Digital / Solution Architect - Microservices, SOA, Agile, Web
Overall Job Purpose
The Solution Architect is responsible for ensuring that changes to the clients applications are designed and delivered in accordance with IT Delivery policies and standards.
Skills Required
- Demonstrable experience working as a Solution Architect using a range of different technologies (ideally including Java/JEE(JBoss), .NET, Integration platforms, Microservices and including both web, mobile and back office delivered both to cloud and internal datacentre
- Demonstrable expertise in the use of appropriate tools/technologies for the design, development, build, testing & deployment of a wide range of applications
- Confident communicator - able to present complex technical issues in a clear manner to technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience of Agile Methodology
- Multi-task and prioritise across a number of projects and initiatives.
- Work independently and collaborate effectively across the organization.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly-changing environment - unfazed by late-breaking changes to scope and/or priorities
- Self-motivated, goal-oriented individual with the ability to take ownership of the task assigned
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skill
Accountabilities
- Working closely with Business Analysts and Business Architects, designing solutions that cross technical, product and application boundaries, ensuring that changes are designed, developed and delivered into service in compliance with policies and standards
- Acts as an SME for technical changes in order to provide estimates for new projects or product enhancements
- Owns, creates and maintains system-level Solution Design documentation and seeks relevant sign off
- Contributes to developing, maintaining and publishing of principles, standards, guidelines and processes at CADS (Committee, Application Development Standards)
- Contributes to Design standards and Patterns and forms part of the governing body of TASCO
- Supports Projects and Product Enhancements throughout the development and delivery lifecycle
- Works closely with the development team(s) - encouraging continuous improvement in the development, build, test and maintenance of systems