Presales Application Architect

Presales Application Architect

Location: Basingstoke (circa 1 day a week onsite)

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 Basic + 15% Bonus + £6,000 Car Allowance + 10% Clearance Bonus (Total Comp circa £80K)

Security Clearance: Eligibility to obtain and maintain UK Developed Vetting Clearance (DV) is essential for this role. Candidates may potentially start whilst clearance is in progress.

Keywords: Presales, Application Architect, Solution Design, AWS, Azure, VMWare, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Automation, Data Integration, API, Low-Code, Security Clearance, DV Cleared, DV Eligible, Basingstoke

Are you a skilled Application Architect with a talent for presales and solution design?

Do you want to architect innovative, sustainable technology solutions for a global leader committed to building trust through innovation?

Our client, a major player in the technology and innovation sector, is seeking a talented Presales Application Architect to join their team based in the Basingstoke.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the forefront of designing cutting-edge application solutions, incorporating sustainable and energy-efficient principles.

The Role:

As a Presales Application Architect, you will be instrumental in the pre-contract phase, responsible for:

Creating robust and compelling application architecture design artefacts using industry-standard methodologies (e.g., Archimate).
Translating customer requirements (using techniques like User Stories/Use Cases) into technically sound and viable solutions.
Collaborating closely with Solution Owners and Project Managers to ensure proposed solutions align with customer needs and approved designs.
Championing sustainable design, incorporating energy-efficient hardware, virtualisation, efficient data management, and green software engineering principles.
Providing technical leadership during the presales cycle.

About You:

We are looking for an experienced architect with a strong technical background and excellent communication skills, ideally gained within a presales or customer-facing solution design environment.

If you have a blend of experience across several of the following areas, we strongly encourage you to apply:

Core Architecture & Design: Design Modelling (Archimate/BizzDesign ideal), Requirements Capture, Technical Leadership, Architectural Patterns (OO, Cloud-native, Microservices), Database Design, Application Security Testing.
Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, VMWare usage and general knowledge.
Data & Integration: Data Pipeline Orchestration (Airflow, Spark, NiFi etc.), Message Brokers (Kafka), Object Storage (S3, MinIO), API Management, Python Scripting.
Automation & Low-Code: Low-code Platforms (Power Platform, Appian, UiPath etc.), RPA solutions, Business Process Analysis.
DevSecOps & Security: CI/CD Pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred), IaC (Terraform, Ansible), SCA/IAST/DAST tooling (Black Duck, Snyk etc.), Automated Testing (Selenium, Robot Framework), Secure Secrets Management (Vault).
Methodologies: Experience with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) processes is beneficial.Don't meet every single requirement? Our client is passionate about investing in talent. If you have a strong foundation in application architecture, relevant transferable skills, and the drive to excel in a presales capacity, this could be your next career move.

What's On Offer:

Competitive Basic Salary: c.£65,000
Clearance-Related Bonus: 10%
Performance related Bonus: 15%
Car Allowance: £6,000
Opportunity to work on high-impact, innovative projects with a focus on sustainability.
Significant investment in your professional development and career progression.
Join an organisation recognised as a leader in responsible and inclusive employment practices.

Ready to Shape the Future of Application Solutions?

If you are an ambitious Application Architect looking for a challenging and rewarding presales opportunity, apply today