Contract Onsite in Gloucestershire Day Rate £700 inside IR35
We are currently seeking an experienced and ambitious Solution Architect to work with our exceptional client, a world class brand in a secure environment to drive major business transformation, process and technical change across this complex organisation.
This contract role will require you to hold a valid DV clearance. The role will be based on site in Gloucestershire.
The roles responsibilities include:
- Provide the bridge between business need and the supporting technology, building a holistic view of the organisation
- Articulation of solution architecture and solutions to key stakeholders
- Advise on technology - enabled business transformation and define IT strategy, requirements, solutions and roadmaps that delivery the business objectives in the most cost-effective manner
- Select and architect technology solutions, shaping technology programmes, developing and embedding architecture capability, ensuring alignment with the organisations wider business and architect strategies
- Assess business and technology problems as the Business Analyst gathers requirements examining classic scope and feasibility questions
- Solution Architecture definition and design, including delivery approaches, to sufficient detail to enable effective engagement with delivery teams and supply partners
- Carrying out initial assessment of the customer needs and articulation of likely/ potential solution options
- Building strategic relationships with the IT community and propagating the architectural journey
- On-going architecture governance and providing delivery assurance, support and direction to delivery teams through the lifecycle
Essential skills:
- Shape and drive solution architectural methods and principals
- Ability to work an end-to-end lifecycle view of architecture
- Knowledge of the systems implementation lifecycle
- Requirements analysis and requirements definition
- Understanding of the drivers for IT architecture
- Understanding of architectural frameworks and methodologies (TOGAF, MODAF, DODAF, INCOSE, UML, EA, Zachman, COBIT, UML)
- Design and development of technology strategies and roadmaps
Desirable skills:
- Understanding of Agile principals
- Understanding solution changes on business requirements
- Familiar with ITIL/Prince/PROSCI
- Experience of delivery and TTO
