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    IT Solutions Architect - Wales, United Kingdom - DAC Beachcroft

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    Role Responsibility

  • Work closely with stakeholders, IT colleagues, and the Business Improvement and Change (BIC) team to help advance the technical requirements for a project, advising on potential solutions.
  • Provide a bridge between various IT teams in agreeing likely delivery approaches and solutions for new business requirements.
  • Work closely with technical delivery teams to ensure that adequate design material is produced and that all requirements for delivery are clear and unambiguous.
  • Ensure designs are peer reviewed and approved in line with IT governance processes.
  • Be responsible for the timely delivery of approved design material to project managers.
  • Build strong stakeholder relationships, using your knowledge and skills to influence decisions and to ensure best practice and alignment with the IT strategy.
  • Own and maintain the Technical Approach (TAD) and High Level Design (HLD) document templates which support our technology governance and delivery.
  • Assist SMEs in the creation of technical design standards (architecture guidelines) to help enforce best practice.
  • Assist SMEs in the creation of product roadmaps to aid in planning the evolution of the firm's enterprise architecture over time.
  • Contribute towards DACB's data protection obligations, such as the production of Data Impact Assessments (DPIAs) relating to technology change and the onboarding of new solutions.
  • Contribute to the assessment and procurement of new IT products and services.
  • Advise on new and emerging technology and trends and their benefits and impacts.
  • Explain designs to technical and non-technical audiences
  • The Ideal Candidate

    Key experience

  • Significant experience in similar Solutions and/or Technical Architecture roles.
  • A strong and broad technical background in enterprise IT, perhaps coming from an operations/engineering background.
  • Previous success with developing enterprise-level solutions using Cloud technology.
  • A good understanding of technical security controls and best practices, with experience applying them.
  • Previous exposure to data and analytics systems.
  • A background in legal/professional services or large enterprise (desirable)
  • Experience of common legal technologies and platforms (desirable).
  • Relevant qualifications, such as TOGAF and BCS certification (desirable)
  • A relevant IT, or related degree (desirable)
  • Microsoft technology training/certification (desirable)
  • Cloud Architecture training/certification (desirable)
  • Personal Competencies

  • Adaptable, with an ability to play different roles on a project according to need.
  • Self-motivated; you're passionate about high-quality work, yet you can prioritise delivery over perfection.
  • A proactive team player; you can liaise effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • People oriented, with the ability to develop and nurture strong working relationships.
  • A practical thinker, with strong decision-making, problem-solving, analytical and interpersonal skills.
  • A natural communicator, you have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and you can explain complex concepts to non-technical people.

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