Solutions Architect - Octopus

Who we are;

Robusta Technology Group (RTG) is a key driver of digital transformation by providing a holistic tech ecosystem. RTG works with its local and international partners to help build digital customer experiences, establish remote engineering hubs and build ventures across multiple industries and domains. In this pursuit, RTG serves as a catalyst for impact and growth through events, spaces and content focused on creating impact and growth across the different interactions.

Octopus is proud to be part of the Robusta Technology Group (RTG), a leading tech consultancy group. With a decade of experience and a successful track record of delivering over 300 projects across Europe, the Middle East, and North America, RTG has established itself as a preferred employer in the Egyptian market. Octopus and Robusta are building a bridge between Europe and Africa, creating tailored hub solutions to connect companies with top talent across the globe.

Octopus is specialized in rapidly assembling remote global tech teams that are fully aligned with the culture and practices of a particular brand. By providing tailored hubs to suit its clients needs, Octopus gives companies all the advantages of remote work and offshoring without all the negatives.

You will be working with one of our partners in Dubai that is willing to gallop into the new AI era with the Unicorn of AI operating systems.

Position Overview

As the Solution Architect, you will spearhead the technical design aspects of building a

backend service and microservices, working closely with a Senior Project Manager,

Optimizely Lead, and Product Owner. You will guide the architecture design and lead the

technical aspects of creating and implementing DXP, eCommerce, Data, Martech platforms

and microservices which work on a range of platforms from mobile to web and cloud. In one

word, you LEAD all technical aspects of our clients’ projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead RFI/RFP technical assessment, required resources, implementation estimation, proposed solutions and document all findings in PowerPoint presentation.
• Lead SOW technical documentation and validation.
• Define and document the technical roadmap that is aligned with the company vision, business direction, and product roadmap.
• Research, identity, analyze fit, assess risk, and select the architecture and design patterns and the implementation technologies that meet client IT vision and direction.
• Drive all architecture and design activities to ensure a sound technical approach supported by appropriate documentation.
• Identify, explore, and analyze feasible technical solutions to meet client’s business requirements.
• Guide productive team discussions and make decisions on technical alternatives and implementations.
• Work closely with the team to address technical implementation details and resolve issues on a daily basis while setting an example through your hands-on technical involvement.
• Work with clients to understand their business requirements and goals.
• Participate in the development of proposals and presentations for potential clients, assess and improve the technical capabilities of the organization.
• Coach, teach, and support the technical team’s continued learning on technical matters including best practices, quality metrics, design and coding guidelines, agile processes, automation, and tools.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to identify and pursue new business opportunities.
• Lead all aspects of our clients technical on prem and PaaS product activities - architecture, design, development, and deployment – to produce a high-performance, scalable, reliable, and secure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the development and deployment of solutions.
• Collaborate with the other practice leads and project managers to ensure we deliver a high-quality product, on-time on-budget, using agile and automated methodologies like Scrum and DevOps.
• Continuously self-learn and evolve following the latest relevant technologies.
• Be an enthusiastic, engaged, pro-active, and creative team player.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of demonstrated experience in architecting, developing, and deploying quality enterprise business software that is scalable and secure PaaS, cloud, and on- prem deployment environments.
• Experience in presenting technical approach and recommendation to c-level executives.
• Proven hands-on experience in architecting and delivering high-performance, reliable, available, scalable, and secure enterprise on-prem and PaaS applications.
• An ability to foresee technical challenges and potential issues ahead of time, identify options and solutions, and use the right methods, techniques, and tools that fit the directional need and the task at hand.
• Experience in using a broad range of technologies and tools such as C#/.NET Core, REST/JSON, MS SQL, MySQL and MongoDB/NoSQL; ReactJS, JavaScript/jQuery, HTML5 and CSS.
• Used cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure and implemented DevOps automation including CI/CD using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Docker, or Nagios.
• Extensive experience in defining, designing, documenting, building, and deploying public APIs.
• Discipline and commitment to define, document, and implement design principles, coding standards, documentation, reviews, and best practices or industry standards for an agile development environment and processes.
• A track record in implementing an innovative technology vision with an aggressive product roadmap while building a strong foundation for scalability and growth.
• An ability to articulate and communicate technical concepts clearly, both orally and written.
• Passion and commitment with integrity, initiative, creativity, eagerness to self-learn the latest relevant technologies, and to share with and coach team members.
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering, a graduate degree is a must.
• Experience in a pre-sales role is a must.
• Experience in DXP platform implementation such as Adobe or Optimizely is an asset.
• Experience in Salesforce platforms such as Sales Service Cloud is an asset.
• Experience in Loyalty and Martech platform implementation is an asset.

Additions:

• Innovation and Strategy: Drive innovative solutions within the project, leveraging microservices and cloud to enhance user experience and business value.
• Training and Mentorship: Provide training and mentorship to team members on architecture and implementation, raising their competency levels.
• Risk Management: Identify technical risks and work collaboratively to develop and implement mitigation strategies.
• Vendor Liaison: Act as the primary technical contact for solutions architecture, managing relationships and ensuring support and service meet project needs.