Solution Architect

Solution Architect

Project Role : Solution Architect
Project Role Description : Translate client requirements into differentiated, deliverable solutions using in-depth knowledge of a technology, function, or platform. Collaborate with the Sales Pursuit and Delivery Teams to develop a winnable and deliverable solution that underpins the client value proposition and business case.
Must have skills : Mobile Architecture
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 7.5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary:
The Solution Architect leads end to end solution design across all WPB change whether in the regions or Global Value Streams. They are responsible for delivering in line with global patterns and strategies where appropriate and to align business requirements to technology solutions. They will provide consistent end to end solution designs which will deliver expected Business Outcomes, satisfy all relevant regulatory requirements and mitigate identified operational risks. Their primary stakeholders are Sub-Value Stream Product Owners/Business, Technical Leads, Platform and Value Stream architects, and PODs.

Roles & Responsibilities:
- They will be accountable for End to End Solution Design
- Defining the detailed end to end solution design for products and features in a way that supports the execution of the WPB technology strategy and roadmap, articulating and addressing associated architectural risks, issues and technical debt
- Translating the requirements created by business analysts into the architecture for that solution, ensuring the products and services meet the customer needs and expected Business Outcomes
- Engage with relevant Stakeholders, Platform and Enterprise Architects who inform solution design
- Ensuring the design of the solutions are cost effective and maintained through the agile development lifecycle, managing the flow of the backlog of design activities
- Ensuring the NFRs are consistently defined and architected into the design
- Risk Management, effectively manage & escalate risks/issues, to ensure there are no surprises for the PM and or stakeholder where appropriate
- Governance, ensuring the architecture undergoes appropriate level of assessment at the right stage throughout the agile process in line with the WPB Governance process ensuring adherence to Decision Driven Design and the Solution Architecture FIM
- Production of relevant risk based architecture deliverables are completed in accordance with WPB Architecture governance process and quality standards
- Appropriate level of governance for any decisions when deviating from Reference Architectures, Strategies, Patterns or Policies
- Peer review and solutions design decision making verification and traceability
- The Solution Architect completes detailed solution designs for stories within the product backlog. Their primary stakeholders are product owners, fellow Architects (Platform and Portfolio) and pod members.
- They are accountable for defining the solution design, in alignment with the technology strategy and roadmap, and articulating associated architectural risks, issues and technical debt. Core deliverables are:
- Creating solution designs for products and features which support the execution of the technology strategy and roadmap, align to standards and policies and meet the business needs
- Ensuring solution designs are cost effective and maintained through the agile development lifecycle, resolving design related issues in a timely manner
- Providing leadership in the pod to steer the execution of the defined solution design
- Collaborating with the Platform and Portfolio architects to evolve the architectural strategy and roadmap
- Ensuring architectural deliverables in governance and control frameworks are completed.
- Typically Solution Architects would be co-located with the pods.

Professional & Technical Skills:
- Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Solution Architecture.-
- Collaborating with the Enterprise, Platform and Value Stream architects to evolve the architectural strategy and roadmap looking for opportunities to improve the current landscape/enterprise
- Identify dependencies across multiple Platforms and Value & Sub-Value Streams awareness of projects/strategies outside of the Value Stream
- Developing and growing a skillset to design for cloud and for resilient, robust, secure, adaptable and flexible solution
- Act as interface to other architectural groups both regional and at Group level
- Leadership, providing leadership with individual PODs or working with a number of PODs to ensure consistency of direction
- Experience in delivering solutions over a number of years in roles other than architecture
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Capability to influence and champion new ideas and technical direction within the organization
- Ability to collaborate with the Business and Engineers to ensure solutions adhere to principles and direction set
- Ability to breakdown non-functional requirements into Infrastructure and Security designs
- Excellent Communication skills and the ability to adapt verbal and written communications to the appropriate audience to communicate at the right level
- Responsible for significant architectural decisions and provide justification for decisions taken
- Technical and business stakeholder management from developers to executive management
- Good understanding of the Business Functional Domains (with at least one function end to end) Operations and Frontline activities
- Awareness of Infrastructure Design and concepts
- Awareness on Integration concepts, techniques and patterns.
- Knowledge of Data modelling and Data Architecture concepts, APIs and Messaging infrastructure and standards, security concepts and design
- Approachable manner and be a supportive team member with a collaborative attitude within a demanding, fun, fast paced Agile environment
- Proactive
- An abundance of drive, motivation, determination, dedication, resiliency, honesty and enthusiasm
- Personal maturity and confidence to listen, reflect and adapt upon what others communicate to you
- Excellent Stakeholder Management
- Keen Learner Demonstrates Continuous Improvement
- Technology Savvy
- Pragmatic
- Flexibility and composed under pressure
- Ownership
- Capable of communicating based upon the target audience
- Cultural awareness and sensitivity
- Builds Networks

Additional Information:
- The candidate should have minimum 12-15 years of experience in Solution Architecture.
- This position is based at our Pune & client office.
- A 15 years full time education is required.