Job Description
What is the opportunity? We have an exciting opportunity for Solutions Architect to join our Wealth and Insurance business unit! The primary responsibility of the role is to support the Delivery Life Cycle by influencing solution designs and providing technical guidance from inception through to Production. Your main focus will be on developing and maintaining the core application architecture of our business and scanning the environment for new innovative solutions to anticipate our technology needs. In this role, you will: Design and architect solutions that support our business and technology goals Collaborate with, and offer technical guidance to, our delivery teams, developers and test functions in all phases of solution delivery Drive and implement cloud, data and cyber security improvement initiatives Producing high-quality, properly functioning deliverables on time and on budget Form deep relationships with multiple technical and business stakeholders What will make you stand out: A strong candidate will have demonstrable experience with IT architecture methodologies, helping to create solutions for complex digital front end and back end applications. A solid understanding of technology trends and how to solution cloud imlementations and a critical thinker, skilled in taking complex requirements and presenting solutions in simplified form to business stakeholders. You will be able to work independently and autonomously, managing day to day workload and priorities and empowering others in their day to day activities. Qualifications in any of the following will help you to stand out but is not necessary in order to apply for this role; Agile delivery certification (.e.g SAFe) Experience with RDBMS database engines such as Oracle Essential Qualifications TOGAF Certified Java certification AWS, Azure certification Experience in design of medium to large sized applications, preferably in the cloud and/or container environment. More about the team The Solution Architect position is part of the I.T group within the Wealth and Insurance business unit. The team comprises a dynamic and dedicated mix of I.T professionals across the entire Software Delivery Lifecycle. The role will have a significant impact in aligning our IT strategy to our business goals, across our digital applications and supporting technology landscape. This job can be done anywhere in the Republic of Ireland with the primary office location as Dublin to which travel will be required for in person collaboration. Why work with us? The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 23 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports. Your wellbeing is important to us, we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and improve your career! Key Competencies Agile - Self Champion Transformation - Leader Amplify Capability - Leader Customer Focused - Self Manage Risk - Leader Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role. We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email. Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Continue to Application or Login/Register to apply button below. Benefits: Work From Home