Medior DevOps Senior Solution Architect

Job Purpose:

• Investigate, analyze, and document business functions, processes, or information methodically.
• Define architecture requirements and create viable specifications for process and system improvements.
• Manage architecture-related communication within the IT organization.
• Maintain the system architecture baseline.
• Create and communicate designs and detailed system functional specifications to guide the development of integrated solutions.
• Deliver guidance on the development and modification of solution components, ensuring compatibility with existing and planned components.

Autonomy:

• For small and medium-sized projects: Work autonomously with substantial personal responsibility.
• For large projects: Work under general direction within a clear framework of accountability.
• Report to DevOps Director Architecture.

Scope:

• Global, with indirect responsibility and accountability.

Responsibilities:

• Work on relationships with people responsible for architectural standards and communicate important trends and news.
• Seek contributions from stakeholders and cascade them effectively to peers.
• Analyze public events regarding IT architecture and flag them with respective team members.
• Lead the definition of solution architecture deliverables in small to medium-sized projects/programs.
• Coordinate collaboration with external service providers for system components.
• Apply standard methodologies for creating or maintaining architecture, programs, or applications.
• Document work using agreed standards, methods, and tools.

People Management:

• May supervise project completion and contribute to employees’ professional development.
• Coach architecture peers and team members, contribute to reviews and knowledge sharing, manage progress on tasks, audit results, and outcomes.
• Coach development teams on design, performance, tools, and standards.

Experience:

• At least 8 years of IT experience, with 5 years specific to IT Architecture.
• At least 3 years of experience with formal software engineering methods (e.g., PRINCE2 / Agile).
• At least 3 years of experience with enterprise application integration and related patterns.
• Proficient knowledge of Business, Applications, Integration, Data, Security, and Technology Architecture patterns.
• Experience leveraging tools and managing non-direct reports to achieve results.
• Proven ability to work in a global, multi-cultural, multi-functional environment where consensus is critical for success.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Skills:

• Analytical skills: Recognize cause and effect patterns, think systematically, and determine logical consequences.
• Conceptual thinking: Understand underlying issues and relate similarities between situations using concepts, models, or previous experiences.
• Customer Focus: Demonstrate high priority for customer needs.
• Seeking Information: Identify information gaps and select appropriate sources.
• Forming Relationships: Develop good working relationships with internal contacts.
• Teamwork: Contribute actively to team goals, promoting shared values and mutual respect.
• Planning & Organization: Plan and organize tasks to meet agreed standards and objectives.

Education:

• Degree level or equivalent in IT or Business Management.

Languages:

• Fluent verbal and written English.

Competencies:

• Database/repository design: Maintain and apply specialist knowledge of database concepts, object and data modeling techniques, and design principles.
• Requirements definition: Facilitate scoping and business priority-setting for change initiatives.
• Solution Architecture: Use tools to contribute to systems architectures development.
• Systems Design: Recommend/design structures and tools for systems meeting business needs.
• Systems Integration: Design and develop specifications for integration components and interfaces.
• Technical: Maintain knowledge of technical specialisms and provide detailed advice regarding their application.