Principal Application Architect

Discover; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You’ll Do

The Principal Application Architect is responsible for leading the charge to drive technology strategy and technical capabilities for an application ecosystem. Leverage deep understanding of business processes and technical building blocks to design application architecture that balances business and customer needs with technical non-functional requirements for resiliency, security and efficiency. Partners with application engineers to ensure the application ecosystem is engineered according to architecture vision and continuously evolve the architecture and application to meet changing customer and business needs. They actively manage and escalate risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

How You’ll Do It

• Partners with Sr. Product Owner(s) to develop product vision and strategy and align product vision with technology strategy
• Independently oversees the design process for an application
• Coaches other architects to develop product quality strategy including nonfunctional requirements, such as reliability, availability, and security
• Demonstrates a deep understanding of business processes and technical building blocks
• Trains others in solution design patterns
• Coaches internal technology communities and are actively engaged in understanding and researching modern technologies and patterns

Qualifications You’ll Need

The Basics

• Bachelors – Computer Science or related
• Software Development, Software Engineering, Technical Architecture or related
• Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of proficient on the Dreyfus architecture scale

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• Occasionally move about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Ability to transport physical objects up to 10 pounds (5 kg).
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
• Ability to communicate verbally; Ability to communicate in written form.
• Travel up to 10% of the time.

Bonus Points If You Have

• AWS preferred though extensive experience with other relevant providers can be applicable
• Kubernetes
• Openshift
• Java and Spring technologies including Core, Boot, and Cloud
• Microservices architecture and event driven architecture using Kafka or Rabbit MQ
• Relational databases (design/SQL/tuning)
• Web APIs (REST/SOAP)
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically while executing tactically
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and managing competing priorities in a large enterprise

Application Deadline: The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Feb-18-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email [e-mail]. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.

Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.