The people who work off-track are as important to Formula 1 as those behind the wheel. As a Senior Solutions Architect, working on mission critical applications to support the F1 championship and support series, you could be one of them!

Specification Essentials:

Hons Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent commercial experience.
Extensive experience with AWS Web Services and the following certifications:
- AWS Professional Solution Architect
- AWS Professional DevOps Engineer
- AWS Associate Developer and SysOps
Experience with Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Certified: Fundamentals
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
Proven experience with CloudFormation, CDK, Azure Resource Manager, and Terraform
Familiarity with cloud security solutions and best practices
Good communication, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate, report and converse effectively.
An understanding of cloud-native technologies and current computing trends.
Demonstrated knowledge of cloud architecture, capabilities, and operational best practices.
Experience deploying and administering applications in a cloud environment.
Sound understanding of CI/CD practices, and have the knowledge to create build pipelines with TeamCity as well as with Azure DevOps.

Desirable:

Experience with designing and creating highly scalable data ingestion pipelines.
Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server (Currently 2016)
Experience with consuming and processing high frequency data in a real-time / near real-time environment.
Experience with microservice architectures and containerization (Docker / Kubernetes)

Reporting into the Software Development Manager, you will:

Proactively contribute as a Solution Architect to support and development of existing applications critical to the Timing and production of the F1 Championship and other support series.
Proactively contribute to the development of new and innovate products as part of a small team.
Work as part of the Software Team across multiple projects.
Serve as the primary interface between the Software/Application Development teams and the IT Division.
Design and implement robust, scalable cloud solutions in collaboration with tech leads and software architects.
Train and mentor other members of the software team on cloud technologies.
Conceptualize, design, and architect application solutions for multi-cloud environments.
Ensure all solutions conform to IT and InfoSec governance and guardrails.
Stay updated with the latest cloud technologies and ensure their effective implementation.
Ensure architectural diagrams are of the highest quality including commenting, documentation, and the use of Architectural Decision Records (ADRs)
Participate in group activities such as demonstrations, design reviews, requirement exploration, system architecting, etc.
Develop a broad skill set covering all aspects of the F1 software environment as well as a defined area of specialisation (T-shaped).
Must be able to provide onsite (Biggin-Hill and Trackside) technical support for multiple race weekends during any given season.
Must be able to work flexible hours as needed to support project timelines and deliver efforts on time.

Be the force behind Formula 1!