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# Solution Architect

- **Company:** TESTQ Technologies
- **Location:** Sheffield, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Continuous Integration, Mainframes, Ansible, Shell Script, Information Technology, Jenkins
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815047099-solution-architect

## About the Role

* Ability to challenge conventional wisdom to design the best solution
 * 5 years designing and delivering Ansible-based automation into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
 * Highly developed communication skills
 * Strong analytical and problem solving skills
 * Fluency in written and spoken English and be comfortable working in a multicultured global environment
 * Working experience in Agile methodologies
 * Ability to work independently and within a diverse team environment
 * Strong documentation collaboration and ownership mindset
 * Experience of working with and improving IT Services underpinned by vendor software
 * Product domain experience in one or more of:
 + File Transmission products eg IBM SFGSSPSEASCD
 + Mainframe zOS and job execution workflows
 + BMC ControlM
 * An understanding of financial services compliance and risk management requirements, Mandatory Skills : Ansible, Architectural diagrams, CI/CD Architecture, Risk Management (Credit/Market/IT/Ops), Shell Scripting

## Description

* Ability to challenge conventional wisdom to design the best solution
 * 5 years designing and delivering Ansible-based automation into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
 * Highly developed communication skills
 * Strong analytical and problem solving skills
 * Fluency in written and spoken English and be comfortable working in a multicultured global environment
 * Working experience in Agile methodologies
 * Ability to work independently and within a diverse team environment
 * Strong documentation collaboration and ownership mindset
 * Experience of working with and improving IT Services underpinned by vendor software
 * Product domain experience in one or more of:
 + File Transmission products eg IBM SFGSSPSEASCD
 + Mainframe zOS and job execution workflows
 + BMC ControlM
 * An understanding of financial services compliance and risk management requirements

Skills

Mandatory Skills : Ansible, Architectural diagrams, CI/CD Architecture, Risk Management (Credit/Market/IT/Ops), Shell Scripting


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