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AI/MACHINE LEARNING SKILLSHands-on experience in data analysis and exploration, using techniques to clean and prepare data. Python, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch. Both Deep Learning (CNN, RNN & Transformers) and Statistical Models experience. Unsupervised clustering techniques and exposure to reinforcement learning methodologies. Optimisation experience using Python Meta Heuristics (Simulated Annealing and others) and Linear/Integer Programming (AMPL Optimisation Modelling & Solver).KEY ARCHITECTURAL SKILLSArchitect in various disciplines, covering Application, Integration and to a lesser extent Data, Infrastructure and Operational architecture, working both supplier & client side.Experience dealing with stakeholders, covering business stakeholders, design authority, IT risk (security) & 3rd parties suppliers.Manages technical aspects of projects with a focus on risk and issue resolution & adherence to strategic road map & imposed technology constraints. Formulates architectural decisions where required & gains agreement on approach with various stakeholders and the design authority. Articulates risks clearly and concisely, both technical & business, with mitigations where appropriate.Formulates solutions for given business requirements & imposed constraints (strategic IT road map & security).Takes a pragmatic approach to solutions when required, delivering to tight timescales, making use of assumptions, allowing solutions to progress, whilst gaining agreement on documented assumptions.Extensive modeling knowledge covering both UML & Archimate.Excellent communication skills. Roles have had the responsibility of producing Architecture documentation.Reviewing documentation including architecture, detailed design & test documents.Contributing to project management, estimation, assisting with method & project planning. Experience of both Traditional Waterfall & Agile methods.EXPERTISE HIGHLIGHTSArchitect for a number of successfully delivered, high profile projects including DWP Universal Credit Payments components & Barclays Instant Lending for Business.Many years of technical experience covering message based integration (Web services, RESTful services using JSON, SOAP, MQ, JMS, http, J2EE, IBM Message Broker), file based integration (ETL technologies such as Informatica), application design (J2EE, JBOSS, WAS, Portlets, Java Spring batch, Scheduling products such as Autosys and TWS, Legacy solutions).

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