Solution Architect

Solution Architect Job Description

• Align IT needs with the strategic direction of the enterprise.
  

• Analyze gaps in technology architecture and translate them into opportunities.
  

• Creating technical documentation such as design diagrams or use cases to communicate the intended design to other members of the team
  

• Reviewing new technologies and updating existing systems to ensure they are compatible with current standards
  

• Define technology architecture principles to provide guidance to the technology architecture.
  

• Design organization's architecture governance for both business and IT needs.
  

• Determine business expectations and needs.
  

• Develop architecture management framework, models, and blueprints, to guide in the design and deployment of solution architecture.
  

• Direct the quality management of multiple projects or programmes.
  

• Research and identify current and future technology services and industry
  

• Provide architectural and technical guidance to the engineering organizations.
  

• Develop and maintain detailed program schedules and software development plans.
  

• Translate product requirements into engineering specifications.
  

• Manage and oversee software development tasks and overall engineering schedule.
  

• Provide leadership to the software engineering team and enforce standard company policies and procedures that adhere to software development standards.
  

• Anticipate future system needs and be proactive in identifying solutions.
  

• Be responsible for project planning and management.
  

• Evaluate and identify new technologies for implementation.
  

• Support, maintain, and document software functionality standards and technology architecture viewpoints to address stakeholders' concerns.
  

• Select and use tools and repositories to collect and manage architecture information and artifacts.
  

• Deliver quality software products on schedule and within cost.
  

• Be responsible for Full life cycle systems/applications development to achieve corporate goals and clients’ requirements.
  

• Lead the design, development, integration, and debugging of systems and applications.
  

• Do requirements analysis, system/software design and analysis, development/software metric creation and analysis, system risk analysis, integration, and test metrics.
  

• Track record that includes the design and release of high-quality, high-performance enterprise software products / applications
  

Requirements

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in hands-on development, application design in the delivery of software products
  

• Minimum 5 years in an architect role in previous large-scale software development projects, preferably SaaS delivery model
  

• Proven experience in Microservices design and development
  

• Certified as an Application/Software Architect (e.g. The Open Group)
  

• Comfortable communicating architecture to all levels of management and customers
  

• Excellent knowledge of software development methodologies and processes
  

• Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment; Strong analytical, prioritization, and troubleshooting skills
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills