Technical Lead

Seeking a highly resourceful, highly pragmatic, Technical Lead. All your past and present experience is geared towards you becoming a Technical Solutions Architect, which is something you feel very passionately about becoming. A Full time Technical Solutions Architect. You must be passionate about Technology, as a business enabler. We are not seeking someone passionate about tech without the logical, business led mind-set OK As our latest Technical Solutions Architect you will report into the Global Lead Enterprise Architect and be able to show a clear, demonstrable history of various Cloud technologies such as Azure as well as AWS which is the core tech skill we are seeking from you. Demonstrate clear proven history of creating complex solutions within Cloud Technologies - AWS Azure, AWS is Mandatory please note. Proven experience in being a key team member migrating On-Premise to Cloud Environments. Who are We? We are the World's leading in fact officially ranked Global number 1 company offering Maritime and Shipping services to fleets across every Ocean and Harbor. We may not have been the fastest to the start line when it comes to embracing new technology but we have been gathering pace over the past decade and it's fair to say unless you have a true passion for technology as a business enabler there would be little to no point in you and I talking about us. We need you to have worked at least one company which was a truly Global concern and being a key respected member of this Global IT Technical team, running various large, complex Projects or being the Tech team Lead reporting into the Head of Portfolio of Head of Programmes in such Global Projects OK Certified AWS Architect and also Certified TOGAF qualifications are highly desirableIf you do not yet have these we would seek you to be fully committed to gaining this qualifications in your first year of starting work with us More information below - I am more than happy to talk with "Ex Contractors" whether it is due to IR35 kicking in next year and the Novavirus, that you are pondering Permanent or others reasons. The last 2 hires were in fact ex contractors BUT expect to be asked very directly your core motivations for now going Permanent and not chipping back to contracting within 1-2 years of joining us OKWe are all grown ups people We didn't come down in the last rain shower. We do not expect you to sit in front of us claiming "This is my next ten years" No, it probably is not but it needs to be the next 3-5 years of your life or no point engaging, is how we feel OK £70,000 - £80,000 Basic Based from Essex, PLUS 7% discretionary team/Global Bonus · Collaboratively working with IT teams, Technology & Development Partners teams to guide them and vet ALL IT solutions. Solutions developed through breadth and depth of various areas like application, data, infrastructure, software, technical architecture etc. using technologies viz. AWS services, Integration platform (Dell Boomi), Microsoft technologies and/or any similar. · Provide cost effective solutions that is fit-for-purpose for us. · Maintain and enhance technology standards to facilitate producing fast & robust solutions. · Identify and assess new technology for potential adoption within our systems · Help establish framework and governance for business partner / relationship management, outcomes include: Assist in feasibility study & proof of concept for the given opportunities for IT to add value. Proactive identification and management of architectural & design related issues. Aligning architecture with the business & IT Strategy, Vision and Mission and product framework & methodology. Minimize shadow IT. · Creation, management and governance of tech bricks, tech debt etc. around Hardware and Software used in both production and non-production environments. · Act as a technical go to person across ALL IT Work Streams. · Ensure Technological & architectural re usability. Key Deliverables · Solutions Architecture for the assigned programs , projects & products workstreams. · Effective implementation and governance of technology standards across IT (tech bricks and other IT Architecture Artefacts based on required IT deliverables). · Effective implementation of DR process aligning all systems. · Implementation of Lifecycle Management of Solutions Design & Solutions Architecture that is fit for ISS. · Ongoing monitoring of matrix to ensure development meets defined designs & architectures. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89950393