Solutions Architect

SUMMARY:
Highly reputable banking giant seeks your highly sought after technical skills and incomparable 7-10 Years' Experience within multiple IT disciplines. A good understanding of integration points, cloud technology, middleware, and data structures is non-negotiable. Come showcase your skills in this highly sought-after arena!

POSITION INFO:
DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops and maintains the focus area (domain) architecture and design for specific business functional/technical area.
• Provides a high level roadmap for the implementation of the solution.
• Matrix manages Architects delivering on projects/initiatives within focus area (domain).
• Provide thought leadership throughout the programme
• In cooperation with the Product Manager, the Senior Solution Architect plays a critical role in helping align team in a common technical direction toward accomplishment of the roadmap.
• Develop Solution Architectures/Designs:
  • Responsible for the creation and validation of solutions by collaborating with key stakeholders, peers and/ or project teams, aligned to reference, segment and domain architectures and roadmaps.
  • Manage the technology/engineering aspects of Programme and value stream Kanban’s
  • Manage deviation and exceptions of solutions that vary from the reference, segments and domain architecture and/or architecture principles.
  • Coordinate activities across areas and domains in order to facilitate and deliver relevant artefacts.
  • Manage technology complexities and conflicts relevant to the solution architecture.
  • Explore and propose new concepts and solutions through innovative thinking.
  • Ensure advice and validate that the solutions are at the appropriate level (conceptual, logical and or physical) for the correct understanding, interpretation and importance.
  • Investigate and research the problem statement or programme needs in order deliver relevant solution artefacts
  • Produce and contribute to target solutions.
  • Manage architectural runway and backlogs for the programmes overall solution intent
  • Articulate solution risks and impacts to relevant stakeholders.
  • Influence and communicate all stakeholders across the programme to accept and adopt solutions.

• Honours'' Degree in Information Technology, Engineering or Commerce.
• Relevant Architecture certification.
• Business type Qualification (e.g. MBA) would be preferred.
• 7 – 10 Years’ experience in multiple IT disciplines e.g. Development Hardware, analysis, design,
• service management, architecture.
• 5 - 7 Years'' experience as an architect across domains.

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