Provide architectural guidance to the selection and design of technology solutions to meet business requirements. Perform design reviews and quality assurance tasks to ensure compliance with existing standards and technology strategy / roadmaps. Interact with third-party vendors to guide externally supplied services. Act as a specialist, providing expertise and direction to the internal team, and assisting with the design, configuration and implementation of solutionsKey responsibilities: • Technical advisory: engage in Technical Architecture Review board in a consultative function • Requirement gathering: work with stakeholders to gather detailed requirements (functional and non-functional) for the technology solution. Document requirements in the requirements traceability matrix • Solution design: create high-level and low-level solution design documents. Select hardware, software, and technology components. Outline proposed solution, incl. architectural diagrams, components, interactions • Architecture development: design overall architecture, align with industry best practice future requirements • Integration planning: determine how the solution will integrate with existing systems. Develop integration strategy, integration requirements interface design specification • Technology evaluation: research and evaluate third-party technology products and solutions that could be integrated into the architecture or serve as building blocks for the overall solution • Security and compliance: ensure solution meets industry security standards and compliance requirements. Develop security and compliance guidelines and assess security requirements based on client aligned policies, and authoritisation requirements • Performance and scalability: Conduct performance and scalability analysis, complete NFRs report to assess the solution’s performance capabilities and scalability to meet business demand • Cost estimation: provide cost estimates for the proposed technology solution, incl. hardware, software, licensing, implementation and ongoing maintenance • Documentation: detailed technical documentation covering installation, configuration, troubleshooting and maintenance (architecture diagrams, configuration guides, operational manuals) and implementation roadmap • Maintain influential knowledge of industry trends and innovation, providing thought leadership on new
Exposure to: • ArchiMate v3.2 • ITIL v4 Foundation • TOGAF v10 • COBIT v5 Foundation • Agile SAFe Certified • Cloud (AWS / Azure / SAP / GCP)
Education: • BSc (Comp Science) or equivalent experience
Skill level: • Experienced (>10 years practical experience)
Desired Skills:
- Systems Analysis
- Complex Problem Solving
- Programming/configuration
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management