Solution Architect for Enterprise Technology Services

Reporting to Director of Technology - Group and Client ServicesThe Solutions Architect proactively and holistically leads and supports EA activities that guide the development and management of a portfolio of solutions. Solutions include projects, systems (including applications, technologies, processes, and information), shared infrastructure services and shared application services.The solutions architect provides the necessary leadership, analysis and design tasks related to support the development of technology solutions to ensure that solutions meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standards. They create deliverables for managing the organization''s portfolio of to be and as is solutions including systems (applications, processes, information and technology), shared infrastructure services, and shared application services and components to enable and drive targeted business outcomes.This role will involve designing solutions in the fund administration industry, covering infrastructure and application integration for applications including Salesforce, Workday, Bank Clarity, Swift, Medius, FenX as well as data and integration platforms. There are multiple projects that will cover these areas, so broad experience across infrastructure and applications is essential.The Solution Architect will demonstrate competencies across four key dimensions:Translates business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint to achieve business objectives and documents all solution architecture design and analysis workMonitors the current-state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through aging of the technologies used by the application, or misalignment with business requirements / IT StrategySupports product managers in end of life product decisions to maintain, refresh or retire services, or systems, including applications, technologies, processes, and informationAnalyses the technology industry, competitors, and market trends, and determines their potential implications for a given solutionAnalyses the business-IT environment to detect critical deficiencies, legacy, and technical debt, and recommends solutions for improvementFacilitates the evaluation and selection of software product standards and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurationsConsults with application and infrastructure development projects and products to fit systems or infrastructure to architecture and identify when it is necessary to modify designs to accommodate the solutions architectureCurrent state architecture documentation, vendor assessment for RFP, contribution to cost/benefit analysis, contributions to proof-of-concept implementationLeads evaluation, design and analysis for the implementation of a solutions architecture across a group of specific business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities, value-streams, business requirements and enterprise standardsManages and develops the architecture for a broader scope of projects or products, working closely with application architects that manage and design architecture for a single project or product or initiativeCreates architectural designs to guide and contextualise solution development across products, services, projects, and systems, including applications, technologies, processes, and informationWorks closely with the program management office (PMO) or project management office to ensure the execution of plans corresponds with what is being promised throughout the project or product lifecycleProvides consulting support to application architects within agile teams to ensure the project or product is aligned with the overall enterprise architectureProvides deliverables like standard definitions, reference models and architecture designs to support architectural governance to assess the impact of new and ongoing technology investment on the business and IT estateSupports a community of practice (CoP), guiding and helping agile teams, product owners to align with the overall enterprise architecture governance and assuranceBachelor''s degree in computer science, information-technology, engineering, system analysis or a related study, or equivalent experienceMinimum of five years of experience in at least two IT solution development disciplines, including technical or infrastructure architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management or cloud developmentGood understanding of product management, agile principles and development methodologies and capability of supporting agile teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact, and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debtDrive, passion, and enthusiasm for success and qualitywhilst being able to identify and manages risk.adapts style and content to the needs of the audience by being inspirationalWe will provide the training in house for relevant technical knowledge and soft skills to enhance your professional development.