Solutions Architect – Data Protection

ROLE PURPOSE

The Solutions Architect Data Protection builds and integrates information systems that meet specific business needs. The primary duties include providing strategic guidance in the development process, making technical decisions regarding solutions and explaining how they will impact on the client’s organization.

The Solutions Architect Data Protection requires the ability to bridge the gap between business requirements and implementation of technology solutions. You will have an agile mindset willing to push the boundaries of current conventional thinking for architecture design, you will have experience of developing proof of concepts and mindful of market drivers, first mover advantage and not be constrained against existing systems, infrastructure or ways of working.

You will also translate the business strategy into concrete solutions and design and execute a set of solution blueprints that support that strategy. You will evaluate all technology options, assess impact on the wider business or customer processes working with both business and IT stakeholders.

The Solution Architect Data Protection will support lines of business in developing and implementing solutions strategies and roadmaps to ensure a comprehensive and integrated client ICT ecosystems.

• Ensure architectural designs comply with Nexio standards, security policies, integration patterns, and technology strategies.
• Produce architecture diagrams, high-level designs (HLDs), low-level designs (LLDs), and solution documentation.
• Assess solution feasibility, cost, scalability, performance, and operational impact of proposed solutions.
• Creating and leading IT system integration processes to meet the client’s organizational needs
• Conducting evaluations of the client’s system architecture and collaborating with stakeholders to improve the designs
• Performing continuous research on emerging technologies to stay updated with the best alternatives and to improve the existing architecture for clients
• Create and maintain ICT Solutions and Systems Maps of the future state
• Own the representation of both current and future state of technology products
• Define and document systems interfaces, data and infrastructure from a conceptual, logical and technical basis.
• Creation, analysis and maintenance of As-Is and To-Be processes and systems.
• Translation of business and functional requirements into solutions design.
• Root cause analysis of client business issues and problems.
• Evaluate technologies and systems for relevance and feasibility to the needs of the client’s solution end state.
• Stakeholder management.
• Building of custom solutions.
• Lead the design and development of innovative solutions aligned with client business objectives/milestones/deliverables.
• Provide architectural guidance and technical leadership to delivery teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Proactively identify risks and issues and implement mitigation strategies as needed.
• Analyze the existing solution landscape, creating and maintain a roadmap for each solution, identifying technical debt and to provide recommendations for improvements
• Liaise and manage the architecture deliverables from 3rd parties, such as partners, distributors, and OEM vendors.
• Working collaboratively with Senior Management on solutions roadmaps and the development of new products and services with a technical design authority framework
• Keep abreast of technology trends and advancement capturing relevant content to influence systems design decisions
• Other key areas will be the management and enhancements to the architecture of existing systems to ensure they remain performant and cost efficient.

• Support sales and commercial teams with technical input, scoping, solution presentations, and RFP/RFI responses.
• Conduct technical workshops with clients to understand problems, business drivers, and desired outcomes.
• Provide authoritative solution recommendations based on industry best practice and emerging technologies.

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