Technical Architect (AWS) (IT)

Technical Architect The Technical Architect role sits within Technology - Strategy & Architecture - Enterprise Architecture Consulting, that is responsible for the overall architecture for the business divisions. This includes quality assurance of architectural decisions, technical designs and other architectural deliverables (e.g. Solution Architecture document and Architectural Impact Assessments, etc) to ensure solutions are value for money and meet business requirements and alignment to enterprise strategies, roadmaps, standards and patterns. What you will be doing * Designing and producing architectural artefacts for end-to-end solutions, high level outlined architecture to detailed solution architecture, including required integration, that are aligned to architecture standards, meet the business vision and requirements, take into consideration all risks, costs, benefits, limitations, dependencies, deliverability and impact on the enterprise, technology and business architectures. * Supporting and guiding project teams and product groups in delivery and implementation of end-to-end solutions. Driving and managing resolution of technical dependencies and technical do-ability issues including identifying viable alternatives and agreeing those with architecture governance. * Playing a key role in the development and implementation of Digital and Data Strategies, by ensuring solutions adhere to and enable the implementation of strategies. * Supporting divisional roadmaps which identify the scope, dependencies and architectural impact of mandatory and discretionary changes, recommend prioritisation and timelines for delivery of the required capabilities. * Collaborating with product groups and enterprise architecture functions on defining enterprise and product architecture strategies and standards, building product roadmaps and resolving maintenance and post-go-live issues. * Reviewing and quality assuring artefacts created by external suppliers and internal teams (Product Groups and Change Delivery teams) to ensure the quality of the delivered solution fulfils business and nonfunctional requirements and adheres to strategic vision. * Identifying opportunities for technology-driven innovation and shaping design proposals to take this forward; driving innovation where this delivers quick wins and business benefit and is in the boundary of the product roadmap * Engage key stakeholders in business, product groups, security, and architecture function to identify capabilities, perform gap assessment, maturity assessment and document architecture to create a future. * Research technology trends and identifying opportunities to exploit innovation ensuring these are fully understood and explored. The skills and experience you'll have Minimum * Experience as a Technical/Solution Architect designing products, platforms, systems and components on multiple programmes and projects

• Experience of working on the end to end project lifecycle, in a multitechnology environment.
• Experience of designing and managing the end-to-end delivery of

multi-platform solutions. * Exceptional communication skills, able and willing to describe and negotiate complex and detailed solutions across a variety of stakeholders. * Exceptional critical thinker and problem solver, able to work with imperfect information in an environment of uncertainty whilst still maintaining high standards, evidenced designs and documentation that consider regulatory, organisational and technology change requirements, the divisional and enterprise strategies. Essential * Experience of designing and implementing digital and/or data platform solutions

• Experience working with AWS technologies.
• Experience of best practice solution architecture across all architecture

domains and key platform technologies (Salesforce, O365, SharePoint, Cloud technologies, Data analysis and Data management tools, Integration technologies) * Commercial awareness and hands-on experience at costing solution options, understanding procurement frameworks and promoting cost effective solutions. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.