About the Role
As an Architect, you will provide effective architectural and structural design for the Lexis Nexis Legal & Professional business Unit. You will be ensuring ongoing development, maintenance, and delivery of technical knowledge and expertise. Alongside this, you will be determining the technical feasibility of development projects.
Responsibilities
• Acting as a conduit between Global Architecture (Enterprise Architects) and the Engineering or Development teams
• Leading teams toward problem-resolution, identifying, researching, and coordinating resources to effectively troubleshoot and diagnose complex project issues
• Translating findings into alternatives/solutions, identifying risks/impacts and schedule adjustments to facilitate management decision-making
• Guiding technical direction and architecture evolution via reviews and on-floor leadership
• Monitoring system health and design and write proposals to remedy the cause of negative trends
• Researching industry advancements and building alliances to explore ways to leverage and advance our technical opportunities
Requirements
• Have a BS degree in Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to convey information clearly to a wide audience
• Have an excellent understanding of programming languages, code, and database
• Have an expert-level knowledge in programming language(s); e.g., .Net, Java, HTML, Perl, C++, C#, PHP, etc,.
• Have an understanding of Parallel and Distributed Processing Systems, Data Mining, Natural Language Processing, and Declarative Languages
• Have a solid working knowledge of Network Design, Storage System Architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture technologies, or Parallel Processing Architectures
• Be able to demonstrate excellent organizational skills when dealing with multiple priorities, able to delegate effectively
• Be a natural problem solver, able to take a lead in collaborating to resolve issues
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
Working for you
We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer
• Medical Aid
• Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
• Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
• Study Leave