hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

As a Solution Architect (Manager) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for leading multi-skilled

agile teams to design and deliver high quality solutions which delight our customers and

impact the lives of users worldwide. You’ll work with customer architects to agree

functional and non-functional designs, advising customers and managers on the

estimated effort, technical implications and complexity surrounding your designs.

You’ll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing

employee performance and assisting in their career development. You’ll also provide

direction and leadership for your team as you solve challenging problems together.

As a technical leader, you will work with your peers to develop policy and standards,

share knowledge and mentor those around you. You’ll do this whilst advising about new

technologies and approaches, with room to learn, develop and grow.

Minimum (essential) Requirements

• Has successfully delivered software designs for multi-tiered modern software
  
  

applications.

• Understands whole solution architecture concepts and can communicate and
  
  

negotiate these with customer architects.

• Can prioritise non-functional concerns for customers and has experience
  
  

incorporating these into the application design.

• Has experience with public cloud platforms, such as AWS and Azure, including SaaS
  
  

and PaaS offerings.

• Able to simply and clearly communicate technical design in conversation,
  
  

documentation and presentations.

• Able to make effective decisions within fast-moving delivery.
• We are passionate about developing people - a demonstrated ability in
  
  

managing, coaching and developing junior members of your team and wider

community.

Desirable

• Proven experience being accountable for all sizes of technology delivery
  
  

challenges, e.g. project, multi-team programme.

• Has pro-actively developed business across an account with sales and account
  
  

managers.

• Experience in managing others, setting objectives, giving feedback and leading
  
  

performance reviews.

• Able to prioritise their time across multiple major projects.
• Actively shares their thoughts and views on technology.
• Has participated in technology communities