Technical Solutions Architect

CLASS GROUP TECHNOLOGY - Tech Delivery - Product /

As a Technical Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for collaborating with our business on various internal and customer-facing projects. Your primary objective will be to provide technical solutions that align with the Class Enterprise Architecture and business objectives. You will also be responsible for effectively communicating the solution to the development team and project stakeholders.

At Class, we are embarking on several exciting new initiatives, and this role will give a technology-oriented Solutions Architect a great opportunity across various domains.

Responsibilities:

• Understanding new business initiatives and collaborating with stakeholders to formulate a solution description that matches the business needs
• Working with the business and delivery teams during the ideation and inception phases of the Agile process to understand initial requirements
• Providing insight and direction on technical solution options
• Formulating and documenting solutions, alternative options (buy vs build) and phased approaches
• Identifying and articulating technical risks, dependencies and issues
• Capturing and incorporating technical considerations from development teams into the solution
• Work closely with key stakeholders, including Project Managers, to ensure that technical requirements and WBS are well communicated to and understood by relevant project contributors and stakeholders
• Identify reusable components and services that address recurring challenges
• Understanding the impacts of solutions on other parts of the Class ecosystem
• Presenting solutions to stakeholders and technical leads to enable delivery and execution
• Collaborate with the Platforms team to identify core infrastructure components
• Create PoCs on new technologies
• Recommending innovative approaches and influencing the overall technical capabilities of Class

Requirements:

• Experience in a Technical Lead or Solutions Architect role with ownership of the solution and technical success of the project
• Experience in AWS services and Cloud technologies
• Experience in .NET microservices, integration and microservice/service-oriented architectures
• Experience in Agile or 'Agile at scale' environments, working across scrum teams
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong organisation skills with a self-motivated, solution-oriented approach
• Being comfortable working in a new space, solving new problems with new technology
• Ability to present solutions to technical teams and run technical workshops.