Job Title: | Solution Architect |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Location: | West London, London |
Industry: | |
Salary: | Negotiable |
Start Date: | asap |
Duration: | perm |
REF: | PP/CK/SolutionArchit_1611317125 |
Contact Name: | Caroline Kennedy |
Contact Email: | caroline.kennedy@projectpeople.com |
Job Published: | over 3 years ago |
Job Description
Solution Architect - Azure
Permanent
I have an exciting opportunity to work as a Solution Architect for a company with a fantastic office and working environment who are currently undergoing a major business transformation, underpinned by significant investment in their technology.
Responsibilities of the Solution Architect include:
- Translating the overall Enterprise Architecture into solution specific architecture definitions and designs, thereby allowing the Enterprise Architecture vision to be realised
- Solution architecture deliverables will span across Applications, Integration, Data and Infrastructure
- The role will be part of the governance and review process assisting colleagues by creating/providing policies and patterns which will help inform the design and development processes
- The role will also be part of designing and ensuring our strategic roadmap and all architectural standards for the organisation
- The role uses the overall Enterprise Architecture approach together with technology trends/direction, industry insight and business understanding to create solution approaches, architecture definitions and solution designs
Technology Strategy
- Assist in developing our Technology Strategy by developing roadmaps, diagrams and artefacts that feed into the overall strategy
Architecture
- Input into and adoption of architectural policies, patterns and standards for all architectural domains: Business, Information, Integration, Application and Infrastructure
- Maintain applicable Architecture Building Blocks and catalogues and ensure that other appropriate parties are updating and maintaining the documentation
- Input and use of appropriate templates for teams to document their designs in a consistent fashion and ensuring that knowledge sharing is performed
- Create solution roadmaps and work with the business to define and agree implementation approaches for these roadmaps
- Assist in strategic planning and budgeting where applicable to the Technology Strategy
- Create conceptual, logical design and physical designs for projects and review the realisation of these by development teams
- Work with information security architect and other technical specialists to incorporate all domains and technical aspects into designs and solution roadmaps
- Raise appropriate risks and maintain technical debt register which are regularly reviewed by TDA
Vendor, partner and contract management
- Assist the Enterprise Architect with technical due diligence on new technology contracts
- Assist in reviewing existing supplier offerings and where they fit on our strategic roadmaps
The successful Solution Architect will have:
- Solid technical background in at least one architectural domain with good knowledge across the others
- Proven track record of delivery and working across all technology domains
- Solution architecture leader across Applications, Integration, Data and Infrastructure
- Stakeholder management and influencing with all levels from C-suite minus 1 level to operators
- Commercial understanding
- Track record of technology change delivery
- Innovation for business outcomes
- Good understanding of applying security by design principles and patterns
Desirable:
- Data and Business process modelling
To apply for the Solution Architect please send your CV to caroline.kennedy@projectpeople.com
Project People is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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