Architecture Advisor- Band 4
Role Overview
- Solution Architect who will be focusing on digital transformation
initiatives for IHDS and GEH portfolios within
- Responsible for defining commercially aware and technically astute
solutions that both align to and inform architectural direction
while balancing the typical constraints evident on project delivery,
principally across a range of global and shared assets within
International Health
- The role is embedded within the International Health Delivery
Services function that works collaboratively with senior
stakeholders to define strategic direction, thereafter, ensuring
that intent is reflected in business solutions.
- The person must be comfortable leading and defining effective
business solutions within complex project environments,
demonstrating the maturity to build strong working relationships
across Business, IT, and 3rd Party stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive the definition and delivery of solution designs in an agile
environment, working through business and technical requirements to
describe a holistic view of a target service that meets both
business and operational expectations across a range of global
assets and services that aligns to strategic roadmaps
- Contribute to the development of strategic roadmaps, architectures
and technology standards and the adoption of new technologies
- Develop and maintain all relevant architectural artefacts
- Participate in and be a key contributor to architectural governance
processes
- Develop expertise and knowledge of key assets and platforms across a
broad spectrum of architectural concerns - application, data,
integration, infrastructure, deployment and operations, security
etc.
- Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance on integration
strategies, standards and best practices aligning with health
insurance business objectives and driving digital transformation
initiatives
- Identify, assess and implement appropriate management strategies for
architectural risks
- Collaborate with and mentor/support colleagues within the
architecture and delivery teams to promote adoption of best
practices
- Actively participate in the full project lifecycle from early
shaping of high-level estimates and delivery plans through to active
governance of the solution as it is developed and built in later
phases
- Accountable for the architecture and quality assurance of key design
elements across a wide range of solutions and systems
- Become a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders promoting
modernisation and simplification of the technology landscape aligned
with strategic roadmaps
Skills and Experience
- At least 10 years of Technology experience and 4 years in a Solution
Architecture or Lead Technical Design role.
- Breadth of experience and technical acumen across applications,
data, integration, infrastructure, security, service management,
business process architecture capabilities
- Commercial awareness incorporating financial planning and budgeting
- A track record of working successfully in a globally dispersed team
would be beneficial
- Proven experience in designing, implementing and governing
integration architectures that enable seamless data exchange between
disparate systems, applications and services, utilizing technologies
such as APIs, microservices, messaging queues, ESBs, and iPaaS
- Proficiency in using architecture design and modelling tools (e.g.
SAP Lean IX, IBM Rational Software, ArchiMate etc.)
- Expertise in using integration platform & tools and data
transformation & mapping tools
