Senior Solution Architect - IT

Senior Solution Architect

Solution Centre of Excellence (SCoE)

- As the Sales Solution Architect, you will be part of a larger and cohesive team of 50+ solution specialists, known as the 'Solution Centre of Excellence' (SCoE).

- The SCoE represents the largest collection of solution architects, primarily involved in presales engagements and originations.

- The team structure accommodates several technology specializations (namely, AppDev, Cloud, Managed Services, AI, InfraSec, Packaged and System Engineering) and mirroring the sales coverage of clients within portfolio.

- The team is expected to undertake complex and risky opportunities to produce bespoke solutions to address specific client pain-points.

- If you want to have a hand in crafting world-first, leading edge solutions, then SCoE will be the ideal playground for you to grow and broaden your skills and knowledge as a solution architect.

- SCoE is expanding and has Senior, Lead and Principal roles for a broad spectrum of technologies and domains.

Sales Solution Architect Job Role Description :

- The Sales Solution Architect analyses, designs and develops roadmaps and implementation plans based on a current versus future state solution architecture.

- The candidate assesses near-term needs to establish business priorities, analyses and develop solutions architectural requirements, and ensures alignment of architectural requirements with the IT strategy.

- To be successful, the candidate must retain crystal-clear clarity on the weaknesses and opportunities, while remaining vigilant against competitive and environmental threats.

- The Sales Solution Architect works in dynamic and evolving business environments, in support of large and complex deals.

- The candidate is expected to be familiar with a range of industry architectural methodologies and frameworks, architecture modelling tools, as well as product development methodologies.

- He/she must be passionate in keeping abreast with the latest technological developments.

- The Sales Solution Architect collaborates with other technology teams in onshore and offshore locations across all aspects of technology relevant to the opportunity.

- The resulting solution design is expected to be 'just right' while garnering the acceptance from internal approving authorities.

- Upon contract award, the candidate will transition the solution to the mobilization team for implementation.

- The Sales Solution Architect will be the leader in cross-technology issues and risk mitigation, even when presenting fresh ideas and different perspectives to client executives.

- As such, the candidate is expected to possess strong leadership and communication abilities, maintains a creative and innovative streak, and can influence key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities :

- Render presales technical support to client service teams

- Analyze tender / client specifications or requirements and manage the plan for multiple solution workstreams

- Drive and maintain conceptual integrity of the solution design that addresses client's business objectives and needs in order to create differentiated value propositions

- Coordinate and prepare solution deliverables (e.g., cost estimates, risk assessments and proposal) that are subject to internal solution governance and review processes

- Ensure the architecture and design is agreed with both internal stakeholders and external clients, while collaborating deeply with the practices to develop solutions that are on the mark and viable

- Maintain a clear, independent and objective point of view in order to exercise thought leadership and advise senior leaders on technical value and solution guidance for client, organization and community

- Ensure all the appropriate standards and quality expectation are adhered to

- Develop and refine solution patterns for common and recurring problems

- Be the expert resource to support interventions on projects where solution quality or progress has become an issue

Ideal profile :

The Application / Cloud Specialist ought to have / be :

- University Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent

- At least 10 years of experience in ICT infrastructure architecture either as Solution Architect / Delivery Architect in a System Integration environment and/or management of large-scale projects across different technology stacks

- Certifications in ITIL, TOGAF and Cloud (e.g., AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner) would be advantageous

- Experience in enterprise architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, microservices, containerization, API and modern integration methodologies (e.g. Kafka)

- Experience in Digital capabilities, Data Architecture and Cloud-based Architecture

- Experienced in delivering highly integrated and multi-platform solutions

- Experience with the full software development life-cycle using traditional and agile methodologies

- Working knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD and automation technologies

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - ability to explain technology from a customer perspective

- Highly analytical and able to manage complex solutions

- Naturally inquisitive - asks questions to ensure understanding

- Ability to influence and negotiate

- Confident decision maker

- Strong presentation Skills

- Highly resilient and team player - demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders to deliver a common goal