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Solution Architect

Solution Architect

ConfidentialBengaluru / Bangalore
30+ days ago
Job description
  • Develop architectural solutions for the new deals / major change requests in existing deals
  • Creates an enterprise-wide architecture that ensures systems are scalable, reliable, and manageable.
  • Provide solutioning of RFPs received from clients and ensure overall design assurance
  • Develop a direction to manage the portfolio of to-be-solutions including systems, shared infrastructure services, applications in order to better match business outcome objectives
  • Analyse technology environment, enterprise specifics, client requirements to set a collaboration solution design framework / architecture
  • Provide technical leadership to the design, development and implementation of custom solutions through thoughtful use of modern technology
  • Define and understand current state solutions and identify improvements, options & tradeoffs to define target state solutions
  • Clearly articulate, document and sell architectural targets, recommendations and reusable patterns and accordingly propose investment roadmaps
  • Evaluate and recommend solutions to integrate with overall technology ecosystem
  • Works closely with various IT groups to transition tasks, ensure performance and manage issues through to resolution
  • Perform detailed documentation (App view, multiple sections & views) of the architectural design and solution mentioning all the artefacts in detail
  • Validate the solution / prototype from technology, cost structure and customer differentiation point of view
  • Identify problem areas and perform root cause analysis of architectural design and solutions and provide relevant solutions to the problem
  • Collaborating with sales, program / project, consulting teams to reconcile solutions to architecture
  • Tracks industry and application trends and relates these to planning current and future IT needs
  • Provides technical and strategic input during the project planning phase in the form of technical architectural designs and recommendation
  • Collaborates with all relevant parties in order to review the objectives and constraints of solutions and determine conformance with the Enterprise Architecture
  • Identifies implementation risks and potential impacts
  • Enable Delivery Teams by providing optimal delivery solutions / frameworks
  • Build and maintain relationships with executives, technical leaders, product owners, peer architects and other stakeholders to become a trusted advisor
  • Develops and establishes relevant technical, business process and overall support metrics (KPI / SLA) to drive results
  • Manages multiple projects and accurately reports the status of all major assignments while adhering to all project management standards
  • Identify technical, process, structural risks and prepare a risk mitigation plan for all the projects
  • Ensure quality assurance of all the architecture or design decisions and provides technical mitigation support to the delivery teams
  • Recommend tools for reuse, automation for improved productivity and reduced cycle times
  • Leads the development and maintenance of enterprise framework and related artefacts
  • Develops trust and builds effective working relationships through respectful, collaborative engagement across individual product teams
  • Ensures architecture principles and standards are consistently applied to all the projects
  • Ensure optimal Client Engagement
  • Support pre-sales team while presenting the entire solution design and its principles to the client
  • Negotiate, manage and coordinate with the client teams to ensure all requirements are met and create an impact of solution proposed
  • Demonstrate thought leadership with strong technical capability in front of the client to win the confidence and act as a trusted advisor

    • Competency Building and Branding

    • Ensure completion of necessary trainings and certifications
    • Develop Proof of Concepts (POCs),case studies, demos etc. for new growth areas based on market and customer research
    • Develop and present a point of view of Wipro on solution design and architect by writing white papers, blogs etc.
    • Attain market referencability and recognition through highest analyst rankings, client testimonials and partner credits
    • Be the voice of Wipros Thought Leadership by speaking in forums (internal and external)
    • Mentor developers, designers and Junior architects in the project for their further career development and enhancement
    • Contribute to the architecture practice by conducting selection interviews etc

      • Team Management

      Resourcing

    • Anticipating new talent requirements as per the market / industry trends or client requirements
    • Hire adequate and right resources for the team

      • Talent Management

    • Ensure adequate onboarding and training for the team members to enhance capability & effectiveness
    • Build an internal talent pool and ensure their career progression within the organization
    • Manage team attrition
    • Drive diversity in leadership positions

      • Performance Management

    • Set goals for the team, conduct timely performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to own direct reports
    • Ensure that the Performance Nxt is followed for the entire team

      • Employee Satisfaction and Engagement

    • Lead and drive engagement initiatives for the team
    • Track team satisfaction scores and identify initiatives to build engagement within the team

      • Skills Required

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