Network Architect

19 Mar 2025

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Description

As a Solution Architect, you will work for a business domain (Digital Mid-Office) and are responsible for the architecture of the solutions (applications) in the domain.

You describe business processes and requirements and translate them into IT solutions. You guide development teams in creating solutions by providing architectural direction. You organize the solution design activities and with the solution design team you are responsible for documenting the architecture direction in a PSA and architecture repository.

Your responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Lead Architect and co-create architecture roadmaps and an architecture plan in line with the business strategy

• Alignment with business stakeholders to understand business processes/requirements and translate these to IT solutions

• Organize solution design activities and involve the right stakeholders

• Design solutions based on the business requirements and ensure these are within architectural boundaries

• Drive change where inefficiencies in current architecture standards exist

• Capture the solution direction in the Product Solution Architecture (PSA)

• Arrange approval for architecture artifacts with business stakeholders, lead architect, architects of other domains and delivery teams

• Provide support, give overview and guidance in the specific business domain regarding preconditions for successful adoption of changes / new technology by coaching and supporting business and IT to deploy solutions

• Execute the architecture roadmaps by maintaining and coordinating the architecture backlog of the business domain

• Maintain the architecture repository

• Provide architectural guidance to Agile Engineers

• Monitor implementation of solutions to ensure they are aligned with architecture

• Keep abreast with new or changing insights, architecture practices, technology and the relevant developments in the IT and financial services markets

Requirements

Essentials:

• 5+ years of experience in designing, solutioning, and architecting enterprise software

• 3+ years cloud architecture design experience with serverless technologies. Azure preferred

• Understanding of hybrid on-premise/cloud architecture and solution design

• Experience in working in Agile/scrum environments in the IT sector. Financial services industry is a plus.

• Bachelors' degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related study

• Hands-on experience with architecture frameworks

• Skilled communicator in speech and writing

• Customer oriented

• Leadership skills

• Stakeholder management skills (networker)

• Ability to coach Agile Engineers

• Focus on delivery

• Able to convert IT jargon to business stakeholders

Extras:

• Certified for TOGAF

• Certified for Archimate

• Technology background

• Functional understanding of Architecture Concepts

• Familiarity with Commercial Lending / Lease

• Experience in Project Management Methodologies

• Experience in Software Development Methodologies

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  • ID: #49497896
  • State: Iowa Johnston 50131 Johnston USA
  • City: Johnston
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2023-03-19
  • Deadline: 2023-05-17
  • Category: Architect/engineer/CAD