Technical Solutions Architect

Job summary:

Northcote needs another Technical Solutions Architect to lead technical design for client projects on AWS and Azure. Our operations team designs integrations, data platforms and cloud migrations for mid-size and enterprise clients. Hybrid. You will need to be in Belfast at least two days per week.

Duties:

• Produce architecture diagrams, decision records and high-level designs
• Estimate effort and help shape statements of work with delivery managers
• Design cloud architectures on AWS, Azure or GCP that account for security, cost and availability
• Gather business and technical requirements and turn them into solution designs
• Advise on build-versus-buy decisions and vendor selection
• Support presales with technical answers for RFPs and security questionnaires
• Review designs from engineering teams and flag risks early
• Lead technical discovery workshops with customer stakeholders

Qualifications:

• 2-4 years in software engineering, infrastructure or consulting, with at least three in an architecture role
• Comfortable presenting to both executives and engineers
• Deep knowledge of at least one major cloud platform
• Experience designing distributed systems, APIs and data flows
• Understanding of security, identity and networking as they apply to architecture
• Hands-on background in a language such as Java, C#, Python or JavaScript

Why work with us:

• Workplace pension
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
• Hybrid working
• Cycle to work scheme

Who we are:

Our technicians handle onsite and remote support for medical offices, accounting firms and manufacturers on fixed monthly contracts. Dell, HP and Lenovo hardware is sold and supported for schools and local governments, as it has been since 2010. We started in 2010 and have grown to about 100 people. Certification exams are paid for, and passing one comes with a raise.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Northcote.