Microsoft Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Design new systems and services architecture, analyse the existing systems and design the interoperability with the new ones, eliciting system requirements and mapping business goals, requirements and priorities to components and system features
• Provide technical leadership and consultancy to the internal development team, identifying options for potential solutions and ensuring the system infrastructure is fit for purpose, whilst meeting time and budget constraints
• Build and maintain the system architecture and technical roadmap, looking ahead for improvement opportunities or blockers and ensuring decisions by the development team align with the Client strategy
• Advise product managers on the estimated effort and technical implications of the current user stories, as well as those in the backlog
• Lead the development team and development process, estimating and sizing the software developments, contributing to the systems design, testing, quality assurance, and change management. Collect, interpret, and communicate system metrics
• Elicit needs and analyse requirements; evaluate and select technologies for potential solutions. Prepare and maintain system architectural documentation and provide presentations
• Set standards in the scope of design, development, quality, and testing
• Enable the reuse of well-known implantation patterns, tools, and components across the whole government service landscape and enforce design and development guidelines
• Provide 2nd and 3rd line support regarding bugs, or other development issues

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields (Master/PhD is a plus)
• Minimum 7 years of professional hands-on experience in the development of software systems, with a minimum of 3 years hands-on experience in architecting software systems in Microsoft technology
• Proven track record in designing and delivering complex enterprise-scale .NET/Windows solutions, being the lead architect in development in at least 2 software solutions
• Microsoft MCSD certification or equivalent
• Proficient in UML design with Enterprise Architect; capable of translating business requirements into system requirements and providing complete architectural solutions and accurate specifications to the development team
• Experience working in Scrum/Agile and in leading a technical team for agile project delivery, including Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration
• Expert in systems architecting in .Net/Windows domain, in planning for capacity and security of systems, and with comprehensive knowledge of the Microsoft technology stack
• Expert in software development methodologies, software lifecycle management and artefacts like RUP or ISO12207
• Experience working with microservices (preferable OpenShift), Docker and Kubernetes, and with Azure Cloud and Azure DevOps
• Experience in architecting SharePoint solutions
• Personal Security Clearance at EU-CONFIDENTIAL level or above
• Good understanding of Open Source technologies and knowledge of other OS architectures like Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Experience with OpenShift
• Experience in NoSQL databases like e.g. MongoDB
• Experience in Angular or other front-end frameworks

Offer:

• Training & learning opportunities
• Constant support of dedicated consultant
• Team-building events organized by DCG
• Employee referral program