Solutions Architect

Role: Solution Architect Location : London, UK Full time-Permanent role AI skills are also must. They should be able to create Agent scaffolds and create prompts. experience with AI SDLC. We are currently seeking a high caliber professional to join our team as Solution Architect Principle Responsibilities - Work as part of API Design and analysis team with responsibility for API Design, aligned to value streams. - The solution architect is responsible for analysis of existing system and defining the API contract. - Prepare Design Document and presentation for the stakeholders - Work with Global Enterprise/Solution Architects to review end-to-end technical design. - Review/Ensure the technical design is technically coherent and future proof and compliance with technology standards and regulatory obligations - Identify any issues that may arise to delivery risk, formulate preventive actions or corrective measures and timely escalate major project risks & issues to senior management - Provide professional consultancy/support immediately for application teams' queries/requests You will be required to: - APD (API Product Design) and ATD (API Technical Design) documentation per API required to support dedicated Value Stream outcomes (supporting all functional and non-functional requirements for all APIs for each VS outcome - Deliver reliable robust resilient and secure software solutions meeting strict operational specifications on a timely basis - Define application data and resource model such that the operations and relationships between resources are easily understood. - Exhibit critical thinking leading to driving out efficient solutions capable of solving complex business requirements - Analysis and documenting of the existing platform, APIs and ESBs - Metadata submissions per API to support API discovery - Responsible for ALL APIs to be published with supporting documentation to our strategic API discovery tools, including Exchange. - Collaboration on QA test case generation to support efficient and timely testing of APIs - Ongoing support to Engineering teams to resolving queries during PI lifecycle - Work with SAPI / Platform teams to ensure analysis is validated against system constraints/future states/standards - Regularly attend the API Product Design Working Group to ensure product level design decisions are consistent across Value streams. What you will need to succeed in the role: - University Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline - Extensive experience in enterprise architecture, particularly with NET framework, API development, and microservices (NET core, WCF, c7, RESTful APIs, SOAP, Microservices, SQL, Integration Patterns,) - Have good understanding of RabbitMQ - Knowledge or experience in Enterprise Integration Platform (EIP) and API design with implementation experience on ESB tools (RabbitMQ) - Have experience in designing APIs and microservices using DDD principles - TAM products and enterprise security, DB Architecture on cloud, Enterprise Security mechanisms, data security regulations - Strong knowledge of software design patterns, cloud computing, and scalable system architecture. - Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). - Familianty with Agile and DevSecOps methodologies, Secure Coding practise - Expertise with Cloud Technologies (Azure) - Knowledge or experience in Azure APIM - Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills. - Strong analytical, design and problem solving skills