Candyspace are tried and tested digital product experts, creating apps and websites for ambitious, results-focused organisations investing in growth, including some of the best-known brands in the UK and beyond. 

Working at Candyspace is about building products that people love. We all work hard to define the sweetspot between customers' needs and the demands of the businesses who employ us. And by building products that they all love, we love those products too. To do this you will be part of a diverse and inclusive team of like-minded people, ambitious for themselves and passionate about what they do. You will work on exciting and challenging projects.

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We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Solutions Architect to provide technical leadership for the DXP capability within the business. For this role we require a high level of commercial acumen in order to be able to ensure client requirements are effectively translated into best-in-class solutions design.

The role is tasked with ensuring the scoping, architecting, delivery and ongoing optimisation of Episerver / Optimizely-based client projects to the highest quality. The Solutions Architect strives for constant technical excellence and has a genuine passion and enthusiasm for technology as an instrument for business growth.

• Translating customer needs into best-in-class DXP solutions design utilising the Episerver / Optimizely product suite (Content Cloud, Commerce Cloud, Intelligence Cloud & Full Stack)
• Understanding he technical implications of solutions design, factoring in optimal performance, scalability and ongoing maintainability.
• Analysing existing client technology stacks and complex dependencies in order to architect optimal / future-proofed technical solutions.
• Defining solutions that factor in the consistency of approach between front-end and back-end teams.
• The custom integration of 3rd party platforms and technologies.

Experience

• Extensive experience in a Solutions Architect role implementing and delivering .NET C# web solutions.
• A solid understanding of best practices of developing with .NET frameworks, .NET Core and MVC solution patterns.
• An understanding of advanced .NET concepts such as Dependency injection and ORM
• Advanced SQL Server knowledge.
• Working knowledge of DevOps project setup, CI, test automation and unit testing experience.
• Thorough understanding of at least one key eCommerce System or Content Management System (Episerver / Optimizely, Sitecore, Magento, Adobe, etc.) and a broad understanding of Microsoft technologies.
  
  

Skills

• Outstanding relationship skills with the ability to build rapport and credibility with clients at a CTO / COO level.
• Ambitious, passionate and tenacious about delivering growth.
• Structured and methodological with good planning skills.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with both internal and external stakeholders and experience of communicating complex technical information to a variety of audiences, e.g. in proposals and presentations
• An in-depth understanding of DXP industry developments providing the business and our clients the facility to grow at scale.
• In-depth knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC), process and methodologies.
• The ability to identify and resolve risks, issues and conflicts to ensure quality control throughout the SDLC and that software development standards and practices are followed.
• Leading workshops and collaborating with our clients to help define detailed project requirements and technical solutions.