AdresseTechnical Architect (DevOps Automation)
UK, France & Poland
The Technical Architect (DevOps Automation) is responsible for the technical estate for the CI/CD, Automation and CPP teams. The Technical Architect (DevOps Automation) will understand the strategy for cloud, the needs and challenges of product owners, projects and operations teams that s/he supports and deliver to those accordingly.
The Technical Architect (DevOps Automation) role is the lead technologist for a product or platform. We often buy in third party products with high out of box implementation which most likely will have their own Technical Architecture roles, so as the in-house Technical Architect (DevOps Automation) you will be responsible to managing the internal assets and supporting our approach to third party products.
As a Technical Architect (DevOps Automation) you will perform deliverable reviews and be responsible for measuring deliverable quality within the Delivery Team.
DISCOVER your opportunity
What will your essential responsibilities include?
- Technical Owner of the DevOps and Automation application estate, alongside the other Technical Architect(s)
- Specification of technologies, application architectures and data structures as a basis for application for internal assets
- Support and delivery of ecosystem design for the DevOps Automation Platform for AXA XL, and responsibility of delivery of that design with the DevOps Automation Team.
- Be a trusted automation and tooling advisor for DevOps initiatives by providing objective, practical and relevant insights, design and advice
- Cloud Capability design and consulting to capability Product Owners.
- Key contributor to Cloud strategy and design, contributing to CTO discussions and standards
- Producing quality, secure, scalable, high-performing and resilient designs for new or improved services
- Lead the Systems Analysts, Developers and Testers in sympathetic change to the applications
- Hands-on delivery of complex and critical software solutions
- Monitor change and perform reviews as needed
- For internal assets, support Application Managers to develop and maintain the Product Roadmap
- Define and maintain development standards such as system and data design, coding etc.
- Ensures the products adhere to Information Security policies and standards for secure coding and manages risk acceptances.
- Manage architecture exceptions for the application, including identifying, documenting, taking through exception approval process, and remediation where and when possible
- Monitor application services to ensure performance consistently meets non-functional requirements (response time, security etc.)
- Work with the Application Manager in defining, analysing, planning, measuring and improving product availability and continuity
You will report to the Delivery Lead.
SHARE your talent
We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
- Extensive experience of the Cloud and cloud based solutions
- Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery).
- Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. C#, Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js).
- Experience of building cloud capability solutions for complex organisations within a Security focused environment
- Experience in DevOps tools (AWS, Docker/Containers, Github , Harness / CI-CD tools etc...)
- Knowledge of solid software design principles and clean code principles.
- Experience with Asynchronous data handling and event-based architectures
- Experience in designing and writing API endpoints (Express JS with Apollo GraphQL preferred, REST)
- Experience in writing comprehensive tests (Cypress, React Testing Library, Jest preferred, PHPUnit, Junit, etc.)
- Proven experience of identifying and designing changes to system architecture, including reviewing the technical integrity of internal assets
- Able to develop, own, and publish the product Technical Architecture and design documentation
- Proven ability to translate the high-level designs into the technical specifications to facilitate efficient and effective development and unit testing
- Proficiency with multiple application delivery models including Agile, iterative and waterfall
- Advanced skills in developing tools, frameworks and processes intended to maximise software quality and minimize time-to-delivery
FIND your future
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.
At AXA XL our approach to corporate responsibility (CR) is the same as our approach to business; constantly seeking to provide innovative solutions to the world’s most complex problems. From offering our expertise, products and services to help build more resilient communities, to advancing understanding and response to climate change, our strategy – Our Impact. Our Future. – aligns key issues that are pertinent to our business – climate, water and financial resilience - and contributes to AXA Group’s purpose to “Act for human progress by protecting what matters.”.
- Climate: We’re reducing our carbon footprint, protecting ecosystems and exploring how our business can help build a better world.
- Water: We’re developing water resilience where it is — and will be — needed most.
- Financial resilience: We’re helping create opportunities for the unemployed and underemployed, so they can be better prepared for unexpected changes.
- Hearts in Action:We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as our “Hearts in Action” programs.
For more information please see theCorporate Responsibility sectionon our website.
At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, while creating an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.
· Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, race/ethnicity, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe
· Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
· Enhanced family friendly leave benefits
· Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
· Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
