Solutions Architect

Role: Solution Architect Location : London, UK Full time-Permanent role AI skills are also must. They should be able to create Agent scaffolds and create prompts. experience with AI SDLC. We are currently seeking a high caliber professional to join our team as Solution Architect Principle Responsibilities

• Work as part of API Design and analysis team with responsibility for API Design, aligned to value streams.
• The solution architect is responsible for analysis of existing system and defining the API contract.
• Prepare Design Document and presentation for the stakeholders
• Work with Global Enterprise/Solution Architects to review end-to-end technical design.
• Review/Ensure the technical design is technically coherent and future proof and compliance with technology standards and regulatory obligations
• Identify any issues that may arise to delivery risk, formulate preventive actions or corrective measures and timely escalate major project risks & issues to senior management
• Provide professional consultancy/support immediately for application teams' queries/requests You will be required to:
• APD (API Product Design) and ATD (API Technical Design) documentation per API required to support dedicated Value Stream outcomes (supporting all functional and non-functional requirements for all APIs for each VS outcome
• Deliver reliable robust resilient and secure software solutions meeting strict operational specifications on a timely basis
• Define application data and resource model such that the operations and relationships between resources are easily understood.
• Exhibit critical thinking leading to driving out efficient solutions capable of solving complex business requirements
• Analysis and documenting of the existing platform, APIs and ESBs
• Metadata submissions per API to support API discovery
• Responsible for ALL APIs to be published with supporting documentation to our strategic API discovery tools, including Exchange.
• Collaboration on QA test case generation to support efficient and timely testing of APIs
• Ongoing support to Engineering teams to resolving queries during PI lifecycle
• Work with SAPI / Platform teams to ensure analysis is validated against system constraints/future states/standards
• Regularly attend the API Product Design Working Group to ensure product level design decisions are consistent across Value streams. What you will need to succeed in the role:
• University Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline
• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture, particularly with NET framework, API development, and microservices (NET core, WCF, c7, RESTful APIs, SOAP, Microservices, SQL, Integration Patterns,)
• Have good understanding of RabbitMQ
• Knowledge or experience in Enterprise Integration Platform (EIP) and API design with implementation experience on ESB tools (RabbitMQ)
• Have experience in designing APIs and microservices using DDD principles
• TAM products and enterprise security, DB Architecture on cloud, Enterprise Security mechanisms, data security regulations
• Strong knowledge of software design patterns, cloud computing, and scalable system architecture.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familianty with Agile and DevSecOps methodologies, Secure Coding practise
• Expertise with Cloud Technologies (Azure)
• Knowledge or experience in Azure APIM
• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.
• Strong analytical, design and problem solving skills