Team – Member Active Engagement - IT
Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth Office. Full time, 35 hours per week.
We are happy to discuss flexible working!
What this role is all about:
The Solutions Architect is accountable for ensuring that our technology solutions are designed and implemented according to Vitality's Standards to deliver towards strategic goals.
This is a specialist role, providing technical leadership across a number of disparate solutions for a value driven enterprise journey.
You will play a key role in designing end to end technology solutions and supporting engineering teams throughout the SDLC. You will be experienced in providing design documentation, and reviewing or contributing to ICD’s, IT governance and Standards.
You will work alongside other Architects, Principal Software Engineer, business analysts, UX designs and developer teams delivering incremental releases that generate business value.
Key Actions
- Working closely with the technology tribe, designing solutions that are developed and delivered in compliance with policies and standards.
- Is the point of contact for resolving any architectural issues.
- Acts as an SME for technical changes in order to provide estimates for new initiatives or product enhancements.
- Owns, creates and maintains Solution Design documentation and seeks relevant sign off..
- Supports Projects and Product Enhancements throughout the development and delivery lifecycle.
- Assists in Incident/Problem management, Root Cause Analysis and definition of solutions.
- Works closely with the engineering team(s) – supporting continuous improvement in the development, build, test and maintenance of the system.
What do you need to thrive?
- Demonstrable experience working as a Solution Architect using a range of different technologies (ideally including Java/Spring, .NET, JavaScript, micro services, containers, databases, cloud technologies).
- Demonstrable expertise in the use of appropriate tools/technologies for the design, development, build, testing & deployment of a wide range of applications.
- Confident communicator - able to present complex technical issues in a clear manner to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience of Agile Methodology (ideally SAFe).
- Multi-task and prioritise across a number of projects and initiatives.
- Work by yourself and collaborate effectively across the organization.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
- Self-motivated, goal-oriented with the ability to take ownership of the task assigned.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
So, what’s in it for you?
- Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
- A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
- Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
- Life Assurance – Four times annual salary
These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!
If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:
- Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
- Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
- Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
- Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
- Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
- Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
- Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
- Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
- Be there for you when you need us.
- Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.
We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.