Solution architect

Solution Architect for Global Video Surveillance Programme.
Discuss solution with Stakeholders and Sites, Write Architecture documents, present to ARB.

The Solution Architects team owns the design and development of technical solutions meeting the IT project needs of the business. The Solution Architects, work as part of the Project Teams and are accountable for quality, sustainability, compliance and cost efficiency of the solution. They bring together the business, application, data, technical and security architecture elements of the solution and ensure a holistic view to the design considerations. They work in collaboration with the Segment Enterprise Architects to align the design with business, and work with the Agile Scrum teams until project closure to oversee the right implementation

Responsibilities

• Review and understand the Project Risk Analyses and business case with the Enterprise Architect and the PM to determine the required level of Architecture input and support

• Accountable to orchestrate between Business, Application, Data, Security and Technical architects to ensure all elements of architecture are included in the solution

• Stay involved during the whole duration of the projects and attend the Sprint Planning and Review/Retrospective meetings + Daily Scrums when architectural activities (either doing or assuring) are needed in a Sprint

• Accountable author of the SAHLD (Solution Architecture High Level Design) and is responsible for safeguarding and updating it during the project lifecycle

• Responsible to embed ‘Security by Design’ and ‘Privacy by Design’ to the solution, make clear design choices to ensure security

• Supports the development of the detailed technical design

• Review the technical solution with Enterprise Architects and Segment Architects for compliance with the overarching Reference and Segment Architecture

• Ensure compliance with relevant MSU and other architecture handrails

• Key focal point to work with IRM (IT controls), SOM (operational requirements

Success factors – required capabilities

The Solution Architect must be able to

• A solution Leader - Accountable as trusted authority for architectural design and demonstrates ability to influence project team and stakeholders

• Adopts Agile Practices - Embraces key agile concepts for project delivery like participate in Scrum planning meetings, manage architecture backlog

• Show the ability to be innovative in technical design to ensure high standards as well as cost effectiveness

• Be able to demonstrates the ability to take decisions in projects, backed by domain knowledge and experience

• Negotiates, compromises and agrees business, segment and strategic requirements against what can be included within the solution design

• Identifies any Architecture risks and gaps, and their mitigations in the solution design

• Manages and coordinates the investigation of solutions and options, challenging any customisation and existing assumptions to ensure the Solution Architecture fully addresses the key business requirements

• Keeps up with Market Standard solutions and emerging technologies, and how they can be adopted

Required Skills

• Architecture Experience

• Togaf experience certification

If you are interested please send your resume,rate and availability.