Careers Solution Architect

The Solution Architect will provide solution design expertise across digital products and services within the IELTS domain.

• Create and document solution designs using the appropriate standards, patterns, and principles.
• Embrace new technologies and methods to enhance IT solutions and gain a competitive advantage.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, such as business users, developers, testers, or managers, and communicate IT solutions clearly.
• Address issues during the software lifecycle with suitable techniques.
• Translate business requirements into solution designs.
• Ensure holistic consideration of solution designs and manage dependencies across teams within IELTS.
• Lead system integration from a design perspective.
• Build strong relationships with Product Owners and stakeholders.
• Support engineering and development teams in implementing solution designs.
  
  We are seeking an individual with a strong background in software architecture and design, who is proficient in creating and documenting high-level structures and behaviours of IT solutions., Software architecture and design patterns.
• Software development and testing.
• Microservices and integration patterns.
• Agile and project delivery methods.
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting during the software lifecycle
Desired skills include knowledge of the education industry, familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS), data management, and experience with modern UX functions and geographically dispersed product development teams.

Join our dynamic and forward-thinking team at Cambridge University Press & Assessment and become a pivotal player in driving the future of digital solutions within the IELTS domain. This exciting opportunity to shape and implement cutting-edge technologies that will revolutionise our digital products and services, ensuring we remain at the forefront of innovation and excellence. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge., Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for. Why join us Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes