Job Title: IT Solutions Architect Job Summary: We're looking for a proactive IT Solutions Architect to join our team. Youll work closely with stakeholders across all levels to identify business challenges and opportunities, proposing innovative solutions and enhancements to current services that drive positive business outcomes. Youll also consult on implementation, ensuring a smooth transition into service operations. Responsibilities: Strategy & Planning - Stay aligned with business goals, roadmaps, and objectives through active engagement with key stakeholders. - Collaborate with senior staff, Business Analysts, product owners, and ICT teams to identify technology requirements. - Ensure that all solutions align strategically with divisional and organizational standards. - Keep up-to-date on emerging technologies and assess their potential for enhancing business operations. - Build a deep understanding of technical service architecture, interfaces, and organizational technology roadmaps. - Develop standards and policies for Solution Design and support ICT governance activities. - Manage relationships with external suppliers and contribute to annual roadmaps and technical visions. Design & Transition - Lead research, pricing, and design of new IT solutions and enhancements to existing platforms. - Facilitate workshops to develop requirements and solution designs with both internal and external teams. - Document existing and future system architectures, as well as solution guides, access protocols, and user guides. - Create and execute test plans to ensure solutions meet specifications. - Support early life-cycle transitions to ensure seamless integration and handover to operations. - Conduct site surveys and activity reviews to support design efforts. Operational Support - Develop methods for enhancing design processes and activities. - Provide guidance to users and ICT team members. - Generate management reports on design activities and oversee platform spending to maximize cost-efficiency. - Support the IT Service Catalogue through active updates and oversight. Qualifications: - Proven experience in solution design and architecture. - Extensive experience with the Microsoft stack. - Strong ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders to drive successful project outcomes. - Effective communication skills and a collaborative approach to solution design and implementation.