Solution Architect

About
Our client company was established in Spain in 2007 and has gathered great traction since by making a real difference both in enabling access to high-speed Internet and telecoms services in underserved areas of Spain.

Overview & Responsibilities
As Solution Architect you´ll be responsible for IT & Digital enterprise architecture definition and evolution. You will be responsible for overseeing, improving, and upgrading enterprise services, software and hardware. Mapping business processes into systems will be also part of your responsibility. You will also need to stay on top of the latest trends and technologies on cloud and keep an eye out for any software and services that might improve business processes.
The Solution Architect role requires complex thinking and strategizing to ascertain which legacy systems can be updated and migrated to public cloud, what software or hardware can be replaced, and which services or products will support business operations across each department. Solution Architects work across the organization, determining the needs of a range of business units and processes. It’s a role that requires strong communication and analytical skills to ensure that business units have the right tools to be successful.
Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Rely on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Perform a variety of tasks. Lead and direct the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Reports to CIO/CTO. Enhance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

• Maintain architecture maps with relations between different system updated.


• Understand company data models.


• Evaluating internal functions, business development strategies, and IT processes and suggesting improvements.


• Creating business architecture models to reflect the organization's strategies and goals and creating and implementing business visions and goals.


• Suggesting ideas to reduce costs in IT and business leadership.


• Organizing training to improve employees' knowledge and skills for future organizational growth.


• Providing business architecture and systems processing guidance.


• Ensuring the efficiency, security, and support of the organization's goals.


• Creating methods for compliance architecture, such as data storage, metadata
  management, and change control.


• Determining and implementing build versus buy strategies, mentor personnel, and views of the overall business strategy.

• Engineering, Informatics or Computer Science University Degree.


• Experience with TOGAF (Open Group Architecture Framework) or similar framework.


• Knowledgeable in TMF standards, in particular OpenAPI & ODA


• 2 years’ experience in an IT architecture role and at least 6 years’ experience in IT in a service provider or mid to large enterprise.


• Experience in graphical representations


• Business level of English is mandatory.


• Experience with the following tools/processes/environments:


• Experience with TOGAF (Open Group Architecture Framework).


• Experience in modelling and graphical representations.


• Google Cloud environments


• Transformation/change programmes


• Telecommunications/ISP