Software Solution Architect I

Job Description

Role Proficiency:Lead solution/application architecture for medium to large engagement.Outcomes:

1. Deliver technically sound projects across one / multiple customers within the guidelines of the customer and UST standards and norms
2. Deliver technically complex applications
3. Identify and institutionalize best practices across multiple accounts and manage multiple customers and architects
4. Define architecture for large engagements and act as its design authority
5. Design solutions involving multiple tech components after scoping out requirements for a client with large engagements

Measures of Outcomes:

1. Business Development (number of proposals contributed to; number new leads generated)
2. Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey Results
3. Number of design patterns / components reused / created
4. Feedback from team
5. Quality of service measures
6. Number of technical complex solutions delivered
7. Number of consulting assignments led/participated
8. Number of technology training conducted
9. Technology certifications
10. Number of white papers / document assets
11. Breadth of technology knowledge (no. of technologies)
12. Number of reviews and audits

Outputs Expected:Asset Development and Governance:

1. Provide thought leadership in conceptualizing the need and design of assets
2. Track implementation of assets
3. Improve asset effectiveness
4. Improve deployment effectiveness

Project Control and Review:

1. Perform architecture design review
2. Identify opportunities for optimization of cost time and asset utilization in complex projects; advising relevant teams accordingly where possible
3. Provide advice to teams facing complex technical issues in the course of project delivery
4. Conduct planned and unplanned technical audits for complex projects as applicable
5. Define and measure project /program specific architectural and technology quality metrics
6. Review outputs to ensure NFRs are met

Knowledge Management & Capability Development:

1. Provide inputs to teams for training etc.
2. Identify the training needs and conduct internal sessions to meet the same
3. Partner with UST Gamma to Create curriculum assessments training programs courseware based on new service offerings / solutions etc.
4. Update collateral on to the knowledge management repository
5. Gain and cultivate domain expertise to provide best and optimized solution to customer

Requirement gathering and Analysis:

1. Understand the requirements from a larger system / transformation program context
2. Validate the cross application / cross technology requirements to ensure integrated ability and reconciliation of conflicting requirements by working with customers and other stakeholders

People Management:

1. Provide support to various Project Managers in identification of training needs of the team
2. Conduct training / certifications with the help of Gamma and mentoring with respect to technical skills on projects
3. Support technical evaluation of external and internal candidates to meet project requirements
4. Perform career guidance and performance management for team members

Alliance Management:

1. Identify alliance partners based on the understanding of service offerings and client requirements
2. Identify areas for joint GTM with the partner
3. Develop internal capabilities/complementary toolsets to support the GTM strategy
4. Maintain the relationship with partners
5. Act as the UST technical POC for the specific technology/solution area

Technology Consulting:

1. Define problem statement for the customer
2. Analyze application/ technology landscape process and tools to arrive at the solution options best fit for the client
3. Analyze cost vs. benefits of solution options
4. Define the technology/ architecture roadmap for the client
5. Articulate the cost vs. benefits of options to key customer stakeholders

Innovation and Thought Leadership:

1. Participate in external forums (seminars paper presentation etc.) to showcase UST capabilities and insights
2. Interact and engage with customers/ partners around new innovative ideas concepts and assets; as well as industry trends and implications
3. Participate in Beta testing of products / joint lab setup with customer to explore application of new technologies / products
4. Identify areas where components/accelerators or design patterns could be reused across different accounts
5. Create documents reports white papers (international/national) on research findings

Sales Support and Project Estimation:

1. Develop collaterals for proposals
2. Conduct workshops at the client site to assist the sales team in sales support if required
3. Compare various designs and propose appropriate technology solutions based on the understanding of the RFP and inputs from Architects
4. Calculate and present estimates based on high level designs to management for supporting go/ no-go decisions
5. Review estimations and resource plan
6. Review risk and mitigation plan
7. Anchor proposal development with cross-linkages across multiple competency units to arrive at a coherent solution unique value propositions and clear differentiators
8. Participate in client presentation and client visits

Solution Definition & Design:

1. Ensure alignment of high-level architecture with the existing client need and business logic; review design prepared by architects
2. Ensure the involvement of right teams in solution design
3. Ensure technical integrate ability and requirements compliance of the solution; especially in case of a multi group / multi vendor program
4. Involve external partners / horizontals as appropriate
5. Provide guidance to solution architect around usage of patterns/anti patterns in the solution
6. Ensure UST architecture principles and QOA (Quality of Architecture) are maintained. Analyze trade-offs and provide recommendations if any on the solution architecture.
7. Identify opportunities for efficiency improvements (e.g. automation) or risk reduction in the transformation process
8. Understand the various work streams and the technologies necessary to deliver on large programs
9. Resolve any issues based on industry expertise leverage partners
10. Provide best in class technology and solution options to customers with detailed examples and case studies. Guide customer on process and technology improvements to achieve agility and quick results.

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Keyskills :
environmental impact assessmentsalesdeliverysales supportnew leadswhite papersenvironmentdesign reviewclient visitsquality of serviceflow diagramscustomer relationsbusiness casejava