Solution Architect - Corporate Applications

About the Team & Role

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Solution Architect to drive the evolution of our digital channels and corporate applications. In this pivotal role, you will shape the architectural landscape across key business domains, including Sales, Service, Marketing, Legal, HR, and Finance. You will be instrumental in defining and delivering innovative technical solutions that align with our strategic objectives, fostering scalability, resilience, and security. Collaborating with diverse stakeholders, you will translate business needs into robust architectural designs and guide implementation teams to successful outcomes. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of architectural principles, a passion for cutting-edge technology, and exceptional communication skills.

How you'll make an impact

Strategic Architectural Planning:

• Domain Strategy: Partner with business stakeholders and product owners to develop a comprehensive, multi-year architectural strategy for digital channels and corporate applications. This strategy will anticipate and adapt to evolving business needs, market conditions, and regulatory changes.

• Domain Definition & Governance: Establish and refine domain boundaries, logical sub-domains, core capabilities, and cross-domain interactions. Define and enforce architectural principles and standards to ensure consistency and coherence across the organization.

• Technology Evaluation & Selection: Evaluate emerging technologies and existing systems to determine optimal build, buy, or partner strategies. Conduct market research and assess potential solutions against functional and non-functional requirements.

Solution Development Lifecycle:

• Solution Design & Documentation: Collaborate with business and product partners to understand complex problem domains, analyze requirements, and develop detailed solution designs (Conceptual Architecture Diagrams). Ensure designs align with architectural principles, domain strategy, and security/compliance standards.

• Implementation Guidance & Mentorship: Provide expert guidance and mentorship to development teams throughout the implementation process, addressing design challenges and interdependencies. Maintain and update architectural documentation to reflect implementation decisions.

• Solution Performance Monitoring & Optimization: Evaluate post-implementation solution performance, usability, and effectiveness. Recommend and implement adjustments to optimize performance and ensure ongoing value delivery.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Innovation:

• Ecosystem Mapping & Analysis: Develop and maintain comprehensive architectural blueprints that illustrate system interdependencies and data flows across the technology landscape.

• Interdependency Analysis & Optimization: Analyze cross-domain interactions to identify dependencies, eliminate duplication, and promote reuse of architectural components.

• Architectural Standards & Governance: Develop, socialize, and enforce architectural principles and standards to drive consistency and maintain conceptual integrity across all domains.

• Technology Research & Innovation: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends. Conduct research, create prototypes, and establish standards for the adoption of new technologies.

Experience you'll bring 

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology,or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in software development or architecture.

• Proven experience designing and implementing complex, scalable, and secure solutions.

• Strong understanding of architectural patterns and principles, including microservices, API-led connectivity, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native architectures.

• Driven by a passion for technology and a demonstrated ability to learn and adapt creatively in a dynamic industry.

• Proficient in creating clear and concise architectural diagrams and relevant documentation that effectively communicates complex designs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Hands-on experience with at least one major RDBMS (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL). Proficiency in SQL and relational database concepts.

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