Solutions Architect - Data Migration and Integrations

We're #1 in our industry when it comes to our values, our culture and our people - check out Glassdoor if you don't believe us. We offer a fantastic place to work in a great working culture and were recognised as #25 in the Top 50 places to work in the UK in 2022! We may be one of the leading budget gym chains in the UK but there's nothing budget about our investment into our people. We have retained GOLD in our investors in people award for the last 6 years and silver in wellbeing last year. We're recognised as a disability confident and inclusive employer which is something we are truly proud of. We have a brilliant team and opportunities for development and growth with support for success. Having recently undertaken some huge projects from a digital point of view and our plans are to keep being innovative, creative and agile in all that we do. That's what you're looking for right? We're With You! So let us tell you more. What you need to know about the role… You will apply your breadth and depth of experience - in migrations, system integration, enterprise applications and data technologies - to our strategic transformation programme. The solutions you define will be pivotal in shaping The Gym Group's future technology platform, positively impacting multiple aspects of our business. Working with the Programme Lead, Analysts, Technical Architects and Engineering teams (in house and external), and liaising closely with key business stakeholders, you will produce a target solution architecture defining the future of some of our most mission-critical systems, and their integrations across our technology estate. You will be deeply involved in all aspects of the programme's success: ensuring a seamless transition from legacy systems to their successors; optimising the benefits of a new architecture across multiple business functions; verifying and assuring the implementation approach. You will ensure that the solution aligns with our Enterprise Architecture strategy, and that it is technically optimal and feasible in the context of a complex data migration, which involves re-integration of many applications and services to the new core systems. Your role will encompass maximising the business value of high-level architectural choices, as well as creating a well-defined and low-risk technical runway for implementation.

The ideal candidate for this role has architected significant transformations or upgrades of enterprise systems - such as ERP, CRM, Finance, Member Management or Payment platforms. They have in-depth technical understanding of modern database management systems (both RDBMS and NoSQL). They have a profound grasp of technical architecture patterns, including ETL/ELT and event-driven approaches and have a proven experience designing large scale solutions for the cloud, and in SaaS and PaaS contexts. Essential skills Collaboration

• Excellent communication
• Strong influencing skills
• A team player
• Advocate for best practice & lifelong learner
• Comfortable presenting to technical and non-technical audiences at various levels
Solution Architecture
• EA tools and frameworks (for example, LeanIX, Ardoq, TOGAF, UAF)
• UML, C4 and similar tools
• System and Software design patterns (for example: SOA, event-driven, CQRS)
• Capability modelling
• Data modelling / data architecture (logical and physical modelling, ERD)
• Regulatory and industry standards, such as PCI DSS, ISO 27001, OWASP, ISO 9000 range
• Cost estimation / FinOps
• Designing for high availability, scalability, and observability
• Produces clear documentation and Design Artifacts
Technical Architecture
• API-based interaction design (REST, SOAP, gRPC, etc)
• Familiar with modern software engineering methodologies (BDD, TDD, CI/CD)
• Production of backlogs for Agile development
• Data migration design
Technology
• Public cloud providers and service (e.g. AWS, Azure)
• Relational Database platforms (e.g MS SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL)
• Cloud data transformation tools (e.g Kinesis, ADF, Kafka)
• High throughput OLTP systems
• Message Brokers, Event Brokers, and distributed messaging architectures
• Payment processing systems and integrations
• Recent experience with coding and scripting technologies (e.g. SQL, bash, python, Java, C#, typescript)
• InfoSec, DevSecOps
• Networking devices and protocols
Desirable skills
• Containerisation / Kubernetes
• Virtual Network architecture
• GitOps approach and DevSecOps workflow automation
• CRM, CMS and ERP Systems
• Big Data Analytics
• Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud or similar CRM tool
• Datawarehouses, Data Lakes
  
  Here at The Gym Group we believe we are simply the best in our industry! Our amazing teams have skills, abilities and can-do attitudes that make this a great place to work!
We have strong, embedded values and an easy-going culture which ensures we put our people first. We pride ourselves on being fun, innovative, inclusive and engaging. We are now on the lookout for a Solutions Architect to join our amazing Tech Team., The Gym Group is not like your average gym! To our members we're the lowest cost nationwide 24/7 Gym with over 230 gyms and counting! To our teams we are fun, welcoming, engaging and inclusive. We challenge our limits and push ourselves to impact positive change with our goals and initiatives. We take steps into new areas with a real and authentic purpose - It's our mission to break down barriers to fitness for all.