Technical Architect-1

About ISG

ISG is a dynamic global construction services company.
We have had a hand in some of the world’s most impactful and recognisable places, but our legacy is about far more than buildings. Across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we deliver places where people and businesses make memories, forge new experiences, and reach their goals.
In short, we deliver the places that enable people and businesses to thrive.

Key accountabilitiesAt ISG we value everyone’s opinion in every matter. Our inclusive culture is hugely important to ISG, and we are looking for intellectually curious, compassionate people who would like to expand their skills whilst working on exciting new products.
Personal Skills
At ISG, we are human first, we encourage and nurture personal and professional collaborations wherever we can, to be successful in the role, we will be looking for;

• The ability to convey yourself with skilled verbal and communication skills to a professional manner. 
• Create and nurture business relationships with Portfolio and Product Owners and across all other areas of the business.
•  Be comfortable and enthusiastic in new and uncharted waters. We are building something new at ISG. Sometimes we pivot and change quickly. We will need the successful candidates to learn modern technologies and working patterns quickly both from training courses and from team members.
•  A real desire to teach others and share knowledge. We are looking for team players. We want you to coach other members of the DevOps teams your skills, practices, design principles, and implementation patterns
•  Ability to see the long term. We do not want you to sacrifice the future for the present. We want you to choose technologies and approaches based on the end goals.
• Lofty standards. We are looking for people who expect personal performance and team performance to be nothing short of the best.
• Clarity of thought. ISG’s portfolio and product model will be built upon on agile ways of working, and we value people who are economical with their time and clear with their thoughts and opinions.
•  Can place yourself in the position of the customer/client, understand their concerns, issues, and work collaboratively to a resolution.
• Foster a DevOps culture within the team by promoting collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working within a geographically distributed team

Daily Role RequirementsThis is a hands-on role for an Azure Technical Architect who wants to be part of a new portfolio and product driven organisation and influence the design, development, build and ongoing upkeep of ISG’s digital transformation.
You will be within a team of Technical Architects, expanding on conceptual high-level designs from our Portfolio Strategists and Product Owners and will transform these into detailed low-level designs for our cloud engineers to build against.The role is cloud focused but project deliveries can be varied including working with some of our key vendors including Microsoft, Tenable, CrowdStrike and Z-Scaler.Cloud Solution Design:

•  Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and secure Azure solutions.
•  Design and architect cloud-based solutions, leveraging Azure services and technologies to meet performance, reliability, and security requirements.
   

Azure Infrastructure Design:

•  Architect and design Azure infrastructure components, including virtual networks, storage, and compute resources.
• Review and optimize Azure services such as Virtual Machines, Azure SQL Database, Azure Kubernetes Service, and others.
• Security and Compliance.
• Ensure that Azure solutions meet industry security standards and compliance requirements.
•  Implement security best practices, including identity and access management, encryption, and network security

 Performance Optimization:

• Review, analyse and optimise the performance of Azure solutions to meet or exceed defined service-level agreements.
•  Implement monitoring and logging solutions to proactively identify and address performance issues.

Automation and DevOps:

• Develop and implement automation scripts and templates for provisioning and managing Azure resources.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate Azure services into continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Portfolio Owners, Portfolio Strategists, Product Owners, Cloud engineers, System Administrators, and Security Professionals, to ensure seamless integration of Azure and cloud solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.

Within the Architecture squad, there is a real enthusiasm for working with new, leading edge cloud technologies along with embracing the challenge of change by utilising Agile and DevOps techniques and delivery methods, if you share these attributes, we welcome your application to apply and become an integral and valued member of our DevOps squad.
 Skills & experience

•  Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
•  Previous experience working in an equivalent-sized company.
•  Proven extensive experience as a Cloud Solutions Architect, with specialist experience in Microsoft Azure.
• In-depth knowledge of Azure services and architecture, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and compliance standards in the cloud including Cyber Essentials + and ISO 27001
• Experience with automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, ARM templates, Terraform).
•  Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience in working with our key vendors such as Tenable, Z-Scaler, Crowdstrike and Azure is beneficial.

Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (305) or equivalent certifications highly desired.
•  Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ104) is highly recommended.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Networking Engineer (AZ700) is highly recommended.

If you are a highly skilled A Architect with a passion for designing cutting-edge cloud solutions, we invite you to apply and contribute to our innovative and dynamic work environment. Join us in shaping the future of cloud computing!What's in it for you?

• Ongoing career development and accredited learning

• Annual recognition and values awards

• Global employee assistance program

• Pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Private healthcare including private GP service and mental health pathways

• As part of our wellbeing offering, ISG offers a monthly wellbeing allowance

• Cycle to work scheme

• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

• Industry-leading family friendly policies (39 weeks maternity leave and 8 weeks paternity at full pay)

• Volunteer day

• Discounts such as cinema to ensure you're still loving ISG even when you leave the office

• Most Friday's are a 4 pm finish providing work is completed for the week

• Your work-life balance really matters to us, so in addition to your holiday allowance we have a You Day to allow you to take an extra day off to celebrate a special event, spend time with your family or just do something that will make your life easier or more enjoyable

• Thriving networks including I-NOW (Women's Network), Race and Faith, LGBTQIA+, Armed Forced Covenant and the menopause working group, everyone’s invited

If you'd like to speak to the Talent Acquisition team, please contact [email protected] below for more details.