Application Architect

This position provides effective architectural and structural design guidance for RX Digital Team to make intuitive high level decisions for software development. With a strong technical background, excellent IT skills, experiences in designing and ability to develop a unified vision for software characteristics and functions, creates architectural approaches for software design and implementation to guide the development team to develop software or systems that will result in high quality solutions that are compliant, secure and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a conduit between Global Architecture and the Digital Engineering teams and work across/with Architects from different organizations


• Developing, designing, and govern the overall structure, framework, and architecture of software applications, ensuring alignment with business objectives and scalability for future growth


• Evaluating and select appropriate technologies, tools, frameworks, and methodologies best suited for the software's development and data management, considering factors such as performance, security, and maintainability.


• Creating comprehensive architectural and data modelling/transportation documentation, including design specifications, diagrams, and guidelines, facilitating understanding and implementation for development teams


• Proactively monitor/audit systems and new development to identify gaps or discover subsystems or components that should be evolved into shared infrastructure, or other simplifying opportunities


• Supporting driving technical direction, PoCs, architecture evolution, input into technical roadmaps and alignment to product delivery roadmaps


• Researching industry advancements and building alliances to explore ways to leverage and advance our technical opportunities
  
  Have a decade of Software Engineering experience


• Experience in designing and creating scalable, maintainable, high-performing software architectures for complex applications


• Have excellent Azure/AWS Cloud Experience


• Have an excellent understanding of programming languages, code, and database particularly .NET and Java.


• Demonstrate experience in designing and implementing APIs, understanding RESTful and GraphQL principles, and integrating applications with various external services

and APIs

• Have a : deep understanding and application of architectural patterns like MVC,

MVVM, Microservices, Serverless, and others

• Experience with DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform,

Ansible).

RX Global aims to create unforgettable experiences for attendees and exhibitors through organizing exhibitions that help them build their businesses. Digital Innovation, creativity, and collaboration drive the company to offer exceptional services to clients.

This role is part of the RX Digital Team that creates and supports our digital platform and products used by RX exhibitions customers. Using industry leading technologies and digital tooling, we provide a fully integrated toolset and enables the rapid deployment of innovation at scale, data analytics and standard methodologies across the global business, RX is a global leader in events and exhibitions, leveraging industry expertise, data, and technology to build businesses for individuals, communities, and organisations. With a presence in 25 countries across 42 industry sectors, RX hosts approximately 350 events annually. RX is committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all our people. RX empowers businesses to thrive by leveraging data-driven insights and digital solutions. RX is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. For more information, visit www.rxglobal.com.

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 wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days


• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits


• Wellbeing programs


• Life assurance


• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme


• Save As You Earn share option scheme


• Travel Season ticket loan


• Electric Vehicle Scheme


• Optional Dental Insurance


• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children


• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you


• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer


• Access to extensive learning and development resources


• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work