Solutions Architect (DevOps)

NCS Philippines; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS Philippines seeks an experienced Solution Architect to design and implement scalable enterprise solutions. You will lead architecture governance, define data models, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, reliable delivery.

The role emphasizes end-to-end design, integration strategies, and cloud familiarity across AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, with strong communication and documentation skills.

Qualifications

• Educational background as listed: Bachelor's in IT/CS/Engineering or related field.
• Proven experience in software development and delivering technical solutions like system architecture and data design.
• Knowledge of OOP and software design principles.

Responsibilities

• Participates in proposal generation and defining architecture and estimates.
• Translates requirements into high-level design and coordinates with stakeholders.
• Architect end-to-end solutions ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Designs system components and integration strategies for data flow and interoperability.
• Applies standard data modeling techniques and develops physical data designs.
• Creates and maintains architecture documentation and governance practices.
• Reviews designs and delivers for alignment with standards and quality.

Skills

OOP & Design

REST & SOAP

Web Services

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS

Job description

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and implementing scalable and robust solutions to address business challenges. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will leverage your expertise to architect innovative solutions that align with project and technological requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Requirements Definition and Management

• Participates in proposal generation; i.e. review of the requirement, designing application features and architecture, coming up with the development estimates.

• Translates the user requirements into a high-level application design, and coordinates these specifications with the relevant project stakeholders (e.g. Business Analysts when defining the product features).

Solution Design and Architecture:

• Provides technical solutions for the projects such as Application Architecture, Database Architecture, Infrastructure, Integration, and any other system analysis and design needed.

• Architect end-to-end solutions with detailed designs encompassing system components, interfaces, and integrations to meet business needs, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and deliverability.

Systems Design, Integration and Build:

• Design system components and implement integration strategies for connecting disparate systems and applications using appropriate techniques and standards.

• Defines software modules, and ensure seamless data flow and interoperability across the solution landscape

Data Modeling and Database Design:

• Applies standard data modeling and design techniques based on detailed requirements.

• Develops relevant physical design elements and maintaining mechanisms for storing and accessing data.

Documentation, Architecture Governance and Collaboration:

• Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design documents, and implementation guidelines to ensure performance, resiliency, scalability and compliance with security and project requirements.

• Conduct architecture reviews to mitigate risk and ensure adherence to approved technical solutions.

• Review code, designs, and technical deliverables for alignment with architectural principles and quality standards.

• Collaborate with project stakeholders to drive consensus on technical solutions.

• Participates in training, design, documentation, and delivery efforts with the Project Manager.

Technology Evaluation:

• Research and evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools to recommend optimal solutions. Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices to drive innovation and continuous improvement.

Other job-related activities that may be assigned from time to time.

FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

Systems Design, Solution Architecture, Systems Integration and Build, Requirements Definition and Management, Data Modelling and Design, Database Design, Stakeholder Relationship Management

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Teamwork & Collaboration, Accountability, Customer Focus, Communication, Innovation, Quality.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• Education – Graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or any related course.

• Related Work Experience – working experience in Software Development, providing technical solutions such as system architecture, infrastructure design, and database structure.

  • experience in software engineer roles such as web and mobile application development.

• Knowledge – In-depth experience, knowledge, and understanding of the following:

  • OOP and software design

  • Software development languages such as PHP, Java, Python, .NET

  • Infra as a Code such as Terraform and Cloud Formation

  • Web service integration (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML)

  • Any integration protocols such as SMPP, EMIUCP, and HTTP

  • Public or social media APIs like google API and others

  • Version control (e.g. SVN, GIT).

  • Debugging and optimization skills

  • Collaboration and documentation tools such as Confluence, Jira, Asana, or Trello

  • Cloud Experience in AWS, Azure and Google Cloud is a plus.

  • Frameworks such as TOGAF and Zachman is a plus

• Skills:

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

  • Demonstrates presentation skills with a high degree of comfort for diverse audiences.

  • Must have sound problem resolution, judgment, analytical and decision-making.

  • Possesses solid Stakeholder Relationship Management and the ability to collaborate with various teams to attain goals and pursue excellence.

  • Demonstrates excellent Organizational, Time Management, and Attention to Detail Skills.

  • Ability to work with minimum supervision and able to guide new team members.

  • Must be adept to work in a fast-paced environment with tight SLAs.