep up to date with emerging technologies and apply relevant innovations in client environments. * Apply TOGAF or similar frameworks in designing and documenting architecture * Drive innovation and contribute to organisation-wide initiatives and capability building Required Experience & Skills: * 16+ years’ experience as an solution architecture * Proven technical leadership in Spring Boot, Node.js, REST APIs and AWS (including Lambda, S3, RDS, EventBridge, ECS Fargate, Secret Manager, API Gateway etc). * Experience designing event-driven, microservices-based architectures and working with event stores. * Demonstrable experience delivering complex solutions for private & public sector clients. * Strong experience preparing and presenting technical responses for bids, proposals, and RFIs. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with both technical teams and senior stakeholders. * Experience in working in Agile methodologies and working with multidisciplinary delivery teams * Comfortable managing relationships with delivery leads, practice heads, and client-side leadership. * Knowledge of TOGAF or other architectural frameworks. * Passion for staying updated with emerging technologies and applying them in solutioning