Solutions Architect
Ampa Group
- Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
- Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Ampa Group Services - Chief Information Office - Applications & Development - Data & Analytics - 9311
Employment Type:
Permanent - Full Time
Location:
Flexible
Reporting To:
Stacey Dalton
Description Ampa (home of Shakespeare Martineau, Mayo Wynne Baxter, Marrons and further brands) are looking to add an exceptional Solutions Architect (particular focus on Power Platform, Dynamics 365 and Azure) to their growing Apps & Development division.
This role is part of the maturing of our IT Organisation, adding specialisation and technical knowledge into the Applications and Development team to help us support our IT project portfolio, current and future technologies.
What you will be doing: Ensures the effective design & delivery of solutions and systems both on-prem and in the cloud, ensuring high-level analysis of requirements and existing solutions.
Working closely with Enterprise Architecture and technical SME, the Solutions Architect stays informed of current and emerging technologies ensuring innovative solutions.
The Technology Solutions Architect will form part of a wider architecture landscape working collaboratively with teams across Technology, Data, Security and Business domains.
Owning the Solutions roadmap, the Solutions Architect is pivotal in supporting change initiatives and plays a key role as part of the Technical Design Authority.
Commensurate with this responsibility, this role is responsible for the assurance of and where necessary the production of solution design documentation whether this be internal or through partner suppliers.
Key Accountabilities:
Having responsibility for the architecture of all solutions delivered to the business, both from internal and external suppliers
Facilitating the handover from development and pilot into supported production, ensuring that appropriate documentation and support models are in place
Own architectural blueprint for our solutions
Defining and monitoring solutions to ensure benefits are realised
Having responsibility for leading key strategic changes and influencing the business
Being a champion for innovation, analysing new technology solutions that could bring significant benefit to the business
Driving continuous architecture improvement across the business and into the supporting Service Lines, with the objectives of increasing business productivity, efficiency and helping to deliver service improvement at reduced costs
Represent Applications and Development Function at Technical Design Authority and drive the architecture process maturity across the group
Role Priorities:
Lead planning & design activities in support of a number of strategic objectives
Debtrak application deployment in AMPA Azure
Microsoft 365 Dynamics and Power Platform Implementation
Application consolidation programme
Cloud Readiness Assessment
Support Applications and Development Roadmap Development
Support TDA and architecture process maturity across the group
What you will need:
A minimum of 3 years demonstrable track record of successful solution design and delivery of complex technical and service solutions
Experience of solutions architecture is essential
Certified in and experienced with one or more Architecture Frameworks
Evaluating technical opportunities and providing innovative solutions
A demonstrable track record in the successful design and delivery of complex solutions
Working with various roles, capabilities and skills within an organisation providing the delivery capability needed to ensure successful business outcomes
The ability to drive through innovations and best practices from concept to implementation
Development techniques; Domain-driven design, Scrum/Agile, API Design Principles
Legal industry experience would be beneficial but not essential
You will need to have significant previous experience with the below tech stack:
Microsoft Power Platform
Microsoft 365 Dynamics, desirable experience with Peppermints Legal Solution offering
Azure Cloud Architecture and technologies
Experience of Microsoft architectural blueprints and transitioning on premise applications to the cloud
Azure DevOps
Experience of C#, .Net , ASP.Net, Python, Javascript, Blazor and NServiceBus
MS SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS , T-SQL, Azure SQL Server, SQL managed instances, Azure Database Migration Services
Data Engineering using Data Lakes, Data Fabric, ETL techniques, Synapse and PowerBI
AI + Machine Learning
Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.
We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.
We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Stratford upon Avon, Sheffield and in the South; Crawley, East Grinstead, Lewes, Brighton, Eastbourne, Seaford, Peacehaven, Storrington, Chichester & Southampton as well as our Scotland office located in Edinburgh.
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Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.
Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.
Equal opportunities Ampa Group is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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