Astek is offering a role of Solution Architect for our projects based in Singapore.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee solution architecture for assigned projects:Assist Project Manager/Business Analysts in solution conceptualization, design, and execution.
- Collaborate with application teams and Business Analysts/tech leads from impacted applications for solution design.
- Ensure project alignment with architecture principles and IT standards.
- Optimize solutions for deployment on our IBM Private Cloud.
- Assist project managers and tech leads in architecture validation:Develop comprehensive architecture documentation.
Present projects in architecture validation committee meetings.
Act as a point of contact for support/evolution activities on a set of applications.
Provide support throughout the architecture process until project go-live.
Foster architecture awareness among application teams.
- Serve as the reference architect for a set of applications with low architecture impacts for support/evolution activities.
- Work closely with various roles:Collaborate with project managers and business analysts on major cross-functional projects assigned to you.
- Engage with tech leads and developers to comprehend application architecture and assess possible issues.
- Coordinate with application owners to keep referential information about applications up to date.
- Coordinate with the production team to verify availability and compatibility with infrastructure and Cloud services.
Interact with Enterprise Architects for strategic alignment.
- Maintain updated reference documentation throughout project changes
- Update application references.
- Revise IT architecture diagrams.
- Document application non-conformities and create remediation plans.
Review and update architecture principles, checklists, and guidelines as needed.
Requirements:
- Experience of Enterprise Architecture discipline, processes, concepts, and best practices
- Functional/Business knowledge (of your current/past companies)
- Experience in modeling activities (application maps, software design models, data modeling, infrastructure diagrams, etc.)
- Experience running Request for Proposal and assessing solutions
- Strong analysis skills with problem solving attitude
- Ability to communicate effectively in written documents and oral presentations, explaining concepts clearly to audiences at various levels of technical knowledge
- Experience with Java/Spring/Angular, Oracle/PostgreSQL DB, Linux, API, Kafka etc.
- Experience on Cloud migration, integration patterns, high availability patterns etc.
- Effective leadership, planning and organization skills
- Interest in Financial & Banking industry
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
- 5+ years of experience in IT either as an Enterprise Architect or Solution Architect
- 3+ years of experience as a Developer or Tech Lead
Broad technical knowledge and experience across application, development frameworks, technology
Advantageous:
- Architecture certification (TOGAF) or Cloud Architect certification
- Experience in Financial & Banking industry
- Knowledge of a Core Banking System such as ERI Olympic or Temenos Transact
- SCRUM/Agile experience
