Solution Architect

What does a Solution Architect do?
We asked our colleague Wouter what his typical day looks like.

Description

TheINNOCOMSolution Architect is an architecture professional with strongknowledge and interest of/inTechnology Architecture(Infrastructure, Application, Integration and/or Data)and understanding of Business and Enterprise Architecture.

OurSolution Architect roles are project facing and provide two areas of support:

• With abusiness focus , ensuring the solution meets the business requirements.
• Withanenterprise focus ensuring that the enterprise requirements for reuse, compliance to standards, principles, traceability to enterprise reference models, and alignment with the target enterprise architecture vision.

Also

• Define, document, and communicate it.
• Protect (own) the solution architecture and protect its integrity and consistency. Make sure everyone is using it, and using it correctly.
• Make sure that it comes out in stages in a timely way so that the overall organization can make progress before it’s complete.
• Make sure the software and system architectures are in synchronization.
• Act as the emissary of solution architectures.
• Make sure stakeholdersand management understandit (to the detail necessary).
• Make surethatthe right modeling is being done, to know that qualities like performance are going to be met.
• Give input as needed to issues like tool and environment selection.
• Identify and interact with stakeholders to make sure their needs are being met.
• Make sure that the architecture is not only the right one for operations, but also for deployment and sustainment.
• Resolve disputes and make trade-offs.
• Resolve technical problems.

Experience

• Excellent understanding of architecture/design patterns
• Knowledge of ArchiMateandSparxis an asset.
• Knowledge ofobject-oriented analysis and design, aspect-orientated design and test-driven design.
• Knowledge ofapplication security.
• Knowledge of .NET, Java/JEE, OSGior similar industry-standard platforms.
• Knowledge of databasesolutions
• Knowledge of the full software development lifecycleand associated practices: configuration management, test management, build management; continuous integration, release management, etc. Knowledge of DevOps and continuous delivery is an asset.
• Knowledge of the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) style and related technologies like web services, XML/SOAP, enterprise service bus, security standards, etc.
• Knowledge of cloud concepts (Hybrid, Private, Public) and knowledge of cloud software such as Azure & AWS

Profile

• Open & honest, highly energetic and intrinsically motivated
• A fast learner, absorbing new skills and adapting to new contexts
• Extremely customer-focused, able to adapt quickly to new environments, connect easily with people and context
• A conceptual, creative and critical thinker
• Passionate about change and eager to push it forward while managing expectations
• A natural communicator, able to explain complex topics in understandable language to different stakeholders(ability to communicate complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders)
• Able to create impact
• A team player able to support the learning of others and initiate improvement
• A role model and ‘go-to person’ with high emotional intelligence

Contact us and have a chat about joining us, or apply below?