Solution Architect

Overview
Core focus is a sustainable technical architecture and the role is responsible for the design of one or more end
to end solutions a product or a business or IT service. Works closely with cross functional business and
technical teams. The individual has a balanced mix of technical and very strong business skills working with an
enterprise architect for strategic direction. The individual leads the overall technical vision for a particular
platform across all modules or solutions to provide a business product or a business/IT service. The
individual can make technical decisions regarding a solution and how the technology design impacts business
outcomes. The development or infrastructure teams use the information to implement the solution to meet
business outcomes. The individual has very strong Director level leadership and behavior competencies.
Duties and Responsibilities

Deliver appropriate solutions across application or infrastructure platforms

Assist Enterprise Architects in defining enterprise vison

Define and enforce application development standards across the enterprise

Ensure solutions designed adhere to enterprise architecture standards

Stay up to date on platform infrastructure/application development technologies and capabilities

Expert in application development database design and/or platform operating system efforts
helping project teams comply with enterprise policies industry regulations and best practices

Work with Enterprise Architects to ensure solutions are in place throughout all IT systems and
platforms to mitigate identified risks sufficiently and to meet business objectives and regulatory
requirements

Communicate risks and solutions to cross functional key stakeholders

Research design and advocate new technologies architectures and products that will support
business and IT requirements for the enterprise and its customers business partners and vendors

Evaluate and develop application level architectures for application development

Develop in concert with Application Architects a reliable top performing and cost-effective platform
architecture

Lead the development and maintenance of the [platform strategy and architecture

Organize the development effort

Provide motivation and guidance to the entire development team during the systems development life
cycle

Responsible for the vision that underlies the solution and the execution of that vision into the solution

Looks after the programming integration and testing of software systems and associated devices

Select the most appropriate technology for a problem and involve balancing architectural concerns of
the project with the concerns of the enterprise

Responsible for:
o how technology can be used to solve a given business problem
o which framework platform or tech-stack can be used to create a solution
o how the application will look what the modules will be and how they interact with each other
o how things will scale for the future and how they will be maintained
o figuring out the risk in third-party frameworks/platforms
o finding a solution to a business problem
the sustainability of a solution
Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience

10 or more years of work experience in IT with a broad exposure to different platforms and
technologies

Expert knowledge of solution/application development issues techniques and implications across
one or more platforms

Broad experience with and exposure to multiple platform environments to enable the proper
perspective and ability to design application or infrastructure solutions at an enterprise level

Strong attention to detail

Ability to analyze and solve problems

Strong team player who can work across multiple functions and disciplines

Executive level people and process skills

Can explain to senior executives a complex problem in laymen's terms

Strong understanding of business' processes in order to create a cohesive vision of a usable product

Strong attention to detail

Strong influencer

Strategic thinker/mindset

Executive presence

Strong team player who can work across multiple functions and disciplines

Significant people and process skills

Change Agent with Managerial Courage

Coaching

Delivers Results

Drives Vision Purpose

Influencing

Servant Leadership

Strategic Mindset

Highest level of communications skills including story telling

Can develop presentations at an executive level

Can communicate complex technical concepts in business terms

Can influence strategic decision making

Expanded technical knowledge in more than 1 area of a platform SAP Microsoft SalesForce
Preferred Qualifications

Graduate Degree
Specialized Skills and Technologies

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Physical Demands

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Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.