We decided to add the MS Solution Architect role as our 1st detailed job spec on our new blog, as finding experienced Architects is our main priority at the moment due to an increase in the number of projects with both new and existing clients. For details of all our live vacancies click here.
Position | Microsoft Solution Architect Technology Team Iyas AlQasem – Director of Technology Consulting Egham / London / Client Site |
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Conchango is the UK’s leading independent innovator and implementer of business technology solutions. We pride ourselves on our passion for delivery, for technology and for our people. We are a Microsoft Gold Partner in 7 competencies. We are also Microsoft’s leading independent partner across a variety of areas, and are members of their global select Partner Advisory Council for 4 disciplines – the only independent UK or European consultancy with this accolade. Due to commercial demand, we are looking to grow our team of highly respected Microsoft Solution Architects.
We require an experienced, passionate and professional Solution Architect with significant knowledge and experience of architecting and leading development of solutions based on Microsoft technologies in order to help further drive forward our revenue and reputation. They will be Conchango’s technical representative and authority with our clients. This will encompass analysing requirements, consulting on and architecting solutions, developing specifications, producing designs and technical team management through to delivery. Due to the nature of consulting engagements, roles from project to project are likely to vary from a piece of specific architectural consultancy to the technical leadership of large teams.
Duties and Responsibilities
Primarily this role will provide expert architectural consultancy and leadership at a senior level.
· Lead analysis, architecture, design and development.
· Provide enterprise level consulting on solution integration into existing customer systems.
· Liaise with clients, team members, project managers and others within the client and Conchango to deliver successful projects.
· Work closely with Microsoft consultants and product teams.
· Be able to work independently or as part of a team.
Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate will have commercial experience architecting and building enterprise applications on Microsoft technologies. The candidate is expected to have a broad knowledge of enterprise level infrastructure, platforms, middleware technologies, databases and application servers.
Required skills
- Demonstrate detailed knowledge of Microsoft technologies
· Thorough understanding of Microsoft development platforms and tools with specific focus on .NET (1.1 and 2.0) technologies.
· Sound understanding and experience of Microsoft component and interoperability technologies including XML, XLST, COM, COM+ Services, MTS, .NET Interop.
· Good understanding of key Internet technologies and protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS, SMTP, FTP, SSH etc.
· Solid understanding and experience in integration projects, including:
§ Solid understanding of the principles and practice of Web Services and Service Oriented Architectures.
§ Leading integration technologies and techniques, specifically to include BizTalk Server.
· Expert knowledge of SQL Server design and development.
· Knowledge of capacity planning, load testing and tuning.
- Capable of providing leadership and developing partnerships with stakeholders both inside and outside Conchango.
· Can actively mentor others within projects and the company
· Provide thought leadership
· Influential to decision makers
- Demonstrate a capability to communicate effectively and persuasively to different audiences.
· Effective listener and astute observer.
· Possesses good presentation skills.
· Capable of maintaining well-written and accurate technical documentation.
- A clear understanding of and the ability to influence organisational dynamics.
· Can adeptly manoeuvre through politically-charged organisational situations.
· Capable of building relationships with other architects and project stakeholders
- Apply a knowledge of technology to further organisational goals and strategy
· Understand the principles of project management and interact with project managers
· Understand the economic dimension of projects and how costs influence technology choices.
- Envision and design solutions that meets the both the business and technical requirements
· Guide a solution through to completion
· Contribute to technical project management
· Model an infrastructure and create the artefacts required to deliver and maintain it
- Understand architectural best practices and capable of applying them across a variety of technologies
· Apply architectural and engineering concepts to design solutions that meet operational requirements
· Demonstrate effective application of service-based, object-based and component-based modelling.
· Demonstrate an understanding of application security
Desirable Skills
- Demonstrate a further depth of technical skills
· Understanding of Unified Modelling Language (UML).
· Understanding of non-Microsoft solutions frameworks – J2EE
· Knowledge of any the following Microsoft .NET and server products
- Commerce Server
- SharePoint Portal Server
- Exchange Server
- Active Directory
- Windows Server
· Working knowledge of EAI technologies including SQL NetWeaver, Tibco, WebMethods, MQSI, etc.
· Experience with Content Management technologies.
· Experience with latest Microsoft .NET 3.0 technologies including WinCF and WinWF
· Experience with other database platforms such as Oracle.
· Security knowledge from an application perspective (e.g. authentication using certificates).
· Experience or knowledge of Agile development methodologies.
- Capable of providing leadership through:
· The championing of structure, process, best practise and standards
· The promotion of the capture and reuse of intellectual capital
- An ability to communicate in customer and company situations:
· To effective mediate and manage conflict
· To facilitate and chair meetings
- To manage complex dynamics that require:
· An awareness of the legal guidelines and compliance to these
· The exhibition of comfort with conflict and to thrive in situations that require negotiation and compromise
- Knowledge of strategic impact of decisions:
· Familiarity with applicable regulations within various industries (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, HIPAA)
· The impact of vendor selection and pricing on solutions
Required Competencies
· Passion for technology
· Excellent Leadership and management skills
· Takes ownership and responsibility
· Works well within a team or individually
· Highly self motivated
· Articulate technical and non technical communicator
· Excellent investigative and problem solving abilities
· Professional Development approach
· Ability to apply commercial awareness to development
· Eye for detail and quality
· Valid UK driving licence and willing to travel
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Regards
Michelle & Danni
Conchango UK Recruitment Team