Architecture Practice Lead - London, United Kingdom - Denholm Associates

Denholm Associates

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Denholm are delighted to be working with our financial services client on a great opportunity for a Architecture Practice Lead to join their team.

This is a UK based remote working role.

This role would suit someone coming from a software development backgroundwho perhaps works in Solution Architect role and has leadership capabilities.

Strong influencing and communication skills are essential for this role.

Experience leading teams of software developers including the following technologies:

Microsoft Azure Cloud (we use App Services, APIM, Functions, Cosmos, and SQL)
Frontend single page apps (we use React, including React Native, via TypeScript)
Backend REST microservices (we use.

NET6)

Claimsbased token management and OpenID/OAuthbased identity systems
Familiarity with automated CI/CD processes which include testing and quality assurance (we use Azure DevOps)

Proven ability to establish strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders:

Influencing and guiding technology decisions in delivery teams
Managing operational, governance, and security personnel and their concerns
Representing the organisation and department to customers
Monitoring and guiding thirdparty suppliers and service providers
Liaising with senior management to refine department policy and processes

Familiar with enterprise patterns and practices:

Event-driven architectures
Strangler, BFF, anticorruption layer, and other design patterns
Azure DevOps and Git as a code repository, build, and deployment engine

Non technical skills required:

Fast learner, able to explore, assess, and evaluate new technologies accurately and independently
Strong technical communicator able to work with a multidisciplinary development team to mature working practices
Excellent verbal skills ability to network, connect people, and marshal a team to solve problems
Excellent written skills ability to review documentation and identify issues and improvements