Solutions Architect

Work Experiences:

• 10+ years’ of experience related to IT Management or other information technology solutions architecture role
• Experience in Data Integration patterns and tools
• Experience in designing solutions in cloud and hybrid cloud environments
• Understanding of networks and security as it relates to integration and data flow between systems
• Solid grasp of security in both on-prem as well as cloud environments
• Familiar with vendor management tools and integration with EA tools
• Knowledge of IT Architectural frameworks like TOGAF and Zachman
• At least two implementations of enterprise class supply chain management systems
• Strong experience in services (SOA/Microservices) design preferred
• Strong experience with retailing COTS enterprise class applications preferred

Skills:

• Ability to bridge the gap between waterfall and agile methodologies
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, and interface effectively with individuals at various levels
• Ability to build consensus around proposed solutions
• Ability to work well independently, as well as effectively contribute to a team environment
• Analytical, with strong problem-solving abilities and creative resolution skills

Responsibilities:

• Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership.
• Develops and executes solutions which further reduce the percentage of time spent on reactive work.
• Works with business and technology subject matter experts to derive end-to-end solutions that provide value to the enterprise and these solutions comply with standards and guidelines set forth by Enterprise Architecture.
• Interacts with business leadership to establish a solid working relationship between IT and operations.
• Facilitates the requirements refinement process; with special focus on service-level requirements.
• Collaborates with other parts of IT to ensure a thorough understanding of the proposed architecture; must be willing to accept and factor-in feedback.
• Participates in design reviews to ensure traceability of the design to the proposed solution architecture.
• Contributes to enterprise guidelines, standards and principles as precedents are discovered and adopted.
• Articulates architecture decisions behind the solution architecture.
• Takes initiative in working with business stakeholders to ensure their requirements (immediate and future) will be addressed by IT.