We are looking for a Solution Architect to play a key technical role in several client projects. You will need expertise in implementing solutions using various tech stacks. There is significant progression opportunities for this candidate as we are building a new service line in this area to supplement our 500 strong workforce in Dublin.
Responsibilities
- Shape solution options and influence strategic direction to ensure that the solutions designed are architecturally aligned
- Gather requirements for Security Audit
- Harden security stance for customers
- Advise on and introduce best practices to clients
- Work with clients security team to develop security requirements
- Guide implementation of security requirements with clients security teams
- Develop solution designs and supporting technical design documentation in compliance with architectural strategies (vison and roadmap) and principles
- Ensure that solutions adhere to required standards on security, infrastructure, services, delivery and quality assurance in order to ensure business solutions bring real value to the organisation
- Develop an in-depth understanding of the specific business areas to which you are aligned and have an understanding of organisational inter dependencies to ensure an enterprise view when designing business solutions
- Maintain relationships with Enterprise Architecture, Business Analysis and IT Delivery in order to influence decisions made in the scoping of projects and to influence architectural direction
- Promote awareness of new and emerging technologies among staff and the business
- Maintain a high level of business engagement to inspire confidence in IT as a trusted business partner
- Embed a culture of continuous improvement in the Solution Architecture team by looking for and driving improvements to ‘ways of working’, processes, tools and techniques
- Provide relevant skills transfer, coaching and mentoring to team members to share expertise
Qualifications
- BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
Skills
- Client-facing skills
- Security skills and certifications AWS certified security, AWS solutions architect, ISC's CCSP and CISSP
- Cloud experience AWS, MS O365 and Azure, CASB and MDM solutions
- People management skills - introducing and building ways in which people can learn from each other, encouraging mentoring and the transfer of knowledge by designing and delivering learning interventions
- Team work and emotional intelligence
- Good self-management – continuous performance is both an objective and a mind-set
- High value on openness and transparency
Experience
- 4 years experience in designing and delivering security solutions for blue chip organisations
- 10 years of overall IT experience, potentially in a variety of roles
- Ability to produce concise, accurate solution designs to meet business problems
- Significant experience of design and systems architecture
- Significant experience of providing technical security solutions to business problems
- Experience of senior stakeholder engagement
- The ability to influence stakeholder decision making based on your expertise
- Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ours peers through good times and challenges
- We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
- Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
- Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme, sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more!
- Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo