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The Senior IT Solution Architect is an advanced subject matter expert with cross domain technology level knowledge.
This role is accountable for creating integrated solutions and collaborates and supports the architectural consulting function in architecting complex client solutions.
The primary objective of this role is to ensure the optimal functioning of an entity’s IT application software and infrastructure by outlining complex solution architecture descriptions across domains, functions and industries, then monitoring and governing the implementation.
The Senior IT Solution Architect creates the roadmap, architecture and blueprints for the full solution set and defines efficient and coherent solutions to enable capability building blocks at the desired level of maturity for a domain or value stream.
- Defines solutions or products to deliver capability at a specific level of maturity and ensures that solutions are agile and scalable and can be integrated into the overall architecture.
- Designs and communicates high level structure to enable and guide the design and development of integrated solutions that meet current and future business needs.
- Uses client business requirements to advise on the design, deployment and operation of application infrastructures.
- Creates designs that provide holistic views, but also contain the details of the components and interconnections between components.
- Involved with projects at the time of inception and is involved along with the project manager in the planning and governance of projects and the functional analysis (FA) of developing the initial requirements.
- Works with enterprise architects to define how the proposed solution components will fit into the enterprise data architecture, defining clear Release-Roadmap that improve on existing solutions, use of new technologies and methodologies to seek continual improvement for existing systems.
- Manages the proof of concept (POC)/prototypes to validate new solutions, tools and methods initiatives.
- Researches and investigates emerging infrastructure technologies and the best practices associated with these trends.
- Contribute to the improvement of internal effectiveness by contributing to improving current methodologies, processes and tools.
- Supports the internal or vendor-based Installation and configuration of application.
- Performs any other related task as required.
- Advanced ability to construct complex solutions using their expertise of more of the function's offerings.
- Advanced knowledge of multi-technology software, OS’s and infrastructure design best practices in a variety of hardware platforms including mainframes, distributed platforms, desktops, and mobile devices.
- Advanced multi-layered knowledge of reference architectures.
- Advanced knowledge of project management principles.
- Advanced knowledge of vendor roadmaps, new developments and new product offerings
- Analytical in their approach.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively interact with a variety of stakeholders.
- Ability to share and communicate ideas clearly, both orally and in writing, to executive staff, business sponsors, and technical resources in clear concise language.
- Displays strategic thinking ability coupled with good business acumen.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Technology or related field.
- TOGAF / COBIT or related certification preferred.
- Scaled Agile certification is beneficial.
- Advanced experience gained in multiple industries and across several disciplines.
- Advanced experience with software development process or Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) projects.
- Advanced experience working as a senior solution architect in a global IT services provider organization.
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