Technical Architect

Job Description

Job Title: Technical Architect
 

Location: Kildare, W23 X3PH
 

-         Candidates must be willing to work from this location.
 

-         Blended offsite/onsite working arrangement.
 

Contract / Permanent: 12 months with further extensions
 

No Of Positions: 1
 

Attendance Pattern:
 

·         Working within the island of Ireland is mandatory.
 

·         Minimum attendance of two days per week at the office.
 

·         Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day (excluding breaks), between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
 

·         Excludes public holidays observed in the Republic of Ireland.
 

Mandatory Requirements (Pass/Fail):
 

ü  Experience Level: The candidate must have more than 7 years of relevant Technical Architect experience at a senior level.
 

ü  Availability: The candidate must be available to commence work from 3rd November 2025. 
 

ü  English Language Proficiency: The candidate must be fluent in both spoken and written English.
 

Key Deliverable:
 

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

The Technical Architect role will include (but is not limited) to the following:
 

·         Liaise with the DAFM Enterprise Architecture Group (EAG), the business and relevant stakeholders including technical resources to define requirements.
 

·         Interpret, use and apply information contained within ICT architecture to inform a range of business improvement activities, particularly those involved in the design, development, enhancement and maintenance of ICT support systems.
 

·         Ensure that the overall ICT architecture is maintained in a coherent manner and that appropriate considerations are made for its security and quality.
 

·         Acts as a subject matter expert focused on the design process.
 

·         Adheres to a given set of constraints specified at the outset of the design process.
 

·         Provide high-level and detailed estimates for projects.
 

·         Manage risks appropriate to the contract team in the delivery of agreed deliverables.
 

·         Identify improvements to system architecture and processes.
 

·         Manage delivery of application functionality by all the resources and ensure that the outputs adhere to the quality and governance standards specified for the project.
 

·         Provide progress reports as required to the DAFM Project Manager and other DAFM stakeholders, including (but not limited to):
 

▫    Project Architecture documents
 

▫    Development Progress
 

▫    QA Results
 

▫    Risks Arising
 

▫    Performance Issues
 

▫    Potential for improvements
 

Requirements

Key Experience/Competencies/Skillsets:
 

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

·         Demonstrated expertise in the interpretation, use and application of information contained within ICT architecture to inform a range of business improvement activities, particularly those involved in the design, development, enhancement and maintenance of ICT support systems.
 

·         Demonstrated expertise in the provision of leadership and direction of a software development team or teams towards a common technical vision in the delivery of the services to the client.
 

·         Demonstrated ability to ensure that the overall ICT architecture is maintained in a coherent manner and that appropriate considerations are made for its security and quality.
 

·         Expertise in the management and delivery of multiple system modules or projects simultaneously.
 

·         Experience in the design and development of new systems on Red Hat OpenShift.
 

·         Experience in modernization of existing applications onto the Red Hat OpenShift platform.