Job Description: Primark Technology has embarked on a transformation journey to support our business strategy which includes modernising our operating model as well as our technology architecture. We will use the latest technologies to do things smarter, better and faster and are looking for ambitious Principal Architects who can innovate with our strategy in mind. Job Responsibilities: Support Product Managers and Product Owners to understand, communicate and manage technical dependencies, risks and activities across Products and Product Domains and negotiating resolution to conflict Develop target and evolutionary architecture following “Just Enough Architecture” approaches in accordance with architectural standards set by central guardrails team, and maintain the portfolio analysis and architecture Drive the design forward through collaborative governance processes Have overall responsibility for designing solutions that may involve a combination of in-house enterprise-grade solutions and COTS products across Be the link between the wider architecture community and product domain teams to ensure we are reusing solutions, platforms and sharing lessons Work closely with the Product Domain Engineering Lead to ensure that solution designs can be translated into, working high quality software, and that any technology selections or architectural styles are clearly articulated to the team Provide thought leadership in Technology strategy, development models, cost-optimisation, innovation and efficiency improvement; drive our cloud unless and API first implementation Lead domain and solutions architects in the portfolio area in a matrix structure Be responsible for identifying, assessing, and selecting the most appropriate technologies, architectural styles and patterns needed to deliver a software solution within the construct of the guardrails Create and develop the technology strategy for the portfolio area and drive the technology roadmap based on the overall strategy, including estate rationalisation and decommissioning plans Ensure the design is performed with a complete understanding of a product’s market and technical objectives while bridging the gap between the technical and non-technical by turning business problems into technical design Encourage and enable agile ways of working via automated and consumable platforms, further to this building and maintaining a close working relationship with Engineering Work closely with the key business stakeholders, product management teams in the domain and rest of the architecture community to design architecture blueprints, evolutionary designs and assurance for the Domain Area Accountable for reporting in into central architecture functions as part of matrix organisation Job Requirements: Experience of mission critical High Availability design and deployment in large transaction volume environments 10+ years’ experience, preferably in an agile at scale environment (domain/industry expertise). Experience of setting and managing project development with a wide range of vendors to support solutions in a multi-country environment Previous experience of managing large scale development projects is essential. Previous experience of managing complex integration projects in a highly pressurised environment is a prerequisite. Deep understanding of domain driven design, event driven architecture and other such modern design practices Job Details: Company: Primark Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Location: Ilford, England, UK Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here vacancyoptions.com
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