As a Solution Architect, youll be accountable for providing solution design support in one of the focused domains of architecture: Data, Application, or Infrastructure. Your responsibilities will include:
- Designing architectures and solution blueprints that address business, application, data, and infrastructure requirements.
- Collaborating with Business Analysis and Solution Engineering functions to support functional and technical requirements management.
- Ensuring solution architectures are robust and meet architectural requirements.
- Partnering with project managers, business analysts, and solution engineers to create solutions aligned with AstraZenecas architecture standards.
- Evaluating solutions, making buy vs. build decisions, and contributing to early-phase project estimates.
- Providing technical expertise to project teams and conducting architectural reviews throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensuring compliance with existing EA guidelines and standards.
- Contributing to the development, implementation, and maintenance of standard architectural components.
- Working with third-party suppliers to verify technical development and delivery adherence.
- Documenting all architecture analysis and design work.
- Developing expertise in at least one architecture domain.
- Sharing knowledge and best practices with peer Architects.
Essential Skills/Experience
- Relevant technical degree or equivalent
- Proven development/design experience in at least one technical domain
- Experience developing innovative solutions, blueprints, and standards for solution design
- Experience implementing and maintaining business solution architectures under any formal framework
- Experience developing and maintaining relationships with third-party suppliers
- Strong networking skills with good internal/external links
- Well-developed communication and facilitation skills
- Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language
- Awareness of marketplace developments for domain focus and potential impact to AZ IS
- Demonstrated initiative, strong customer orientation, and cross-cultural working
- Experience in developing/maturing an architectural practice
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Proven business insight
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry and competitor activity
- Ability to work well in diverse, multinational teams and influence others positively
