Software Architect - Microsoft .NET

SOFTWARE ARCHITECT - MICROSOFT .NET

£60,000.00-70,000.00

Home Based with very occasional travel

Do You Have?

Significant experience in software design? 

In-depth understanding of Azure services, DevOps and Continuous Delivery?

A strong background in development with .NET expertise?

Commercial experience in architecting and developing enterprise products?

Preference for a predominantly home based role?

Are you based in the UK with unrestricted right to work?

Why Not Join Us Here At Simplify!

If you decide that this Software Architect position is the role for you, then you’ll be joining the UK’s largest group of property services, a business that is constantly looking to improve, and one that offers both exciting challenges and job satisfaction.

Benefits

Competitive Salary, remote working, 25 Days Holiday (Plus 8 Days Public Holiday), Option To Buy Or Sell an additional 5 days' Holiday, Pension, Life Assurance, Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Pay, Free Conveyancing Legals, 24-hour GP service, Retail Discounts Plus Many More! 

What You'll Be Doing

Situated within our Development team, the Software Architect is responsible for the provision of technical and team leadership across our architecture function.

This is a 'hands-on' position, with the successful candidate able to demonstrate significant previous experience as an architect or similar, with demonstrable expertise in systems integration & services design as well as delivery of flexible, reliable, supportable, cost-effective IT solution designs in line with business needs and timescales.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring our solutions are built to support our business – they must be affordable, secure, extensible, and scalable
• Provision of governance and guidance for development, implementation, maintenance, support, and evolution of projects
• Gathering early non-functional requirements
• Evaluation of functional requirements captured by our Business Analysts
• Selection of technology stack and deployment methods
• Designing high-level architectural solutions, taking into account risks and constraints
• Review and approval of the technical solution during the project lifecycle.
• Building prototypes to prove project viability if required
• Mentoring technical leads and developers
• Writing code examples
• Setting quality standards and ensuring adherence to them
• Act in a consultancy capacity for testing and deployment
• Technology landscape monitoring to ensure up-to-date and relevant technologies are adopted
• Working with our Product Ownership and Senior Management teams to ensure our solutions are delivering real benefit to our customers.
• Facilitation of workshop sessions with business stakeholders and technical teams in order to deliver solutions
• Working closely with the Head of Security to ensure systems are secure and follow appropriate security protocols

Our Hiring Process:

You’ve checked out our job ad 

It’s gathered your interest and you’ve applied using our easy application process 

If shortlisted you will undertake a virtual interview to test soft skills and behaviours

If all is well, you will be invited to a technical interview

If successful, we make the offer and get the ball rolling  

After joining us recommend friends to come on over too and earn a sweet referral bonus – for each one! 

Ciritcal Requirements

• Resident in the UK with valid and unrestricted right to work
• Excellent understanding of software design
• In-depth understanding of Azure services
• Good understanding of DevOps and Continuous Delivery
• Strong development background and good knowledge of .NET
• Commercial experience in architecting and developing enterprise products
• Excellent collaboration, communication, problem solving, analytical and presentation skills

Our People

Simplify believes diversity brings benefits for our clients, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. 

About Us

Simplify is the UK’s leading conveyancing and property services business, comprising nine businesses which include some of the largest conveyancing law firms in the UK, two leading independent property services businesses as well as being the market-leading direct to consumer online conveyancer.