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Solutions Architect
Chiswick – London (Hybrid Working)
About the role
As a Solutions Architect you will be accountable for ensuring solutions architecture meets the requirements of specific business, infrastructure or functional areas. You will be part of a wider team that supports the change project and programmes through the preparation of technical plans and application of design principles that comply with architecture principles.
Responsibilities:
1. Design solution architecture for business streams aligned with their strategy, in collaboration with technology and business colleagues
2. Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand and articulate the functional and non-functional requirements of the business stream or function
3. Ensure solution architecture is designed to align with the current and target technology estate
4. Participate in quality reviews of solution architecture components and ensure compliance to the solution architectural design during the implementation phase
5. Contribute to formal reviews and evaluations when project and programmes end. Document and socialise the lessons learned from the architecture development
6. Provide architectural guidance to the project implementation team, approving changes to the agreed design in the relevant governance forums
7. Review vendor and supplier proposals to ensure that quality inputs are delivered to provide maximum benefit to the organisation
8. Identify and mitigate existing business risk or risks associated with solution architecture
9. Update global architecture artefacts following approved solution design changes
To be successful in the role, you will have:
10. Strong solutions architecture experience.
11. Good understanding and application of industry standard architecture development approaches, models and frameworks.
12. Experience dealing with functional and non-functional requirements within the context of Solutions Architecture.
13. Ability to implement principles and practise of good sustainable, secure, maintainable and efficient system design.
14. Understanding of Azure and AWS cloud services would be highly beneficial.
15. Formal Enterprise Architecture certification (Eg. TOGAF) would be advantageous.
Grow your career and expand your skills and knowledge. At BSI, we offer opportunities to work across industries and across the globe. You’ll benefit from the different perspectives and experiences of your international colleagues, as well as ongoing training and development. We offer flexible working, as well as 27 days’ annual leave, paid sick leave, bank holidays, health insurance, life insurance, pension plan with company contribution, car allowance (dependent on role), income protection, paid maternity leave, paid paternity leave, paid parental leave, adoption leave, compassionate leave, paid bereavement leave, learning and development opportunities, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.
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