Test Architect at Derivco

Provide Architectural Leadership

• Communicates effectively in both written and verbal form.
• Performs architectural analysis and helps define backlogs for technology development / transition / implementation.
• Lead & oversee the construction of projects.
• Detailed domain knowledge
• Write business cases and project charters.
• Evaluate and propose new technologies and drive them through the technology adoption process.
• Presents at a technical forum (internal or external) at least once per year e.g. Architecture Ask, Software Society, Dev Days, Brown Bag etc.
• Participates in architectural governance.

Provide Consulting Services

• Develop prototypes to demonstrate concepts.
• Perform due diligence analysis of potential 3rd party products and development houses
• Perform reviews of specifications, designs and architectures

Provide Specialist Services (Software, Database, IT, Cloud, Security, Testing)

• Provide expert advice on issues pertaining to your domain's architecture, design and development

Systems Analysis and Design

• Perform high level investigations, detailed analysis and detailed designs for solutions to meet challenging business needs.
• Identifies the right stakeholders to participate in the analysis, and getting their input.
• Perform reviews of specifications, designs and code.
• Design and document software, system and deployment architectures.
• Create high level plans for delivering projects.
• Assist in breaking down the plan to a task level.
• Analyse and document dependencies and priorities.