Architecture Jobs

Fantastic working environment in a central Bristol location. Remote working and flexi-time. Leading innovator in green technology. Front-End leaning Software Engineers with full-stack JavaScript development experience needed for a hugely progressive, forward-thinking and continually growing company based in central Bristol. With a turnover of c£700m and 4 offices in Bristol & London, they were voted as being the top 20 of companies to work for in The Sunday Times!   What skills you'll need Proven background in an open source environment using things like NodeJS, React, React Native or TypeScript.  Significant cloud experience across AWS, GCP or Azure.  Demonstrable scripting & SQL experience. Configuration management, automation & containerisation (Docker & Kubernetes) knowledge. The "DevOps" culture of working.  Self-starting, ability to work autonomously whilst being adaptable to change.  Interest in functional programming (Scala, Clojure, Elixir etc.). Any commercial experience would be useful but not essential! Extensive knowledge of operating in a highly Agile environment is essential. What you'll be doing   Joining a highly Agile environment with continuous release & deployments, you'll offer a passion for developing forward-thinking products, taking ownership of projects from inception through to continuous improvement. It's expected that you will work in teams (sometimes using pair programming) to build resilient and scalable solutions, taking TDD and continuous delivery into account and advocating Agile practice across the business. This role is full-stack but more leaning towards the front-end (React); there's a lot of scripting involved and you will need to be comfortable with SQL. You'll be contributing to a multitude of systems so technology agnosticism is essential. This is the first hire within this particular team so autonomy is appreciated; you will be driving complex technical discussions and acting as a technical lead as and when needed.      What you'll get in return for your talents   They offer a range of benefits including flexible/remote working, 25 days holiday, plenty of social events and meet-ups, an annual training budget, free breakfast, fruit & drinks, an average annual bonus of 16%, a 4% flexible benefit scheme (including phones, laptops, TVs and bikes) and a great pension. Importantly the working environment they have created is second to none. The offices themselves are fantastic and youll also be working with some great people who value the company and what they believe in. This company has already achieved a lot and is continuing to achieve some amazing things.    What's next?   Want to join the team? Send your CV to Joe or give us a call now!

Market leading tech for good business. Advocates for sustainability. Flexible working, forward-thinking & modern approach to development. I’m looking for a Technical Architect to join an award-winning tech for good company in Wiltshire. They’re already considered market leaders in the ethical business space and are showing no signs of slowing down, with some really exciting plans for growth in the pipeline. They have a huge community presence for advocating sustainability and are equally invested in their employees. As a Technical Architect you will play a crucial role in the success of their digital transformation in a role which offers plenty of variety & exposure to a broad range of progressive technologies. What skills you’ll need Proven background in a hands-on development capacity preferably on the .Net technology stack. Broad range of understanding across multiple technology ecosystems such as Java, as well as keeping up with the latest technical trends. Proven exposure to cloud platforms, preferably Azure. Knowledge of cloud-based data warehouses & data platforms is desirable.   Awareness of the DevOps culture of working with an understanding of CI/CD, automation & configuration tools would be a bonus. Certification in an Enterprise Architect Framework such as TOGAF would be beneficial. Ability to work in a highly Agile environment. What you’ll be doing Reporting in to the CTO you will be responsible for developing the businesses’ overarching technology strategy central to their digital offering. You will lead build vs design decisions on applications and platforms and use your technical expertise in the selection of appropriate frameworks and languages. You will be focused on managing and maintaining an architectural roadmap across all systems and provide technical leadership to steer technical decisions in order to support the successful implementation and integration of digital solutions. You will have a wide knowledge of established and emerging technologies and will be an advocate of modern software engineering practices such as DevOps & CI/CD, continuously exploring new and improved ways of working. What you’ll get in return for your talents As well as working for a highly ethical company, you’ll receive a salary of up to £80K as well as a competitive benefits package which includes 25 days annual leave with the option to buy more, company bonus, pension matched up to 7.5%, flexible working, travel & Green Travel allowances to name a few. What’s next? Sound good? Send your CV to Ellen or call 01179 269 530 to find out more info!  

Application & web based solutions that create real business benefit. Work with some of the largest technology businesses in the world. Flexible working, R&D led business, on-site parking, gym & café. An award-winning software house is looking for a Technical Architect to join them in their Bristol or Chippenham offices. They work with some of the largest technology businesses in the world across some seriously exciting sectors such as environment, space, government, marine and robotics & AI. As a Technical Architect you will be contributing to a range of projects from from applications used for planetary exploration, navigation software used by the RNLI & naval fleets, or newsroom & media management systems. You will be on hand to provide technical expertise to team members and customers, occasionally travelling to client site to offer support and see your work first hand. What skills you’ll need Experience designing & implementing large-scale applications or web solutions. Previous experience of software development, preferably with Java. Understanding of design and modelling techniques such as UML. Familiarity with web application development, integration and testing such as JSF, Spring. An understanding of software standards like ISO9001 & ISO 20000:1. Strong knowledge of multi-tier client-server architecture. An understanding of security policies, virtualisation strategies & sub-capacity licensing would be a bonus. Knowledge of middleware architectures (i.e. ESB & SOA) and enterprise databases such as SQL-Server & Oracle would be highly desirable. An understanding of project management, Quality Assurance or cloud hosting models would also be beneficial. What you’ll be doing As a Technical Architect you will contribute to a variety of exciting new and existing projects, providing direction and leadership to all aspects of application architecture, infrastructure and application design. You will take full responsibility of the overall system architecture, eliciting business requirements and selecting the appropriate design standards, methods and tools to ensure technical solutions are deliverable against business needs. You will be able to effectively estimate the cost and implementation timescales for certain IT solutions, including the potential impact these will have on customers, such as licensing costs, the phasing out of legacy systems and training etc., to guide the selection of solutions for specific projects. Further, you will contribute to bids and pre-sales support, providing your technical expertise to team members and customers, occasionally visiting customer site to offer support and see the real world application of your work. What you’ll get in return for your talents Not only will you get to work on some tech-leading projects in some seriously exciting sectors you will be entitled to 25 days holiday rising by 1 each year. Also on offer is flexible working hours, on-site parking, a generous pension contribution, private health, life assurance, income protection, SIP, Childcare Vouchers along with an on-site gym and café. You will have the opportunity for training and to pick up new skills.  What’s next Want to know more? Send in your CV now to Ellen (01179 269 530).