FILLED Application Architect, Growing Software Company, Up to £65K (ref DB 6137)

Application Architect, Growing Software Company
Permanent, London EC3,
Up to £65K package

Role Summary

Our client is a specialist provider of powerful benefits management software with an impressive portfolio of UK and international clients and an exciting growth strategy into the emerging reward platform market.

They require an ambitious Application Architect with a passion for designing and configuring bespoke business solutions to join their growing entrepreneurial company.

Deadline for responses: 5.00 pm Wednesday 30th January 2013.

Details

This person will report directly to the Head of Client Solutions, and will be primarily responsible for the design and configuration of their web-based application.

Specific responsibilities include:

* Business Requirements - Understanding business context and working closely with business architects to translate client requirements into detailed designs and specifications

* Business & Technical Alignment - ensuring that all configuration designs are fully compatible with the functional and technical architecture of the application.

* Configuration Documentation - Producing high-level and detailed specifications that can be used by the system configuration team to configure the application.

* Systems Implementation - Involvement in various stages of the system implementation (i.e. design and specification, configuration, system testing, debugging, data conversion).

* Application Design Authority - providing quality assurance to ensure data & design consistency throughout the systems development lifecycle.

* Team Supervision - whilst it is not an immediate requirement but there will be opportunities to supervise team members and take on project management responsibilities in the future.

Key skills and Requirements

The following experience is mandatory:

* 5 years + relevant work experience of implementing highly configurable business solutions (e.g. SAP / Oracle ERP implementations)

* Experienced in working with different software development methodologies, highly logical and structured

* Strong appreciation of both the business context and the technical considerations that underpin optimal designs and specifications

* Ambitious, self-starter, possessing the desire to work in a small but growing, entrepreneurial company with a strong team culture.

* Excellent problem solving and data analysis skills

HR / Benefits industry experience would be advantageous but is not considered essential.

Technical skills required:

* SQL and experience working with SQL Server and large relational database
* Experience with HTML, CSS, XML and web services
* Understanding of 3 tiered architecture and software deployment