Job description 

Introduction:

•    Responsible for creating technology solutions to meet business requirements, in line with Cluster and Group IT Strategies and Architectures
•    Working with the relevant Project Manager, Lead Solutions Designer, or Technology Partner - responsible for ensuring that the outcomes delivered by projects are consistent with the original solution.
•    Support the development of systems strategy and plan for the supported business area.
•    Provide ad-hoc consultancy as required to the business on technical matters.

What will you be doing?

Solutions Development 
•    Responsible for creating technology solutions to meet business requirements, in line with Cluster and Group IT Strategies and Architectures. 
•    Adding clarity to business requirements; challenges business requirements and demands to ensure high quality candidate solutions are created.
•    Identifying common or duplicative needs across SBU, Cluster & GTIS
•    Thinks outside of the box to support the business in delivering its strategic objectives rather than just responding to a pre-defined request,
•    Takes responsibility for ensuring that solutions adhere to architectural and quality standards and policies.
•    Working with the relevant project manager and Lead Solutions Architect, responsible for ensuring that the outcomes delivered by projects are consistent with the original solution specified. This will be achieved by reviewing project design artefacts (e.g. Stage 1) and the impact of significant change requests.
•    Able to rationalise between different solution options and define pros and cons based on a driving force from a commercial, operational and technology viewpoint.

Advice and Guidance 
•    Provide advice and guidance to business stakeholders in shaping the portfolio of technology solutions to be provided to the business.
•    Maintains detailed awareness of, takes fully into account as necessary, and promotes throughout the organisation, any relevant statutory, internal or external regulations, standards and codes of good practice. 
•    Actively contributes to the development and promotion of Barclaycard COO.

Strategy Development 
•    Working with the relevant Lead Solutions Designer and CTO, supports the creation of an appropriate IT Strategy for the relevant business area.
•    Supports the Systems Planning process to ensure interdependencies are understood and that the proposed plan is viable.
•    Influence the relevant business strategy to maximize the effective use of technology.
•    Also maintains knowledge of wider industry regulations, standards and trends.
•    Keeps in close touch with, and contributes to current developments in the relevant technical specialism(s) within Technology, own industry and outside. Understanding of best practice
•    Where appropriate to role, is a recognized authority in the technical specialism.

What we’re looking for:

•    IT Architecture - Familiar with integration and implementation issues and their architectural implications. Excellent understanding of best practice architectural and design methods with proven innovative and leading edge thinking (e.g. Domain Driven Architecture, building for resilience, scalability, performance, etc.)
•    Technical Knowledge – Hands-on expertise in FULL Stack Java development technology including Core Java, J2ee, Angular JS or Similar UI framework with minimum of 12 years of overall industry experience.
•    Stakeholder Management - Able to challenge stakeholders creatively and professionally to create solutions which meet all of the above criteria but which are not necessarily obvious responses to pre-defined requests.
•    Software delivery and deployment patterns (e.g. Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, etc.)

Skills that will help you in the role:

•    Project Delivery - Understands different project methodologies, project lifecycles, major phases, dependencies and milestones within a project, and the required documentation needs.
•    Planning - Experienced with planning, estimating, staffing, organising, and working on multiple projects. Has monitored and dealt with critical paths and risks areas
•    Service Delivery - Good understanding of concepts of service delivery and support and how this can be affected by technical delivery