Lead Solutions Architect H/F

Responsible for creating repeatable designs that enable the desired business outcomes to be realised. Working with key stakeholders, subject matter experts and technology providers to define the architecture for end to end solutions across systems portfolio, ensuring fast delivery of standards based interfaces aligned to business pipeline, application roadmaps and enterprise architecture guidance. This includes:

- Improve speed of delivery using standards based approach to design.
- Create a componentized end to end solution designs to maximize re-use.
- Ensuring that solutions are designed & developed are both scalable and sustainable.
- Looking holistically and identifying opportunities for synergy.
- Standardize delivery of architectural artefacts through the PMO process.
- Help define repeatable pattern sets for key use cases.
- Considering the current and future needs of the organization for specific technologies and solutions to deliver projects.

Responsibilities

Creating repeatable designs that enable the desired business outcomes to be realised; Working with key stakeholders, subject matter experts and technology providers to define the architecture for end to end solutions across systems portfolio; Ensuring fast delivery of standards based interfaces aligned to business pipeline, application roadmaps and enterprise architecture guidance; Improve speed of delivery using standards based approach to design; Create a componentized end to end solution designs to maximize re-use; Ensuring that solutions are designed & developed are both scalable and sustainable; Looking holistically and identifying opportunities for synergy; Standardize delivery of architectural artefacts through the PMO process; Help define repeatable pattern sets for key use cases; Considering the current and future needs of the organization for specific technologies and solutions to deliver projects

Requirements

Can do attitude, with strong accountability and ownership. Comfortable with a fast pace and switching between competing priorities; Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to multi-task; Ability to work under pressure and deal with ambiguity but retain focus on results; Passionate about delivering excellent standard of delivery; Strong written and verbal communications skills; Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills; Ability to influence effectively; Good collaboration skills and team working; Creative thinker able to successfully contribute to a team whilst being self-motivated with the ability to use your own initiative; Balance attention to detail with the ability to follow through to completion; Ability to work as part of an international team; English and French language skills; Enterprise middleware technology experience for 3PL/4PL in pharmaceutical, wholesale and/or logistics industry; Extensive knowledge and experience of Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or similar; Minimum 3-5 years in Solution architecture role focused on integration of systems using middleware; OpenText ECS and Delta experience; Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC); Experience Line managing a small team of project based architects; Development or architectural experience in either a senior technical role or a technical management position; Experience of producing project artefacts and communicating ideas / information to other team members and non-technical people

Nice to have

Experience working with Manhattan Active and Axway technologies; Experience of Applicom ERP; Working for a large multinational matrix organization; Fostering collaboration to align teams to common ways of working; Use of EA tools (e.g Hopex, iServer, Planview)