Solution Architect
SolutionArchitect-NetworkAutomation
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“Solution Architect - Network Automation at Solution Architect. Skills: Network Automation, Solution Architecture, Python, Ansible, Terraform, Micro services architecture, Cloud capabilities. Design and development of solutions as products that can evolve. identification and implementation of the technologies and platforms”
What You'll Achieve.
meet those needs and create solutions that balance technology risks against business delivery, driving consistency; meet business requirements that align with modern software engineering practices and automated delivery tooling; maximise the benefit of cloud capabilities; meet the Bank’s resiliency expectations; deliver the agreed business and technology value; comply with the banks governance processes; achieving the goals of the business; ensuring unappareled customer experiences; run the Barclays Global Network at scale
Industry & Context.
design, develop, and implement solutions to complex business problems; Fault finding and performance issues support; Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives; In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions; Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Product development experience, Python Programming, Micro services architecture, FasAPI, Ansible or Terraform experience, Netmiko or similar network automation libraries including Netconf/Yang based Automation, middleware technologies (Kafka, API gateways and others), network technology fundamentals, Data Structures, scalable system design, ability to translate information in a structured manner for wider product and engineering teams to translate into working solution
Nice to Have
DevOps tooling, GitOps, CI/CD, configuration management, Jenkins, build pipelines, source control systems, Ample Network knowledge (CCNA or similar), Virtualisation/Infrastructure domain experience, cloud infrastructure services: compute, storage, networking, hybrid connectivity, monitoring/logging, security and IAM, Agile Methodologies Scrum/Kanban, backlog and workflow mgmt., SRE specific reporting (MTTR, deployment frequency, SLO and others)
What You'll Do.
Design and development of solutions as products that can evolve
identification and implementation of the technologies and platforms
Targeted design activities that apply an appropriate workload placement strategy
Best practice designs incorporating security principles
Solutions that appropriately balance risks and controls
Adoption of standardised solutions
Fault finding and performance issues support to operational support teams
Solution design impact assessment
Development of the requisite architecture inputs required to comply with the banks governance processes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborating with stakeholders to understand their needs and requirements; Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management; Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas; Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
Communication Scope
translating information in a structured manner for wider product and engineering teams
Process & Methodology
Plan resources, budgets, manage and maintain policies, deliver continuous improvements, escalate breaches of policies/procedures, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, balancing short and long term goals, ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements, managing risk, strengthening controls
Full Job Description
# **Job Description** **Purpose of the role** To design, develop, and implement solutions to complex business problems, collaborating with stakeholders to understand their needs and requirements, and design and implement solutions that meet those needs and create solutions that balance technology risks against business delivery, driving consistency. **Accountabilities** * Design and development of solutions as products that can evolve, meeting business requirements that align with modern software engineering practices and automated delivery tooling. This includes identification and implementation of the technologies and platforms. * Targeted design activities that apply an appropriate workload placement strategy and maximise the benefit of cloud capabilities such as elasticity, serverless, containerisation etc. * Best practice designs incorporating security principles (such as defence in depth and reduction of blast radius) that meet the Bank’s resiliency expectations. * Solutions that appropriately balance risks and controls to deliver the agreed business and technology value. * Adoption of standardised solutions where they fit. If no standard solutions fit, feed into their ongoing evolution where appropriate. * Fault finding and performance issues support to operational support teams, leveraging available tooling. * Solution design impact assessment in terms of risk, capacity and cost impact, inc. estimation of project change and ongoing run costs. * Development of the requisite architecture inputs required to comply with the banks governance processes, including design artefacts required for architecture, privacy, security and records management governance processes. **Vice President Expectations** * To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.. * If managing a team,
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