Civica is the UK's leading public sector software provider, with more than 22 years of sustained growth.
We're developing and delivering the technologies that are transforming our vital public services, across Local Government, Central Government, Healthcare and beyond.
As a member of the Central Government architecture capability, you design and deliver best-in-class solutions that meet the business and technical needs of our clients, ensuring technical and architectural integrity, and delivering to time, cost and quality criteria.
The role of the Solution Architect is to ensure that the critical services delivered to our clients are designed and delivered to the highest quality standards, leveraging expertise, experience and best practices in solution design and delivery across the full project lifecycle.
Personal attributes: Degree level education, or equivalent.
Ability to articulate and present different points-of-views on various technologies and architecture patterns.
Highly customer focused, able to quickly build trust and develop customer intimacy.
Solution-oriented with the imagination to identify innovative approaches to critical problems.
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to guide, direct, motivate and support staff either directly or indirectly.
Effective time management and an ability to recognise and respond to changing priorities and requirements.
Good organisation skills.
Self-starting and self-motivated with a positive, can-do attitude.
Technologies, Methodologies and Frameworks: Experience of Secure Software Development Lifecycle processes and methodologies.
Strong understanding and practical experience of working with teams to deliver complex software solutions.
Knowledge and experience of designing and delivering solutions based on the PaaS, SaaS and IaaS capabilities of public cloud providers such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services.
Knowledge and experience of Web Application design and delivery.
Knowledge and experience of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Knowledge and experience of integration patterns and associated standards and technologies Knowledge and experience of Agile development, tools, and methods Knowledge and experience of applying best practice for solution security.
E.g., OWASP, NCSC cloud security principles.
Knowledge and experience of applying best practice for handling personal data.
E.g., GDPR.
Knowledge and experience of Microservices, Webservices and associated technologies and frameworks including Rest, SOAP, JSON.
Knowledge and experience of Single Sign on and Authentication/Authorisation technologies such as SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, Active Directory, ADFS and LDAP Knowledge and experience of DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment tools and practices.
Skills & Qualifications Industry recognised Technical Qualifications.
E.g., Microsoft certifications, Amazon certifications and similar.
TOGAF certification.
Technologies, Methodologies and Frameworks Experience of development of, and integration with, mobile applications including iOS and Android.
Experience of development of solutions based on the PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS capabilities of Google Cloud.
Knowledge and experience of data architecture and associated patterns and technologies.
Experience of delivering real time data integration e.g., streaming (IoT) and APIs.
Essential Experience: Experience of SDLC processes and methodologies.
Knowledge and experience of development using one of either Java and its associated tools and frameworks, or .NET / .Net Core and associated tools and frameworks.
Knowledge and experience of Web Application development.
Active SC clearance preferred but must otherwise be eligible to gain SC - 5 years UK residency essential Life at Civica: Life at Civica is fun and flexible.
We have the following benefits that make us – one of the top employers of choice and a great place to work.
Civica Foundation | Giving Culture: We encourage our people to take advantage of our Days of Difference initiative that makes a lasting impact in the community through goodness and charity.
Civica Culture | Work life balance and Blended working : Flexible working, less commuting and more time with friends and family gives a perfect work life balance to our people.
Learning and Development | Growth Opportunities: Civica has a unique 70:20:10 learning model, which supports your learning demands in an interesting, challenging & fun way!
Benefits Employee Wellbeing: Being a people-first company, we have integrated health and wellbeing benefits for our members and their family.
We have a team of Mental Health Champions working hard to change the stigma around Mental Health.
We routinely run awareness workshops to ensure our colleagues better understand how Mental Health can impact your day-to-day life.
We are available for support when you need it most and actively encourage our people to reach out to us.
Generous Leave Policy: Civica allows you to take time off from work with generous leave benefits Rewards and Recognition: We recognise and appreciate our colleagues for their contribution by monetary/non-monetary recognitions and rewards.
Tenure Milestone Recognition: We value and recognise the years of service of our people.
Employee-led Affinity Groups: Civica has different affinity groups in place, where people can share experiences and put forward their ideas, suggestions, and recommendations to make Civica an even more inclusive organisation for everyone.
Our groups are for anyone who wants to support and ally with that community.
Civica Accolades: 'Investors in People' – Gold : We prioritise the development of our colleagues to match their ambition.
Great Place to Work: We are dedicated to creating an outstanding employee experience.
Financial Times - Diversity Leader 2023 : We're committed to maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture.
Australian Business Awards – Employer of choice Top rated employer – Glassdoor: Our average length of service is 9 years.
Societal Impact: Our solutions impact positive societal change, supporting local Authorities, Schools, Police forces, the NHS and numerous Central Government offices.