Technical Architect

6 Month Daily Rate Contract

Dublin – 3 days on-site per week

Realtime is seeking an experienced IT Architect who can help drive the architectural vision within a client’s Reg Reporting Tech team. This role is ideal for someone who has experience working as an Architect within the Financial Services industry, working with both technical & business stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Help shape the architecture roadmap
• Partner with business and technology teams to design solutions
• Offer technical leadership drawn from experience delivering multiple software solutions
• Help define best practices for design and technology implementation
• Seek better ways to solve technical problems and improve designs
• Lead solution-focused discussions and drive creative design thinking
• Clarify architecture and support system design for development teams, removing architectural blockers
• Run design and code reviews to confirm non-functional requirements are met (security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, reliability)
• Advise the Engineering team on technology stack selection
• Coach team members on technology practices, standards and best practices
• Strengthen the business-technology relationship by aligning business goals with technology delivery

Experience Required:

• 3+ years in a technical architecture role or similar
• Proven track record in solution architecture and design across multiple technologies
• Excellent technical skills, including Oracle PL/SQL, Angular, Java and Spring
• Good knowledge of emerging technologies and Big Data Hadoop
• Experience with data technologies, including metadata and data lineage concepts
• Experience integrating with third-party vendor platforms
• Exposure to cloud technologies (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Skilled at building reusable components for enterprise-wide use
• Strong leader who guides technology teams in implementing technical designs
• Builds strong relationships with business and technology partners
• Experience in a large organisation or financial services firm
• Good communication and documentation skills

For more information, please apply