The role:

The Solution Architect is responsible for the development of Application and Integration solutions to ensure they are in line with the enterprise architectural plan.

Responsabilities:

• Review, interpret and respond to detailed business requirements specifications (BRS) to ensure alignment between customer expectations and current or future ICT capability
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency in managing a wide range of information technology applications and associated infrastructure security controls and sound knowledge of API driven architecture technologies, event driven architecture and real time streaming technologies.
• Provide input to the strategic direction of technology investments to assist in the development of the solution architecture and maximise the return on technology investment
• Within the agreed enterprise architecture, define and design technology solutions to assist the business in meeting their business objectives
• Develop, test and implement technology solutions and report on delivery commitments to ensure solutions are implemented as expected and to agreed timeframes
• Lead requirements workshops, document and or assist in documenting requirements, solution design options, present solution designs at various architectural governance forums and seek design approvals
• Be a primary point of contact for all solution design and implementation risks/issues and ensure project team is on the right track implementing, testing and deploying recommended / approved solutions in time and within agreed quality standards
• Develop cost and benefit analysis for recommended solutions and assist in developing quality business cases and other commercial documents required as part of project deliverables
• Engage relevant stakeholders, understand business problems and align technology solutions ensuring business and technology risks are mitigated in a timely fashion

Experience:

• Identify system, application and project interdependencies and balance competing demands to ensure project deliverables are achieved
• Solid analytical/problem-solving skills with capability to identify solutions to unusual and complex problems
• Structured solution architect experience in deploying IT applications and integration initiatives.
• Multi-vendor engagement environment requiring proactive and pragmatic approach in critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Hands-on fast paced program requiring engaging and influencing attitude

Benefits

• Contract length: 12 months with a view to extending
• Mainly WFH
• Rate: $1100 to $1200 per day