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Senior Solution Architect
The Role
JOB DESCRIPTION
Where you fit in
Solution Architect is responsible for delivering solution designs to projects. These solutions need to be fit for purpose within the portfolio, have technical integrity, the right TCO (total cost of ownership) through its life cycle and a good fit with the IT technology direction of Shell. The resultant High Level Design have a measurable impact on the effectiveness and profitability of Shell.
What’s the role?
- Becomes the domain expert for our customers' businesses and gains a deep knowledge of their infrastructure and internal systems.
- Analyzes current architecture to identify gaps and opportunities for enhanced capabilities and automation frameworks.
- Analyzes trends in technology to assess the impact of emerging technologies on the business, and to provide viable solutions that address technology and business needs.
- Research technologies and assess their fit for the challenge at hand. Makes recommendations on available technology from a partner / buy perspective with a bias toward accelerating market facing solutions
- Produces conceptual and logical architectures to meet strategic business and technology objectives through documentation of systems, architectures, process flows and value-chains.
- Manages tradeoffs between speed to market, quality, security, and financial impact.
- Educates and trains clients and stakeholders about the benefits of our approach to software and solutions development.
- Collaborates with the team to create a successful project hand-off plan.
- Engages with partners and vendors from research to ensure service delivery.
What we need from you
- Provide solution architecture development, consultancy and assurance to projects, making sure applications are well designed and conform to Shell standards and reference/segment architectures. The Solution Architect is accountable to the Project Manager for the architecture of a solution being developed and implemented until the successful deployment of the solution. This includes:
- Being the point of call for all architecture aspects of an IT Project.
- Being able to address and integrate the: Business Process, Data, Application, Technical and Information Security aspects of an IT Solution.
- Ensure projects solution architecture is documented using the templates, Architect tooling and conforms to standards.
- Coach detailed designers and business analysts in projects during their design work.
- Have a proven ability to be drive complex Solution Architecture engagements at a detailed level across a broad range of engagement and industries
- Having a track record within a number of large-scale IT programmes, taking ownership of the Architecture and Design activities and outputs
- Have experience in seeking the alignment of business and IT, operating across organisational and technology teams to drive common approaches, delivering sustainable, agile and re-usable solutions
- Ideally accreditation and practitioner experience of TOGAF and/or IASA
- Be comfortable working with client executives and senior management
- Have worked in one or more of the following sectors: Mainly Retail, Trading etc…
- Take an active role in documenting, improving & maintaining the Reference Models in Architect tooling. Lifting project deliverables to the Conceptual and Logical levels.
- Liaison with IT Managers for Estimated cost, and prepare business cases for IT solutions
- Follow IT Technology developments in the market and leverage this knowledge in architecting solutions in Shell. Ensure solutions are ‘future-proof’
- Drive a fit for purpose Solution Architecture and Design aligned with client wider architectural principles, policies and design
- Ensure effective design governance around key design decisions
- Build strong internal relationships within Advisory and across other services
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
An innovative place to work
There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.
Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.
An inclusive place to work
To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we’re nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills and reach your potential.
- We’re creating a space, where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply and we’ll take it from there.
- We’re closing the gender gap – whether, that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
- We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
- We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.
A rewarding place to work
Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.
We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves
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