Arηs is a fully independent group of companies specialized in managing complex IT projects and systems for large organisations, focusing on state-of-the-art software development, business intelligence and infrastructure services.

We are composed of 13 entities across 6 countries that are unified by the Arηs Group, with more than 1750 consultants.

This corporate structure enables us to respond quickly to market changes and customer requests, and to communicate and make decisions without layers of bureaucracy.

Our success can be attributed to the synergy among our nine complementary entities, combined with our methodologies, which are based on the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and the Scrum agile software development framework.

Established in 2016, the Greek entity Arηs Developments Hellas aims to extend Arηs Group activities dedicated to the European market providing high-quality services in Software Development, covering the entire application development lifecycle: starting with user requirements, business process redesign and specifications, to continue with development, testing and application maintenance.

We are currently looking for a Solutions Architect to join our growing team in one of the biggest European organizations.

Tasks:

• Sets standards in scope of design, development, quality and testing
• Designs and communicates system architecture
• Design interoperability and interfaces with other systems 
• Elicits needs, analyses requirements
• Transfers business, users and technical needs into architectures
• Maps business goals, project benefits, priorities, components, system features
• Analyses available systems
• Identify options for potential solutions
• Maintains and tracks architecture in systems lifecycle
• Estimate and size software development works
• Contributes to systems design, testing, quality assurance, change management
• Prepares system documentation and provides presentations 
• Lead development teams and development processes
• Selects and evaluates technologies
• Collects and interprets system metrics
• Optimizes system from performance, security and quality points of view

Who you are:

• Master's Degree plus minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience
• Sets standards in scope of design, development, quality and testing
• Has got at least 3 years hand on experience in architecting software systems
• Has performed role of key architect in development of at least 2 software systems
• Presents excellent command of English, at least at C1 level
• Expert in systems architecting in the domain of the Lot
• Expert in designing enterprise level software systems 
• Expert in planning capacity and security of the systems
• Holds excellent technical knowledge about: databases, application servers, communication middleware, web servers, GIS services, directory services, systems security on Microsoft platforms, business intelligence concepts, systems integration and Integrated Development Environments
• Expert in designing in UML
• Expert in software development methodologies, lifecycles and artefacts like RUP, ISO12207 and agile methodologies
• Is proficient in using systems modelling tools like Sparx Enterprise Architect, Aris Architect or others
• Presents excellent communication skills
• Holds ability to document effectively
• Presents problem solving skills
• Presents leadership skills

Specific Requirements:

• Familiar with cerate and develop an ICT architecture and strategy based on business and technical needs
• Knowledge of cloud migration processes and models
• Familiar with Disaster Recovery, High Availability and Backup strategies
• Good understanding of WAN and NPLS concept and solution 
• Knowledge of virtualization and cloud concept and solution
• Proficiency in evaluate technology, market trends and industry, and identify prospective impact on business
• Familiar with network reference architectures, security standards and frameworks like COBIT, TOGAF, ITIL or similar
• Experience in network and network security architecting and design
• Additional certificates of (will be an advantage):
• ITILv4 Foundation or Managing Practitioner
• MCSE: Core Infrastructure
• VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)