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JOBG8

Location

Hampshire

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Solutions Architect/Software Design/Systems Architecture/ETL

Location: Hampshire

Duration: 3 months [with option to extend]

Steria Recruitment Ltd (a Steria company) provides recruitment and resourcing solutions to Steria, a leading European IT
service provider.

EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY:

* This assignment will offer you potential long-term prospects, working with one of Steria's most prestigious
Government Clients. Steria Recruitment is part of Steria, the UK's leading Outsourcing and Technology Company.

* This is an exclusive and exciting new contract opportunity for a Solutions Architect working an initial three month
period providing technical leadership and innovation in the development of Systems and Software Architecture.

* The solution will be implemented as a master data store, incorporating the Extract, Transform and Load processes,
graphical user interface and batch processes.

* The solution is required to maintain interfaces with many data sources and repositories, both internal and external
to the client.

* The technology stack of the solution is a blend of Talend, PL/SQL and Java.

RESPONSIBILITIES

* Leads development of systems architectures for complex systems or an entire corporate suite of systems. Takes full
responsibility for ensuring that systems architectures balance functional, service quality and systems management
requirements as indicated by the business requirement.

* Establishes policy for the selection of systems architecture components, and takes responsibility for the strategy
and methods used in implementing a systems architecture in a significant organisation.

* Co-ordinates design activity between the systems architecture, application development and service delivery functions
and promotes the discipline to ensure consistency.

* Maintains a detailed knowledge of current practice and an awareness of current developments within own area(s) of
expertise. Keeps up to date on relevant emerging technologies

* Produces detailed component specifications from systems architectures, taking into consideration the intended uses of
the architectures as a whole.

* Takes a leading and visible role in the development and promotion of the technical specialism.

* Takes responsibility for the provision of quality assurance of activities involving the technical specialism, which
is carried out by others.

* Optional: Develops new techniques for use in systems architecture. Promotes the systems architecture discipline
within the wider ICT community. Takes an active role in the development of other staff

* Optional: Manages or coordinate's the systems architecture function within an organisation

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL

1. Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills - communicate at all levels and negotiate with third
party suppliers.

2. Considerable experience in software analysis and design, including OOAD

3. Experience in using one or more Enterprise Architecture frameworks (eg Zachman, TOGAF)

4. Strong leadership skills, and a confident and inclusive style of team working that recognises, values and develops
an individual's talents and skills.

5. Be proficient in at least 2 of the following (and familiar with at least 4)

* Enterprise integration technologies

* Enterprise applications (preferably Oracle E-business suite)

* Java and J2EE (preferably Oracle Application Server)

* Relational Databases (preferably Oracle)

* Unified Modelling Language (UML)

* SAS

* IBM Rational tools (for modelling, configuration management, change management, requirements management, testing
and modelling)

6. Experience in reviewing and challenging multiple third party proposals to ensure they align with the Architecture
Strategy and deliver joined up solutions

7. Be capable of leading and facilitating workshops

8. Be familiar in the following methods and processes (and proficient with at least 3)

* AGILE

* RUP

* DSDM

* Visual Architecting Process

* Structured architecture review techniques (preferably ATAM)

1. Be prepared to travel to other sites, sometimes at short notice

2. Ability to develop estimates using best practice techniques

Desirable:

* Educated to degree standard (or equivalent)

* Be familiar with the structure and configuration of operating infrastructures (hardware, operating systems, networks)
and their significance in defining an application architecture

* Considerable experience in software development (ie coding) including some OO software development

The successful candidate must be willing to go through required security clearance process. No agencies, so contact me.

WINNER: BEST SMALL RECRUITMENT AGENCY TO WORK FOR: RECRUITER AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2011

APSCo IT and Telecoms Staffing Company of the Year 2007 & Technical Staffing Company of the Year 2005