We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to support our Energy client in their Trading software. This roles sits within IR35 and must be worked on a PAYE basis via agency payroll.
Based in Central London on a hybrid basis with 3 days in the office and 2 at home. We are ideally looking for someone who has experience of Trading systems, and experienced in Azure and ideally SAP.
Candidates must have an existing UK Right To Work that is valid until at least December 2029 as the role is not suitable for Visa Sponsorship and also live within a daily commutable distance to Central London.
Responsibilities:
Provide strong leadership skills, including fostering collaboration, driving consensus, and effectively communicating complex technical concepts.
Not only lead in your area of expertise but also play a key role in shaping and transforming the role itself—identifying opportunities, driving innovation, and delivering impact that extends beyond the initial remit. As the organization grows, your role is expected to evolve, offering continuous opportunities for development, influence, and leadership.
Serve as the primary contact for architectural aspects of IT projects.
Integrate business process, data, application, technical, and information security dimensions into cohesive IT solutions.
Ensure solution architectures are documented using standard templates and tooling complying with the companies architectural standards.
Guide detailed designers and business analysts during the design phase.
Review and formally approve detailed solution designs.
Support Lead Architect and participate in Architecture Review Board sessions as required.
Actively contribute to the documentation, enhancement, and maintenance of Reference Models in BizzDesign or any other standard tooling
Elevate project deliverables to conceptual and logical architecture levels
Monitor emerging IT technologies and apply this insight to design future-ready solutions for the company.
Stay informed of developments in the companies IT standards and services, ensuring they are incorporated into solution designs.
Champion architectural excellence within the organisation.
Engage with stakeholders to address architectural concerns and drive strategic improvements.
Experience & Qualifications:
Knowledge of the end-to-end Trading Business from deal inception through to settlement
Significant experience in software and architecture delivery.
Own and drive technical architecture, design, and standards for software products in Commodities Trading.
Confidently lead architecture decisions across portfolios, managing divergent opinions.
Create pragmatic, implementable technical designs balancing risk, complexity, cost, and value.
TOGAF (or similar framework) experience and Enterprise Architecture tooling.
Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders for strategic and day-to-day technical decisions.
Strong communication and collaboration skills with experience in trading environments.
Listen to and interpret needs of technical and business stakeholders, manage expectations, and facilitate discussions.
Be an active participant in the wider Tech Lead and engineering communities.
Expert in one or more of the programming languages (Node.js, .Net, .Net Core, Python etc) with Cloud Native Platform Development (Azure/AWS)
Expert in one or more of the front-end development technologies (specifically React and Micro frontend).
Expert in one or more of Data Development (SQL Databases, No SQL, Cloud Datastores etc) technologies
Exposure to OpenLink Endur, SAP HANA, Salesforce, API management, Multifactor authentication.
Hands-on experience in architecting applications into the Azure platform, including migrations/re-platforming of legacy on-premise systems.
Engineering and architecture experience in designing and building containers, Microservices, Cloud Native applications, and federated Data platforms (Data Mesh).
Data Architecture, Data Management & Diverse Data Types
Experience in Data Architecture including Logical data models
and designing solutions using data platforms and medallion architecture.
Strong knowledge of data management: engineering, pipeline development, warehousing, storage, lifecycle management, privacy, security.
Experience with diverse data types: big data, high velocity streaming, IoT, low latency event triggers, longitudinal time series.
Proficient in SQL and NoSQL databases
Significant experience with Azure Functions, Web Apps, distributed/event-driven architecture (event hub, event bus, Kafka), ELK.
Intermediate to advanced exposure to Azure Active Directory, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure Storage, Azure Kubernetes Service, CosmosDB, Azure SQL.
Integration experience with Confluent/Kafka, API Management, Logic Apps.
CI/CD & DevOps: 5+ years in CI/CD delivery using Git/GitHub, VSTS/Azure DevOps, Terraform, Ansible.
Contract position
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/(phone number removed).
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment
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