Software Architect

6-12 month contract

Dublin city centre/Remote – requirement to work 2 days onsite per week

Responsibilities:-

Interpret business requirements to articulate the business needs to be addressed
Review and contribute to the definition of Non functional requirements
Analysis and design of options covering both software and infrastructure to meet requirements
Contribution to sizing, planning and preparation of business cases
Oversight of the delivery of solutions according to the design/technology decisions and business case outcomes
Provide architectural and implementation blueprints, patterns and practical implementation leadership to the IT analyst and development teams
Mitigate risks and foresee issues in the design and implementation
Collaborate with peer teams, organizations, quality assurance and end users
Troubleshoot environment and code level problems quickly and efficiently with the development team
Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies and processes to ensure the highest quality product platform
Maintain product roadmap, release schedules and architectural standards
Co-ordination of shared systems’ and working through each of the affected LOB groups

Skills Required:

7+ years’ experience designing and building software applications
Experience working on complex software projects
Experience working in agile projects, collaborating part of a team of other disciplines
Proficiency with .Net UI, Service Tier, DB and Integration technologies and equivalent cloud stack, ideally coming from a development background
Knowledge of object oriented programs, SQL, web application development, security and open source technologies
Experience working with both IT (applications and infrastructure) and business stakeholders from individual team members to senior leadership levels.
Desirable experience within the Financial Services Industry
Beneficial experience working on regulated projects
Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Software Architect