Solutions Architect (s)

Our client is a leading global law firm and a trusted adviser to local and global corporates, financial institutions and governments.Department/Role OverviewThe purpose of this role is to work as part of the Architecture Team primarily in the technology domain. You will design, document and facilitate the implementation of our client’s technology, application and enterprise architectures through the various IT teams and technology partners. These IT Architectures must support the overall business strategy.This role reports to the Head of Enterprise ArchitectureMain ResponsibilitiesParticipate in the development and continuous improvement of:application and data architectures that are aligned to the business strategiestechnology architectures that enable the application and data architecturedevelopment architectures that enable IT to develop business solutions in the most efficient and effective manner adhering to our clients IT Solution Design Principles and roadmapsProduction of technical solution designs for assigned projects and gaining acceptance and approval from internal stakeholders.Promote an environment that encourages collaboration, team working and innovationAnalyse the current architecture to identify weaknesses, develop opportunities for improvements, and recommend new sustainable best practice approachesPartner with cross functional teams to align architectural requirements with IT strategy, collaborate on development of policies, standards, guidelines, and proceduresLead technical workshops to ensure that all functional and non-functional requirements are understoodSupport projects from initial consult through to implementationLiaise with business stakeholders to ensure that all solutions comply with the technical governance framework, with Infosec and risk principlesSome travel to attend internal meetings, workshops will be required.Essential Skills And ExperienceExperience around data centre components (Servers, Storage, load balancers, firewalls, Networks etc)Good knowledge LAN/WAN within an enterprise networkDemonstrate good experience in the IT industry with expertise in many areas of infrastructure and applications, preferably in a technical or enterprise architecture capacityHave demonstrable experience in design, strategy and architecture related activitiesExperience with sizing, performance and high availabilityExperience with data backup, business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and technologiesAny knowledge of integration technologiesExperience with any automation technologiesTOGAF certification preferred but not essentialApply for Role