Assistant Director - Senior Solutions Architect (CAO)

Position Overview

The Senior Solutions Architect designs and develops integrated information technology architecture solutions for internal and/or external clients. He/She identifies current architecture problems, future technological goals and provides expert advice on solutions. He/she serves as a technical expert on solutions design, development and implementation requirements to address business needs. He/she is recognised as among the most experienced and knowledgeable resources within the field in the organisation. He/she collaborates with delivery and operations on architecture solutions design. He/she integrates diverse needs and perspectives from internal and external clients and possesses a creative mind to develop new and fresh ideas and solutions.

He/she possesses strong leadership and communication abilities and is able to influence key stakeholders and his clients.

Role & Responsibilities

Understand business requirements

• Liaise with senior stakeholders to determine requirements and define the scope of the solution
• Evaluate client's system specifications, work practices and the nature of business
• Apply the state of enterprise architecture for the organisation to the solution architecture

Design the solution architecture

• Develop and optimise a solution design that fulfils the business requirements and aligns with the enterprise architecture
• Ensure the technical soundness and integrity of the solution.
• Analyse impact of a solution on client’s overall business processes and systems to mitigate business risks
• Recommend adoption of new technologies and applications to improve the solution design
• Foster continuous improvements in design processes, models and approaches

Implement Solution

• Supervise the solution implementation to ensure fidelity to scope and design.
• Create Proof of Concept and/or prototypes to verify if customer requirements can be fulfilled
• Evaluate different tools and techniques for the solution 
• Provide guidance on technical standards, guidelines and best practices aligned to the overall enterprise architecture
• Drive compatibility, interoperability, stability and usability of recommended solution architecture

Stakeholder Management

• Garner buy-in and support for the overall solution architecture design
• Build strong partnership with business and IT stakeholders to create ownership to achieve solution architecture objectives

Manage Department

• Develop staff through ongoing coaching, mentoring and career discussions
• Define common goals, direction and accountability among staff

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree or Higher in Computer Science or similar subject. Otherwise, demonstrable experience and knowledge in solution architecture will be considered.
• At least 15 years of experience of relevant experience in a similar capacity.
• Broad knowledge and experience of foundational technologies including networks, infrastructure, enterprise applications, databases and software engineering.
• Deep knowledge in at least one technology domain.
• Expertise and delivery experience in commercial cloud.
   
• Sound understanding of architecture methods and principles, and solution design considerations,
   

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