TOGAF Solutions Architect Lead

SID Global Solutions; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

SID Global Solutions is seeking a Solutions Architect (SA) reporting to the Solutions Architecture Lead. You will drive the development of IT Solution Architecture, creating deliverables that outline current, transition and target state architectures and guide project teams to align with enterprise guardrails.

Responsibilities include assessing technologies, providing consultancy to delivery teams, ensuring alignment with architecture strategy, managing risks, and supporting governance across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in software, systems, or application development, with 3+ years in solution or solution architecture role.

Responsibilities

• Proactively and holistically leading or supporting activities related to the development of IT's Solution Architecture.
• Creating deliverables that provide solution direction for supporting the bank's portfolio of programs/projects where the solution depicts current, transition and target state solutions.
• Determining the most appropriate technology to resolve a business problem within enterprise architecture guardrails.
• Leading and providing guidance to technical implementation teams and other stakeholders in project delivery.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Technical leadership

Cloud architectures

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

TOGAF

SAFe Architect

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Job Mandate

Reporting to the Solutions Architecture Lead, the Solutions Architect (SA)is accountable:

• Proactively and holistically leading or supporting the activities related to the development of IT's Solution Architecture.
• Creating deliverables that provide solution direction for supporting the bank's organizational and strategic portfolio of programs/ projects where the solution should depict the current, transition and target state solutions.
• Determining as the most appropriate technology to resolve a business problem built around the parameters of enterprise architecture guardrails to aid the teams responsible for performing the project planning, implementation and operational support.
• Leading and providing guidance to technical implementation teams and other stakeholders within the organization as part of the over‑all project delivery Duties and Responsibilities 1. Compliance with Enterprise Architecture

1. Compliance with Enterprise Architecture

• Understand, apply and advocate Enterprise Architecture guardrails which includes architecture principles, architecture patterns, technology standards and non-functional requirements
• Create and maintain solution patterns that will serve as a reference for reusability and standard for applicable use cases

2. Project Delivery & End‑to‑End Architecture Oversight

• Understand business drivers and business capabilities (current and target states) and determine from there the corresponding solution architecture and/or change requirements to deliver the target business outcomes
• Recommend appropriate solutions and/or related processes to improve efficiency of operations based on the analysis of gaps or critical deficiencies
• Perform continual assessment of current state solutions to identify technical debt against target state solution; or transition to new or emerging technologies
• Provide solution consultancy support to application and infrastructure owners within projects to ensure alignment with the overall solutions architecture
• Present and seek approval of solution architecture from the defined approving channels and from other key stakeholders
• Work closely with the solutions architecture lead, enterprise architects, program managers, other solutions architects, infrastructure and security architects, application and infrastructure delivery leads to ensure that the execution of architecture plans are aligned with enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap
• Ensure that the actual implementation is aligned and has no critical deviations from the defined solution architecture
• Proactively identify, elevate and manage the technical risks and issues of the solution architecture
• Participate or lead the evaluation and selection of software and technology standards
• Document all solution architecture and analysis work through standard solution architecture templates
• Performs other related functions that may be assigned from time to time
• Lead the creation of the non-functional requirements based on the assigned project

6. Capability Building & Mentorship

• Continually build knowledge of platforms, products and services to aid better understanding of coming up with a solution architecture
• Understand technology trends and the practical application of existing, new and emerging technologies to enable new and evolving business and operating models
• Share and cascade technical and business domain knowledge to the community of architects and other stakeholders

Minimum Qualification Requirements Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Work Experience

• 8+ years in software, systems, or application development, with 3+ years in solution or solution architecture role.

Job Description

• Proven capability to support project and delivery teams by providing guidance on opportunities, impact and risks, taking account of technical and architectural considerations
• Understanding of financial services, payments or insurance industry is an advantage
• Good understanding of strategic, new and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of existing, new and emerging technologies to new and evolving business and operating model
• Good knowledge and understanding of application development, middleware, system integration, infrastructure, database management, data governance, security and IT operations
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments gained from financial services, payments or insurance industry

Knowledge Area

• Experience analytical, solution design, and problem-solving abilities
• Knowledge across application architecture, APIs, integration platforms, cloud, data, security, and infrastructure

Technical Skills

• Excellent analytical, technical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Excellent understanding of solution development methodologies, application development, infrastructure and network architecture
• Communicate both in technical language with developers and business language with business partners/clients

Personal Attributes

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation
• Able to work well with internal delivery teams, external partners, vendors and system integrators
• Driven, proactive and open for constructive suggestions and feedback
• Able to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Professional Certification & Licenses

TOGAF, SAFe Architect, AWS/Azure/GCP Architect, ITIL, or equivalent certifications.