Solution Architect

Version 1 is a Technology Services company, delivering impactful change to help our customers navigate the rapidly changing digital-first world.   

We have celebrated over 26 years in Technology Services and continue to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake.  

We work hard to ensure we understand what our customers need from their technology solutions and then we deliver. We are an award-winning company who provide world class customer service; we think big, and we hire great people.  

• 3200+ employees (and growing), €350m/£315m revenue business     
• UK & Ireland’s premier Oracle, Microsoft & AWS partner  
• 10 years as GPTW to work in Ireland & UK  
• Oracle EMEA Apps/SaaS Innovation Partner of the Year – EMEA 2023  
• AWS EMEA - Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023  
• Global Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023

Version 1 has a strong capabilities program which focuses on the careers of our team. As a Solution Architect, you will be expected to play a leading role in this capability and driving strategy.. For this, we will provide you with a dedicated career plan that will challenge you but will help you achieve what you want in your career and give you the opportunity to shape your career.

You will be responsible for devising the solutions for projects, estimating and subsequently mentoring a team in the implementation. This will require establishing strong working relationships with various stakeholders to ensure successful delivery. One of the responsibilities of the solution architect is to use thought leadership to identify and drive improvements and innovations, both in terms of technology and processes.

Preferred Skills :

• 8 plus years of experience in Java with a minimum of 3 years team lead to experience with emphasis is on the drive, innovation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Expert in Java 7 / 8 development
• Spring frameworks like Spring MVC, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud for developing REST APIs Microservices
• Testing frameworks and TDD (like JUnit or Mockito)
• Version Control Systems (CVS, Subversion, GIT)
• Application Servers like WebLogic
• Familiarity with DevOps in general and tools like Docker, Chef, Kubernetes, OpenShift
• Application Modernisation expertise
• Databases: Relational (e.g. Oracle, MySQL or SQL Server) and NoSQL (e.g. HBase, Hazelcast)
• Front-End development using Angular
• Intimate knowledge of design patterns and best practices
• Strong commitment to code quality
• Strong technical and business writing skills
• Comfortable working with senior stakeholders
• Experience gathering requirements and translating into technical requirements
• Experience in both Waterfall and Agile

Desirable Skills :

• IDEs: IntelliJ, Eclipse or Netbeans
• API Design environments such as SwaggerHub.
• Microservice Architectures (MSA) based on Java.
• Messaging platforms including ActiveMQ
• JVM performance analysis and instrumentation.
• Build tools: Maven
• Continuous Integration: Jenkins
• Testing: SoapUI/LoadUI, JMeter, Selenium, Cucumber, JBehave, Fitnesse

Why Version 1? 

• Share in our Success through our Quarterly performance related Profit Share & an opportunity to join our new V1 Equity success Scheme.    
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development review.  
• Financial benefits including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice  
• Ways of working now with remote & hybrid working options but there is always as a good excuse to get together too.   
• Moments that matter & our enhanced maternity & paternity leave policies for life’s journey   
• A large training budget for accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role. Ways 
• Wellbeing activities: an innovative Well Tech Scheme, MyGym Discounts, Octopus Car Lease (electric UK only), Yoga, sponsored marathon, and local team sports  
• Version 1 Annual Excellence Awards & our ‘ Call-Out’ platform where performance is called out and recognised   
• Our active ESG & CSR initiative allows you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.  

PLUS, many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Ekta Bahl - Talent Acquisition Capability Partner

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