Solution Architect (Java)
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to define, design, and support the delivery of modern, scalable, and secure technology solutions. This role involves shaping target architectures, contributing to technology standards, and ensuring that customer solutions align with best practices and enterprise-wide architectural principles.
We are looking for someone who has demonstrated technical expertise, effective communication skills, and the ability to engage senior stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Design
• Develop target architecture for specific business or technical domains, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles
• Design and select architecture patterns across areas such as APIs, integration frameworks, microservices, and distributed systems
• Contribute to standards, guidelines, and reference architectures for newly adopted technologies and platforms
• Design Java-based enterprise solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability
Solution Governance & Oversight
• Carry out architecture reviews of proposed solutions to ensure alignment with best practices and the customer’s Reference Architecture
• Provide architectural guidance during application modernisation, including migration of monolithic systems to microservice-based architectures
• Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure solutions are implemented according to design specifications
Research & Evaluation
• Coordinate technology evaluations and product research, assessing market offerings to meet customer requirements
• Suggest tools, frameworks, and technology stacks that support the organisation’s technology strategy
Stakeholder Engagement
• Communicate complex architectural concepts in a clear manner to technical and non-technical audiences
• Engage and collaborate with senior IT stakeholders to support informed technology and investment decisions
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, product, operations, and business stakeholders
Requirements
Department: Public Sector & Utilities (Ireland)
Function: Information Technology
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level