Solutions Architect

Harvey Nash; Belgique; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Harvey Nash is seeking a Solutions Architect to work closely with Domain Architects, Technical Leads and business stakeholders to architect robust, reliable, scalable IT solutions.

You will be accountable for the definition and realization of end-to-end architecture solutions that fulfil functional, non-functional, security and resilience requirements, while coaching staff and driving architectural standards across platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience as Solutions Architect and overall IT experience of 10+ years.
• Experience in Financial Services is desired but not essential.
• End-to-end solution architecture on large projects with stringent recovery, availability, operability & resiliency requirements.
• Proven ability to explain solution design to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; proactive in driving change and improving delivery.

Responsabilités

• Understanding the Business Requirements and Technical Constraints.
• Delivering a coherent end-to-end IT solution that meets both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Ensuring that the IT solution complies with the Enterprise Architecture standards and the business needs.
• Estimating effort to implement the solution.
• Presenting proposed solution architecture and plans to management and all stakeholders.
• Ensuring end-to-end consistency of solution delivery across platforms and teams by organising walkthroughs with delivery teams.
• Ensuring that the solution meets guidelines and standards for design and development.
• Undertaking hands-on development (e.g.: Prototypes / proofs of concepts to prove key components).
• Coach staff in the new technologies used.

Connaissances

Solution architecture

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Cloud computing

Event-driven architecture

API architecture

Proactive change agent

Coaching & mentoring

Outils

Microsoft technologies

Monolithic modernization

API design

Description du poste

General Job description:

Working very closely with the Domain Architects, Technical Leads, Application Domain Owners, Business and other stakeholders to architect robust, reliable, performant, scalable solutions.

You support the delivery of IT initiatives as Solution Architect accountable for the definition and the realization of end-to-end architecture solutions that fulfil the functional, non-functional, security & resilience requirements.

Role:

• Understanding the Business Requirements and Technical Constraints
• Delivering a coherent end-to-end IT solution that meets both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Ensuring that the IT solution complies with the Enterprise Architecture standards and the business needs.
• Estimating effort to implement the solution.
• Presenting proposed solution architecture and plans to management and all stakeholders.
• Ensuring end-to-end consistency of solution delivery across platforms and teams by, for instance, organising walkthroughs of the solution with delivery teams.
• Ensuring that the solution meets guidelines and standards for design and development.
• Undertaking hands-on development (e.g.: Establishing prototypes / proof of concepts to prove the key components of the proposed new architecture).
• Coach staff in the new technologies used.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 4 years of experience as Solutions Architect with overall IT experience of minimum 10 years.
• Experience in Financial Services industry is desired but not essential.
• Experience of having worked in end-to-end solution architecture on large projects with stringent recovery, availability, operability & resiliency requirements.
• Preferably proven experience in Microsoft technologies, modernising monolithic applications, event-driven and API architecture, and cloud computing.
• You are a problem-solver with strong analytical skills (e.g. breaking up & structuring complex problems into manageable pieces), which you apply to problems spanning across multiple architectural domains.
• You are proactive in identifying the need for change and proposing solutions that are innovative and make the difference in improving our IT software delivery or engineering processes.
• You can use your experience & knowledge to build strong relationships with other solution architects and the other divisions of the organisation.
• You will also be able to coach & mentor new members of the team in how to apply solutions architecture and to understand the domains and their interactions & complexities.
• You can understand and challenge Business Requirements
• You can explain your solution design to non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, active listening)
• Assertiveness in driving tasks to completion