As a Senior Solutions Architect: You are responsible for leading the design and assisting with the implementation of complex technology solutions that meet current and future business needs. In addition to technology components, solution architecture advises on changes to services, processes, organisation, and operating models. You will be working closely with clients and cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and ensuring technology solutions meet those requirements. You will work with senior engineers and Technical Leads across the division(s) to realise solutions. Make sure designing of systems consider relevant architectures, strategies, policies, standards and practices (including security) and those existing and planned solution components remain compatible. You will be responsible for estimating the technical feasibility of high-level backlog items and projects and provide high-level impact assessments. You will be required to investigate new technologies, understand their importance and relevance to the organization. You will be required to provide justifications for new technologies by engaging with other Architects in various Architectural Forums. You will be required to provide cost estimates and evaluations in the context solutions and the procurement of new technologies. Should have experience working with different technologies, such as web services, databases, and cloud computing. In addition to that architectural pattern such as microservices/monolithic systems. Qualifications Diploma in IT or Computer Science. Certification in Cloud Application Design and Development (advantageous). TOGAF (optional) Experience A minimum of 5 years experience in Solution Architecture or 10+ years in software development. Experience and understanding of architectural styles like microservices and monoliths. Experience in various architectural patterns (example Event Driven Architectures). Documentation tools like Confluence, Draw.io, EA Sparx, Visio, Yed or similar. Experience with designing or building highly available and scalable systems. Proficient understanding of Cloud services (AWS advantageous). Experience designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions on Cloud platforms (advantageous).5 Exceptional knowledge of Webservice, Java, Nest JS, REST, AWS, C# .Net (advantageous). CI/CD knowledge. Solid understanding of Agile methodologies, SCRUM experience would be advantageous. RDBMS experience. Experience working with NoSQL databases. Experience in distributed caching technologies. Exposure to full life cycle systems development. Solid understanding of Industry recommended Software Engineering Principles. Solid development background (advantageous). Competent development in Java, Python, Node.js (advantageous). Technical Competencies Customer Oriented. Architectural Design. Micro-Services Architecture. Cloud Architecture and Development. High Availability and Fault Tolerant Application Development and System Design. Software Engineering Principles. Software Risk Governance. Lead the development of architectures for complex systems, ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with both external, and internal customers. Take full responsibility for the balance between functional, service quality and systems management requirements within a significant area of the organisation. Establish policy and strategy for the selection of systems architecture components, and coordinates design activities, promoting the discipline to ensure consistency. Ensure that appropriate standards (corporate, industry, national and international) are adhered to. Within a business change programme, manage the target design, policies and standards, working proactively to maintain a stable, viable architecture and ensure consistency of design across projects within the programme. Create high-level impact assessments for backlog items. Identify the communications needs of each stakeholder group in conjunction with business owners and subject matter experts. Translate communications/stakeholder engagement strategies into specific tasks. Facilitate open communication and discussion between stakeholders, acting as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans. Engage with other Architects across the Group to realise solutions spanning multiple organization units. Engage with third parties, both local and international, to procure, understand, and guide the implementation of said third party technologies. Build and maintain relations with internal and third parties. Assist local or team-based standards for programming tools and techniques, including security guidelines, and the selection of appropriate development methods. Advise on application of standards and methods and ensures compliance. Take technical responsibility for all stages and/or iterations in a software development project, providing method specific technical advice and guidance to project stakeholders. Assign work packages, monitors performance and manages change control dynamically, to optimise productivity. Provide advice, guidance and assistance to less experienced colleagues as required. Strategically run POCs to assess various technologies and patterns for implementation or to write a reference implementation for development teams. Provide guidance to the delivery team on solutions. Provide guidance to the Product team and the wider organization on strategic decisions.