Company Description:
FBD Holdings PLC
Job Title:
Senior Solutions Architect
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to create and maintain the architecture of FBD, supporting architecture processes for governance, risk, and compliance. This role will focus on delivering secure and resilient solutions in a hybrid environment utilizing on-premise infrastructure (Nutanix, HPE Greenlake) alongside public cloud (Azure, M365) services.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Actively support the development and enhancement of FBD IT Strategy, designing target states for technology architecture and operating model as needed.
2. Facilitate the evaluation and selection of software/hardware product standards and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations.
3. Define and drive best-practices in a hybrid infrastructure environment, adopting industry best practices and providing architectural support to project teams during implementation phase.
4. Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and drive these through to delivery.
5. Promote collaboration and engagement across the team by facilitating knowledge transfer and ensuring improvement initiatives are documented and actioned.
6. Create deliverables including architecture diagrams and descriptions, solution blueprints, and high and low-level solution designs for secure, scalable, and reliable solution architectures.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or relevant experience.
* Relevant architecture certification e.g. TOGAF certification, IASA Core Certification or equivalent.
* Relevant technical certifications e.g. Nutanix, HPE, Azure).
* 7 years+ experience in operational topics with 3+ years as an architect/technical lead.
* Hands-on experience of designing solutions for a hybrid environment, particularly with on-premise private cloud solutions such as Nutanix, HPE Greenlake.
* Experience working with M365 or public cloud, particularly Microsoft Azure, including PaaS, SaaS, IaaS technologies strongly preferred.
* Strong experience of architecture governance, compliance, and risk management processes.
Competencies:
* Delivery focused with a strong aptitude for team motivation.
* Highly organized and structured approach to working.
* A thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Benefits:
* Bonus
* Canteen Lunch Vouchers
* Parking
* Pension
* Staff discount