Solution Architect

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  Lead brainstorming sessions to develop potential solutions for business needs or problems.
• Identify areas where IT can support business needs and goals.
• Work with business units to develop IT strategies and to improve current IT implementations.
• Work with product domain and delivery teams to develop scalable solutions and products.
• Communicate and consult with clients and internal stakeholders to develop appropriate solutions
• Shape solution options and influence strategic direction to ensure that the solutions designed are architecturally aligned
• Develop solution designs and support technical design documentation in compliance with architectural strategies (vision and roadmap) and principles
• Ensure that solutions adhere to required standards on security, infrastructure, services, delivery and quality assurance in order to ensure business solutions bring real value to the organization
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the specific business areas to which you are aligned and have an understanding of organizational inter dependencies to ensure an enterprise view when designing business solutions
• Maintain relationships with client or internal Enterprise Architect, Business Analyst and IT Delivery in order to influence decisions made in the scoping of projects and to influence architectural direction
• Promote awareness of new and emerging technologies among staff and the business
• Maintain a high level of business engagement to inspire confidence in IT as a trusted business partner
• Embed a culture of continuous improvement in the Solution Architecture team by looking for and driving improvements to ‘ways of working’, processes, tools and techniques
• Provide relevant skills transfer, coaching and mentoring to team members to share expertise
• Deliver Initial Technical Design Assessment for End-to-End solution, get it reviewed and approved by appropriate stakeholders from various participating domains.
• Deliver High Level Designs for End-to-End Solution, get it reviewed and approved by appropriate stakeholders from various participating domains.

Required Skill Set:

• Possess high level of technical literacy and the ability to analyze in detail.
• Extensive time management skills to determine development schedules and milestones and ensure that deliverables are completed on time
• Experience with team leadership and motivation is essential
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Possess excellent problem-solving attitude, and ability to quickly change direction based on updated client specifications or system limitations
• Client-facing skills
• People management skills - introducing and building ways in which people can learn from each other, encouraging mentoring and the transfer of knowledge by designing and delivering learning interventions
• Team work and emotional intelligence
• Good self-management – continuous performance is both an objective and a mind-set
• High value on openness and transparency

Experience:

• At least 4 years of experience in designing and delivering solutions for blue chip organizations
• Ability to produce concise, accurate solution designs to meet business problems
• Significant experience of design and systems architecture
• Significant experience of providing technical solutions to business problems
• Experience of senior stakeholder engagement
• The ability to influence stakeholder decision making based on your expertise