Cloud Solution Architect

**Role Overview**:
As a Solutions Architect, you will be an integral part of the solution architect team, which forms a core component of our customer-focused function. Working alongside expert solution architects in various infrastructure technologies, AWS cloud architects and software engineers, you will collaborate directly with customers to understand their business needs and technical requirements.

This role involves designing AWS cloud first and hybrid cloud architectures that leverage AWS, and DIGIT cloud services to meet customer requirements while fostering a relationship of trust throughout the partnership.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Understanding Customer Needs: Collaborate with customers to understand their technical requirements and business needs, acting as a trusted advisor and strategic partner in their cloud journey.
- Architecture Development: Design comprehensive hybrid cloud architectures that combine AWS, DIGIT cloud solutions and services, ensuring alignment with customer budgets and requirements.
- Cloud Migration: Experience working on projects involving cloud migration, AWS migration acceleration program (MAP), containerisation and microservices.
- Cost Awareness: Produce customer solutions that meet cost targets, fostering a relationship of trust throughout the partnership.
- Customer Discovery: Scope out existing technology solutions with customers and to support our recommended technical solution.
- Solution Implementation: Own the architecture during the implementation of AWS cloud solutions, working closely with project and engineering teams to ensure successful delivery.
- Troubleshooting: Act as a point of escalation for complex technical issues related to AWS technology, providing timely resolution and troubleshooting assistance.
- Knowledge Sharing: Stay updated on emerging trends and advancements in AWS and share knowledge and insights with colleagues to foster a culture of learning and innovation.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Experience in solution architecture or significant experience in a senior technical role, with a primary focus on AWS Cloud technology.
- In-depth knowledge of AWS and their partner program and frameworks.
- Proven track record of designing complex cloud solutions.
- Strong understanding of virtualization, networking, storage, and security concepts.
- Strong knowledge of Oracle Weblogic 14 and its container deployment model.
- Strong knowledge of relational databases systems such as Oracle, MySQL and Postgresql.
- Solid experience in containers technologies i.e. Docker, or other OCI compliant engine, as well as Kubernetes and associated technologies and patters (i.e. GitOps).
- Good exposure to Linux Operating system.
- Experience of DevOps practices and tooling for automation and continuous integration.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

**Required Skills**:

- Expert knowledge of AWS technology, certifications as an AWS professional solutions architect is required (more certifications is an advantage).
- Weblogic 14, Wildfly v26+ and Java technologies in general
- Docker and Kubernetes
- Advanced knowledge in cloud security.
- Advanced knowledge of operating systems windows/Linux.
- Advanced knowledge of networking.
- Very good knowledge of monitoring systems and observability solutions (e.g. Splunk, Dynatrace).
- Automation (ansible/power automation).
- Familiarity with Integration platforms, including API Management solutions as well as messaging solutions.

**Desirable Skills**:

- VMware, Linux, or similar certifications.
- Storage technologies.
- ServiceNow ITSM.

**Behavioural skills**:

- Customer-focused with a can-do attitude.
- Adapts communication style to suit the audience and situation.
- Respects the views and actions of others, appropriately challenging as required.
- Develops good working relationships with colleagues.
- Monitors progress against objectives and delivers results consistently.
- Draws on experience and knowledge to solve problems.
- Offers constructive ideas to help resolve problems and deliver solutions.
- Seeks guidance to inform decision-making and support development.
- Takes responsibility for personal and career development, developing technical competence.
- Prepared to take on challenges.