Java Solution Architect

Job description / Role

What you'll do

You will be joining a Digital Architecture team responsible for owning and shaping customer journey oriented full stack Digital solutions for various business demands using modern software architecture patterns. You will also support Technical Architects & and engineering teams with incrementally evolving our stack to continuously improve the user experience, resiliency, re-usability, scalability, and cost management of the components that make up our Digital stack.

We are looking for a Mid-Senior Level enthusiastic and outstanding individual to join us. As a member of the team, you will be instrumental in understanding and analyzing requirements together with Business and portfolio management stakeholders, Product Owners, UX designers, and IT solution architects. As well as defining e2e Digital solutions designs and defining associated NFRs, you will provide support to the full delivery lifecycle as required.

Who you are

Accountabilities
- Impact asses new business Demands & Change Requests to provide a ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) estimates based on a set of documented high-level requirements and solution approach assumptions.
- Work with Product Owners, UX, IT architects etc. to identify key e2e functional requirements & NFRs (Non-Functional Requirements) and support shaping of the e2e Digital & IT solution approach.
- Work with Product Owners & UX to refine the Digital solution requirements and NFRs, and lead on defining the e2e Digital solution design with appropriate input from peers with relevant SME (Subject Matter Expertise).
- Ensure designs respect the principles of the AWS Well Architected Framework with respect to security assurance, resiliency & scalability, solution maintainability etc.
- Protect the integrity & reusability of the solution throughout the lifecycle, keeping it simple where possible.
- Closely collaborate with Technical Architects to define architecture guardrails, UX Teams for UX designs, Product Owners & engineering teams for refinement of Features, and engineering teams and project managers for high level delivery planning.
- Support RCA (Route Cause Analysis) & identifying solution options for complex issues found during delivery or on live service.

Competencies Essential
- Extensive knowledge and experience defining solution designs (including key NFRs) for Enterprise scale B2C or B2B services available on the Internet following highly decoupled micro-service and micro-frontend architecture patterns.
- Extensive knowledge and experience designing applications for the cloud (serverless & containerized and compute services, managed data services etc.).
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of REST API standards and API design.
- Demonstrable ability to convey solution designs using industry-standard design frameworks such as UML (Unified Modelling Language) or C4 (Context, Containers, Components & Code).
- Can demonstrate creativity & a drive to identify & make case for new innovative architecture patterns and technologies that could improve delivery efficiency, operational quality etc.
- A good understanding of the AWS or equivalent Well Architected Framework pillars and guidelines, particularly regarding application security, performance & scalability, solution maintainability & cost management.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to cross-functional audience.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What's in it for you

We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.

Who we are

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.

As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.

Together we can.

About the Company

At Vodafone, we are known for our technology, but the truth is, it is humanity that drives our business forward. With the global pandemic raising so many questions for tech brands, it has highlighted the leading role that we need to play.

We believe that, when working together, humanity and technology can find the answers and create a better future for all.

Working at Vodafone is all about helping people feel ready to benefit from new technology. We bring the future to even the most remote places, using technology to help families in disaster zones, showing young people that a phone is not just for fun and thinking about technology that doesn’t even exist yet.