Solutions Architect at Tower Group

Solutions Architect

Our client is looking for an experienced Solutions Architect on a Fixed term contract to support the development of suitable technical architecture for Financial Services. To provide architectural guidelines and ensure that architecture principles are adhered to in the development of solutions for Financial Services and Telecommunications. MUST BE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

Requirements:

• Degree
• Togaf
• 3 - 5 years relevant experience 
• Product life cycle management
• Enterprise Architecture and Business Process frameworks
• Agile

Duties:

• Perform system analysis and design activities by assessing requirements in terms of feasibility, impact and cost.
• Assisting to create and compile accurate user requirement documents.
• High level solution design.
• Provide solution architectures that supports the strategic directions of the business.
• To act as a technical liaison between business and the technical teams and to ensure the required support from all areas to ensure delivery of quality solutions.
• Participate during the development to implementation phase with the goal of providing reliable, stable and operationally sound solutions that meet the business requirements.
• Provide support to the project team by advising on the most suitable plan for deployment and transition of the requirements for live use.
• Engage with team members in all architecture teams regarding new technologies and industry trends, offering recommendations for their adoption based on business goals, investments and benefits and risks.
• Provide oversight to investigate, analysis and management of technology risks, issues and dependencies in all programs/ projects.
• Provide leadership and coaching to the team on process, design and architecture principles.