Technical Architect

Job Description

Job Title: Technical Architect

Location: onsite attendance will be required however consideration may be given to hybrid working, this post will primarily be located in one of the core RSA Offices e.g. Ballina, Co. Mayo, Loughrea, Co. Galway, Bowe Street, Dublin or other such place designated as convenient to the candidate.

Contract / Permanent: 6 Months with further extension

Start date: 5 th December 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter

Experience Level Required:

The Resources proposed must meet the following minimum/mandatory requirements - these are Pass/Fail requirements:

Have at least 7 years’ relevant ICT hands-on experience, 5 of which are Technical Architecture hands-on experience.

Key Deliverable: The following non-exhaustive list of Key Deliverables are applicable to this Role.

The Technical Architect must demonstrate a proven ability to undertake structured analysis of technical issues, translating this analysis into technical designs that

describe a solution. They must ensure that any proposed solution adhere as closely as possible to the RSA’s Architectural Standards and Principles. They should also

ensure that any proposed solution adheres to recognised Architectural Design Patterns.

They must also provide technical leadership and architectural design across a broad range of solutions, both public facing and internal.

Professional Fundamentals

(a) Relationship Management – Maintains and improves relationships with all internal and external stakeholders

(b) Influencer - relates to people, builds relationships, negotiates well, effectively presents arguments

(c) Results seeker – meets deadlines, identifies actions, achieves goals

(d) Leader - not afraid to have regular, open, and sometimes difficult conversations

Responsibilities:

a) Responsible for the creation of core architecture artefacts (including Diagrams, Functional Specifications and Technical Specifications)

b) Responsible for providing relevant and accurate technical input into projects through engagement with project stakeholders.

c) Liaison between Solution Architect and Developers, responsible for driving the resolution of any technical level imp ediments to project progress

d) Provide assistance and guidance to the Systems Analysts within the team.

e) Represents the Technical Solutions Delivery Team across all stages of the Project and Software Delivery lifecycles.

f) Ensure maximum alignment with the Target Architecture across all project/initiative deliverables.

g) Provide feedback to the Solution and Business Architects in terms of any potential gaps or deviations between the Target Architecture and project deliverables.

h) Lead engagement on smaller or less strategic initiatives.

i) Assist Solution Architect in the completion of deliverables on larger, strategic projects.

j) Monitoring on-going risks and provide mitigations and resolutions

k) Working with the Development Team Lead to agree the technical design of the proposed solution.

l) Breaking down the development effort into distinct work packages.

m) Work with the Development Team to provide estimates for the development effort.

n) Producing Project plans outlining the timelines for delivery.

o) Help to ensure that KPIs for the Technical Solutions Delivery team are being met.

p) Assist the Solution Architect in defining and refining the Target Technical Architecture for the Organisation.

q) Ensure that the Technical Architecture is captured in the Enterprise Architecture tool and is fully aligned with the defined Business Architecture.

r) Working with third parties in the delivery of projects.

i. Reviewing estimates to provide assurances on accuracy and achievability.

ii. Review of Technical documentation and User Stories to ensure correctness and understandability.

iii. Review of agreed deliverables.

iv. Management of feedback.

v. Tracking and management of issues.

Key Experience/Competencies/Skillsets: The following Experience/Competencies/Skillsets are applicable to this Role. 

• Experience in the design and implementation of Enterprise grade, high performance, mission critical applications and solutions.
• Strong understanding of and experience in Microservices and Event driven architecture, including experience using Spring Cloud.
• Excellent knowledge of databases including Relational Data Design, using technologies such as MySQL, MariaDB, MS SQL
• Thorough understanding of Application Security Models
• Experience with Cloud Native technologies.
• Experience in DevOps and exposure to all DevOps areas like Source Control, Continuous Integration, Infra Automation, Continuous Deployment, including experience working with Application Lifecycle Tools such as Azure DevOps.
• Experience in the design and development of UI Front-End technologies using a JavaScript framework such as Vue, React or Angular.
• Experience of unit testing and test automation.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Architectural Design Patterns.
• Strong communication skills, in both technical and non-technical environments.
• Ability to quickly research and learn new technologies, tools and techniques
• Working knowledge of Linux operating systems such as Centos, RedHat and Ubuntu.
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as MongoDB