Solutions Architect

TUI Group is the world’s number one integrated tourism business. First Choice technology team is responsible for the delivery and operation of all E-commerce solutions and products. for several websites including FirstChoice.co.uk, HolidayHypermarket.co.uk and nhs.tui.co.uk. We are a multi-disciplinary team of experts across Architecture, Engineering, DevOps and Agile Delivery.

At TUI we’re ambitious to become the leader in technology within the travel industry and to achieve this we are looking to build a capable, creative team who want to be a part of accomplishing that goal.

We never stop looking ahead, seeking new ways to delight our customers and grow our business. We recognise the power of digital and the massive contribution this brings to creating a truly unique and differentiated customer experience.

We are looking for a talented and dedicated technical enthusiast to join the FirstChoice technology team which Build, Run and Maintain multiple holiday e-commerce websites

The Solution Architect is responsible for the architecture landscape of FirstChoice Technology domain and oversees key technical and design decisions from ideation through to implementation. You collaborate closely with Heads of Product, Heads of Technology and other key stakeholders, and have a shared responsibility for the overall business outcomes for your area.  You act as your domain’s spokesperson in senior technical engagements with other domains.

You are an advocate for state-of-the-art software and cloud architecture within the domain and are well-connected within the global communities

Please note the closing date for applications is : Sunday 2nd July

This role is primarily remote however, the job holder will be required to visit the Stockton-on-Tees office, on average once per month. 

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Solution Architect, you are responsible for the creation of technology and organisational transformation activities and technology direction.  In collaboration with technology leaders including the Head of Architecture and other senior architects, you will help shape a vision and strategies regarding IT architecture to translate business opportunities and customer expectations into innovative IT solutions within FirstChoice domain.

You will use your excellent facilitation and solicitation skills to effectively engage with teams to enhance their capability, continuously exploring new ways to improve the quality of solutions, ensuring that options are considered, and recommended approaches are clearly designed with valuable solutions.  You champion policies, standards and practices and help define and execute the technology strategy for TUI and each domain, using your knowledge of compliance and integrity of the business strategies.

You identify and implement improvement architectural practices in an agile environment and map the discrepancy between the current processes and the desired state to continuously innovate processes and adapt them to market trends. You also ensure that technical implementation is in accordance with the enterprise and solution architecture standards, and the objectives of the organisation.

You maintain a strong understanding of the bigger picture, keeping yourself continuously informed of the latest innovations, technologies, patterns and practices in cloud and software engineering. You think ahead and understand the overall business context and strategy and use these insights to shape emergent architecture of the FirstChoice technology platform.  You ensure we have the architecture capacity, capabilities and culture to deliver business outcomes sustainably and with the right level of quality from the outset.

You use your deep skills to help teams improve their expertise in first class ecommerce websites and solutions across the Domain. You never come across as preachy or dogmatic, but you are always clear and vocal about what you believe in. You always drive for technical excellence, ownership and self-organisation at team level. You help the team to find a balance between tactical solutions and long-term platform sustainability and maintainability.

You research, evaluate and test new processes and tools, helping teams use them effectively, and you collaborate closely with Technology Leads to increase software, cloud and DevSecOps maturity in all teams to help achieve the agreed OKRs/goals at team and domain level.

As an experienced Solution Architect  in a scaled cloud environment you have  you have solid experience delivering secure, scalable, reliable, maintainable web solutions. You enjoy working in a fast-paced agile environment and find joy delighting our customers with best-in-class experience. You will participate in, or even lead, domain-wide engineering excellence efforts and propose high impact initiatives and projects. You and your colleagues will work closely with Technology Leads, Software Engineers, DevSecOps specialists and other Architects to continuously improve domain’s capabilities. You are an active member of the global web, cloud and architecture communities. You love to learn and acquire new skills and you enjoy teaching others. You are not afraid to get stuck in and work directly with teams – you hate being in an ivory tower.

Security is part of everyone’s job. At TUI, we practise secure behaviours first in everything we do.

ABOUT YOU

• Thought leader in and passionate about web and cloud practices, active member of global Architecture, Cloud and Security communities
• Proven track record in designing architecture blueprints and the optimisation of them to drive development and innovation
• Proficiency in translating business vision into viable technical strategies and in conveying such strategies back to business stakeholders.
• Experience in working in an agile environment and able to integrate architecture practises in an agile way of working
• Great communicator and facilitator comfortable working across organisational and market boundaries and managing senior stakeholders. Able to disagree yet align.
• Strong experience with programming in C#/.NET & databases.
• Experience in frontend technologies and frameworks.
• Experience in an API-driven ecosystem, API design and development.
• Good grasp of experience with cloud technology (AWS), scalable design patterns, micro-services, microfrontends, CI/CD and DevSecOps.
• Enjoys and gets energized by complex technical problem solving with an ability to push innovation through technical solutions
• Customer centric, passionate about delivering great digital products and services

ABOUT OUR OFFER

• Fantastic holiday benefits including discounts, special offers and the ability to purchase additional ‘TUI time off’
• Excellent rates with foreign exchange
• Health and Wellbeing support in five key areas – Financial, Health, Social, Community and Career
• Private Medical Insurance, single cover with option to add dependants
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Pension scheme and life assurance

We want to be the best-loved holiday company not only for our customers, but for our colleagues too. That’s why we offer a variety of benefits that go above and beyond a competitive salary, so we can help you to live your best life happily at TUI.  Click here to find out more.​

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If you require any further information regarding this opportunity, please email careers@tui.co.uk

We really value your interest in TUI and will be back in touch with you shortly after the application closing date.

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