Solution Architect

Gemini Network Media is a fast growing venture capital funded, start-up company working in the sport and leisure industry to provide cutting edge web-based solutions. Working closely with national sporting unions and a number of familiar brands, Gemini is an exciting and fast paced company to work in.

As the company grows we require a strong solution architect who can both design and lead the implementation of a number of exciting web based projects. The role requires someone who can engage with both company directors and third party partners to understand the vision of a product and take it forward within a development team using the skills of a business analyst, project manager and a team of developers to successfully deliver the project within the company’s enterprise architecture.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in working as the lead developer of a number of projects in a range of technologies. This is a key role within the company and as such the recruitment process will involve being able to demonstrate your skills with a coding problem.

Please EMAIL your latest CV with a cover letter for consideration as soon as possible.

(No agencies please)

Required Experience
The ideal candidate will have
• A university degree in a computer science and at least 5 years experience in software engineering
• Experience of different types of projects ideally with some blue chip company experience
• Strong experience in the designing, implementing and reporting of large relational databases
• A proven ability in more than one OO language (C#, Java, C++, PHP, Ruby.. etc)
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and W3C standards
• A strong understanding of the challenges of web-based application development
• Developed service oriented architectures for B2B integration
• Experience of project management, team leadership and developer training
• Experience of creating n-tier software architectures using best practices including design patterns
• Ability to work well in a fast paced demanding environment
• Full software lifecycle experience including best practices in version control, testing, deployment
• Experience managing the outsourcing of part or whole projects

The candidate must have specific tool and language experience of the following:

• C# software development using Microsoft .Net 3.5
• SQL Server administration & reporting
• Windows Server 2003 remote administration
• Open source development specifically Linux, Apache, MySQL & PHP (LAMP)

Experience or knowledge of the following would be beneficial

• Experience of reservation or scheduling systems
• Knowledge of the leisure industry specifically Golf
• White label template based web development
• Email template creation and distribution
• Integration of online payment gateways
• Business administration