Solution Architect

TESTQ Technologies LTD.; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TESTQ Technologies LTD. seeks a Data Solution Architect to drive data and analytics architecture within the Wealth and Personal Banking Value Stream. You will lead end-to-end designs, translate business needs into technology solutions, and ensure regulatory and risk requirements are embedded.

Collaborate with Product Owners, Platform and Value Stream architects, and PODs to evolve the architectural strategy, manage design backlogs, and govern decisions across reference architectures.

Qualifications

• End to End Solution Design with architecture governance.
• Translate business requirements into architectural solutions.
• Ensure non-functional requirements are embedded in designs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution design across WPB changes.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Platform and Value Stream architects.
• Govern design decisions and align with architecture strategy.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Influence ideas

Cross-functional

Communication

NFR design

Stakeholder mgmt

Business domains

Infra design

Integration patterns

AIML delivery

Job description

• Data and Messaging is a Value Stream within the Wealth and Personal Banking global business delivering data and insights to drive business decisions
• and managing the conversation with our customers through personal and relevant messaging The Data Solution Architect role will focus on the data and
• analytics architecture within the Value Stream both from a global capability and market delivery perspective
• The Solution Architect leads end to end solution design across all WPB change whether in the regions or Global Value Streams They are responsible for
• delivering in line with global patterns and strategies where appropriate and to align business requirements to technology solutions They will provide
• consistent end to end solution designs which will deliver expected Business Outcomes satisfy all relevant regulatory requirements and mitigate identified
• operational risks
• Their primary stakeholders are Product OwnersBusiness Technical Leads Platform and Value Stream architects and PODs

They are accountable for

• End to End Solution Design
• Defining the detailed end to end solution design for products and features in a way that supports the execution of the WPB technology strategy and roadmap articulating and addressing associated architectural risks issues and technical debt
• Translating the requirements created by business analysts into the architecture for that solution ensuring the products and services meet the customer needs and expected Business Outcomes
• Engage with relevant Stakeholders Platform and Enterprise Architects who inform solution design
• Ensuring the design of the solutions are cost effective and maintained through the agile development lifecycle managing the flow of the backlog of design activities
• Ensuring the NFRs are consistently defined and architected into the design
• Effectively manage escape risksissues to ensure there are no surprises for the PM or stakeholder where appropriate
• Governance
• Ensuring the architecture undergoes appropriate level of assessment at the right stage throughout the agile process in line with the WPB Governance process ensuring adherence to Decision Driven Design and the Solution Architecture FIM
• Production of relevant risk based architecture deliverables are completed in accordance with WPB Architecture governance process and quality standards
• Appropriate level of governance for any decisions when deviating from Reference Architectures Strategies Patterns or Policies
• Peer review and solutions design decision making verification and traceability
• Collaborating with the Enterprise Platform and Value Stream architects to evolve the architectural strategy and roadmap looking for opportunities to improve the current landscape enterprise
• Identify dependencies across multiple Platforms and Value SubValue Streams awareness of projects strategies outside of the Value Stream
• Developing and growing a skillset to design for cloud and for resilient robust secure adaptable and flexible solution
• Act as interface to other architectural groups both regional and at Group level
• Leadership
• Providing leadership with individual PODs or working with a number of PODs to ensure consistency of direction

Key Skills

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Capability to influence and champion new ideas and technical direction within the organization
• Ability to collaborate with the Business and Engineers to ensure solutions adhere to principles and direction set
• Ability to breakdown nonfunctional requirements into Infrastructure and Security designs
• Excellent Communication skills and the ability to adapt verbal and written communications to the appropriate audience to communicate at the
• Responsible for significant architectural decisions and provide justification for decisions taken
• Technical and business stakeholder management from developers to executive management
• Good understanding of the Business Functional Domains
• Awareness of Infrastructure Design and concepts
• Awareness on Integration concepts techniques and patterns
• Experience in AIML solution delivery or product development preferably within regulated industries

Key Behaviours

• Approachable manner and be a supportive team member with a collaborative attitude within a demanding fun fast paced Agile environment
• Proactive
• An abundance of drive motivation determination dedication resiliency honesty and enthusiasm
• Personal maturity and confidence to listen reflect and adapt upon what others communicate to you
• Keen Learner Demonstrates Continuous Improvement
• Technology Savvy
• Pragmatic
• Flexibility and composed under pressure
• Ownership
• Capable of communicating based upon the target audience
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Builds Networks

Skills

Mandatory Skills : AI/ML Testing, Business Architecture, Snowflake AI/ML