Development Architect Job at City, Belfast Full Time NEW

• Participating in the definition and validation of technical guidance. E.g. architecture principles, styles, policies, and standards

• Coaching and Mentoring engineering staff in the effective and pragmatic application of software design principles and coding best practices

• Producing and maintaining useful and fit for purpose documentation of work, and contributing regularly to the general Engineering body of knowledge

• Building a strategic network of partnerships and relationships with individuals inside and outside of the engineering organization

• Effectively collaborating with architects on cross-portfolio and enterprise-wide initiatives

Strategic & Enterprise

• Contributing to the definition of technical strategy and, formal architecture delivery roadmaps for your assigned portfolio area

• Making architectural decisions that impact on the entire distributed Payments platform

• Assisting in establishing technical direction with a sound and pragmatic approach

• Monitoring new technologies, applications of technology, and opportunities to leverage technology as a differentiator for your assigned portfolio area

• Pinpointing strengths and weaknesses in the Payments platform, and effectively advocate for appropriate solutions to weaknesses

• Communicating direction in terms that are meaningful to individuals and teams across the engineering group

• Contributing to build vs. buy decisions.

Delivery

• Leading Architecture and Design activities throughout the delivery lifecycle

• Verifying code quality and implementation alignment with design decisions and platform guidance

• Creating architectural mechanisms and core components to address concerns that have platform-wide impact

• Contributing to the estimation and prioritization of work items

• Participating in coding activities that are in support of design outcomes – up to 50% of the time depending on the project

Benefits:

– Competitive salary

– Flexible, hybrid working from our new office in the heart of Belfast city centre

– 26 days leave (plus Bank holidays) increasing with length of service

– Vitality private medical insurance

– Dental insurance

– Life insurance / income protection / critical illness

– Up to 5% matching pension contributions and Salary Sacrifice

– 26 weeks company paid maternity leave

– Cycle to work scheme

– Electric car scheme

– Stock purchase plan

– Twice annual worldwide community volunteering days

– Company social events