Solutions Architect with Pre Sales Experience

Senior Solutions Architect with Pre-Sales Experience

Our client is an international consultancy with over 3000 employees.

They are now looking to recruit a Senior Solutions Architect with pre-sales experience to be based at the company's Central London offices.

You will have extensive and deep expertise in the following Application Development areas:

• Expertise in application architecture using modern technologies such as cloud-native development, 12-factor apps, microservices, serverless, API management, Kafka, etc.
• Deep knowledge of microservices, containers, REST API development, API management tools (e.g., MuleSoft, Apigee), Kafka
• Solution architect with broad expertise in a wide range of digital technologies, including application platform development, web and mobile development, cloud, integration, security, etc.
• Application development experience with at least one cloud provider - Amazon AWS or MS Azure
• Understanding of distributed computing paradigms and exposure to building highly scalable systems.
• Experience with platform modernization and cloud migration projects.
• Expertise in Agile development methodologies like TDD, BDD, performance/load testing, etc.
• DevOps experience - CI/CD, test automation, containerization - tools and processes.
• Familiarity with emerging technologies - chatbots, voice/conversational interfaces, RPA, machine learning, etc.
• Hands-on experience in developing web/mobile applications or platforms with Java/J2EE or .NET stack and databases such as Oracle, MySQL, etc.
• Exposure to polyglot programming languages like Scala, Python, and Golang is a plus.
• Ability to read/write code and expertise with various design patterns.
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.

Responsibilities include working on opportunities with sales, practice, and delivery teams through the pre-sales process, developing customer proposals, translating requirements into architecture diagrams and roadmaps, understanding business and technology challenges, engaging with stakeholders, and maintaining ongoing alignment throughout project lifecycles.

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering (computer, electronics, etc.)
• 20+ years of solutions architecture or enterprise architecture experience, including customer-facing roles
• Vertical domain knowledge in financial services is advantageous
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in large-scale application platform implementation projects and working in a global delivery environment

Additional requirements include the ability to travel up to 40%, familiarity with architecture modeling tools, TOGAF certification (preferred but not necessary), proven success in designing scalable enterprise solutions, and experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies. Strong communication skills are essential.

The company's offices are based in Holborn, Central London.

The salary range for this position is £90K - £120K, depending on expertise.

Please send your CV in Word format along with your salary expectations and availability.