Enterprise Solution Architect

The Organisation

 

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

 

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

 

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

 

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

 

The IT solution team adopts a technology focused approach in delivering business benefit. Plan business teams engage with us to solve their most complex problems, help shape technology strategies and most importantly, to deliver those strategies through modern technology solutions.

 

The Opportunity

 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with extensive experience of solutions architecture and oversight, who will act confidently as a direction setter and subject matter expert, engaging positively with key business and technical stakeholders.

 

The Solution Architect role underscores the importance of comprehensive data and digital solution design to ensure a cohesive and well-managed architecture for the organisation, supporting its long-term operations. Through the adoption of a modular approach specifically tailored to the systems within the organisation, this position aims to enhance adaptability, scalability, and sustainability. Its scope extends to encompassing the broader global strategic and operational architecture.

 

Key Accountabilities

 

Your subject matter and anticipated outcomes may differ greatly from one project to another. This versatility in role presents fresh and compelling prospects, necessitating a keen ability to adjust. Your capacity to adapt will be crucial as the expectations vary. Depending on the project, you will be expected to:

 

• Support Plan in creating and assessing their global technology strategies and roadmaps, ensuring they are investing in the right technology and delivering in the right order.
• Support delivery programs by crafting contemporary and innovative Solution Architectures and Technical Designs tailored to the scope of work, collaborating with business owners, analysts, development teams, and program managers.
• Persistently engage in learning, refinement, and adaptation to the evolving demands of the business. Explore new subject areas as needed, such as novel products and services or solutions aimed at addressing humanitarian crises.
• Fulfil the role of a technology leader, providing support to Plan throughout project/program lifecycle, including discovery, requirements gathering, solution design and development, end-to-end testing, process definition, change management, and go-live.
• Take a technical lead role in projects or other initiatives to ensure all requirements, including functional, integration, security, performance, quality, and operations are covered
• Responsible to ensure that the architecture requirements for the development, execution, and operations are implemented as designed
• Lead the IT Architecture analysis, design, and implementation, and ensure that policies and standards are followed in respective area
• Support development of architecture reference architecture, including standards and in management of exemptions
• Offer technical governance, across projects and operations ensuring solution quality assurance through design reviews that adhere to industry best practices and standards.
• Analyse technical dependencies to