Solution Architect

Job Description

Enterprise Architects go beyond designing IT systems to deliver business change, which may also be supported and enabled by IT. They define services from a business perspective, both with and without automation. They make an initial grouping of services in components, using principles based on business objectives and constraints. They have deep business and industry expertise, are familiar with industry standards and can work at the boardroom and senior management level.Enterprise Architects define and ensure a comprehensive and coherent view across Business, Information, Systems and Technology. They go beyond designing IT systems to deliver business change, which may also be supported and enabled by IT.

Job Description - Grade Specific

Enterprise Architect Director - Work as a chief/lead architect and engagement lead in an architecture capacity designing, implementing and running complex solutions. Acknowledged internally and externally as a thought leader and perceived as a role model in the community, can operate effectively at the highest levels within national and multi-national organizations. Certification: preferably Capgemini Architects certification level 3 or above, IAF and TOGAF 9 or equivalent.

Skills (competencies)

(SDLC) Methodology

Active Listening

Adaptability

Agile (Software Development Framework)

Analytical Thinking

APIs

Automation (Frameworks)

AWS (Cloud Platform)

AWS Architecture

Business Acumen

Business Analysis

Business Transformation

C#

Capgemini Integrated Architecture Framework (IAF)

Cassandra (Relational Database)

Change Management

Cloud Architecture

Coaching

Collaboration

Commercial Awareness

Confluence

Delegation

DevOps

Docker

ETL Tools

Executive Presence

Financial Awareness

GitHub

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (Cloud Platform)

IAF (Framework)

Influencing

Innovation

Java (Programming Language)

Jira

Kubernetes

Managing Difficult Conversations

Microsoft Azure DevOps

Negotiation

Network Architecture

Oracle (Relational Database)

Problem Solving

Project Governance

Python

Relationship-Building

Risk Assessment

Risk Management

SAFe

Sales Strategy

Salesforce (Integration)

SAP (Integration)

SharePoint

Slack

SQL Server (Relational Database)

Stakeholder Management

Storage Architecture

Storytelling

Strategic Planning

Strategic Thinking

Sustainability Awareness

Teamwork

Technical Governance

Time Management

TOGAF (Framework)

Verbal Communication

Written Communication