Solution Architect
Title: Solution Architect
Location: Belfast (2-3 days onsite a week)
Day rate: 450 GBP/day Inside IR35
Data and Messaging is a Value Stream within the Wealth and Personal Banking global business delivering data and insights to drive business decisions and managing the conversation with our customers through personal and relevant messaging
The Data Solution Architect role will focus on the data and analytics architecture within the Value Stream both from a global capability and market delivery perspective.
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 Product OwnersBusiness Technical Leads Platform and Value Stream architects and PODs They are 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 life cycle 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 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
Architecture Mindset
Collaborating with the Enterprise Platform and Value Stream architects to evolve the architectural strategy and roadmap looking for opportunities to improve the current landscapeenterprise
Identify dependencies across multiple Platforms and Value SubValue Streams awareness of projectsstrategies outside of the Value Stream
Developing and growing a skill set 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
Key Skills
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 nonfunctional 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
Awareness of Infrastructure Design and concepts
Awareness on Integration concepts techniques and patterns
Experience in AIML solution delivery or product development preferably within regulated industries