Solutions Architect

A great Net Zero client is seeking a talented Solutions Architect to come and join their talented team. The role is hybrid 2 days in the Canary Wharf office and 3 days WFH. Excellent benefits including pension, life assurance, season ticket loan and much more! The Solution Architect will work on projects across the entire project lifecycle, to deliver solutions to defined business requirements operating within organisation patterns or processes. The Solution Architect will ensure systems are secure, scalable and supportable with the organisations support functions seeking to reuse / expand existing solutions and services where possible. Working in the Technology Hub the Solution Architect will become Subject Matter Experts of various systems that support client’ schemes. The Solutions Architect will work with operational and project teams across the business to take intellectual ownership of client’s architectural and operational design, improvements, and roadmap, and will develop a deep understanding of our schemes and operations. As such, the ability to communicate complex ideas and issues simply and effectively will be very important. The role requires the creation of technical documentation that will provide business processes, settlement calculation mechanics, data catalogues and data interface requirements. The documents created will be in support of the IT system requirements specification (functional and non-functional) and the associated operating model or new schemes as required. Following the production of the IT specification, support to the IT system development project, the development of User Acceptance Testing documentation and creation of Local Working Instructions as needed in the establishment of the new functionality. The role requires end to end requirements support/ownership from concept to delivery. Key Responsibilities Responsible for documenting the “as-is” and “to-be” solution, technical and data architecture Responsible for ensuring that solutions proposed by a project meet the strategic objectives of the product or service Responsible for ensuring the correct technical solutions and products are chosen Responsible for ensuring chosen solutions meet the business, functional and non-functional requirements Ensuring the technical transition approach meets the business requirements Responsible for documenting the technology landscape, interfaces and data flows Supporting solution ownership within the operating model of client Ensuring that any project delivery meets the architecture strategy and policies Responsible for developing and maintaining a clear roadmap for the adoption of new features Responsible for managing the technical risks across any project, product or service Responsible for ensuring that the strategies and architecture policies are followed Design highly scalable software solutions to improve functionality and system longevity. Work with technical business analysts to fine tune requirements and ensure that wants are feasible and pragmatic and validate development tasks in Jira. Skills Knowledge and Expertise Essential: Minimum 3 years of cloud-based experience in successfully delivering within IT/business transformation project/programme roles as a Solution Architect Cloud architecture: AWS or Azure Creation of high level design (HLD) and low level design (LLD) documents Creation of UML and ITIL standard documentation Desirable: ArchiMate modelling Enterprise integration patterns Microservices, Event Driven Architecture, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), CQRS Cloud certification: AWS or Azure

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