Solution Designer (CRM)

Solution Designer - CRM

Permanent

I have an exciting opportunity to work as a Solution Designer 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 Designer 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 Designer 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 Designer please send your CV to caroline.kennedy@projectpeople.com

Project People is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.