Solution Architect

Coimbatore, India
- Tech Hiring
- 3021897

**Job Description**:
**Role Purpose**
- The purpose of the role is to create exceptional architecturalsolution design and thought leadership and enable delivery teams toprovide exceptional client engagement and satisfaction._

**Do**
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Develop architectural solutions for the new deals/ majorchange requests in existing deals**
- _ Creates an enterprise-wide architecture that ensures systems arescalable, reliable, and manageable._
- _ Provide solutioning of RFP’s received from clients and ensure overall design assurance_
- Analyse technology environment, enterprise specifics, clientrequirements to set a collaboration solution design framework/architecture
- Provide technical leadership to the design, development andimplementation of custom solutions through thoughtful use of moderntechnology
- Define and understand current state solutions and identifyimprovements, options & tradeoffs to define target state solutions
- Clearly articulate, document and sell architectural targets,recommendations and reusable patterns and accordingly propose investmentroadmaps
- Evaluate and recommend solutions to integrate with overalltechnology ecosystem
- Works closely with various IT groups to transition tasks, ensureperformance and manage issues through to resolution
- Perform detailed documentation (App view, multiple sections &views) of the architectural design and solution mentioning all theartefacts in detail
- Validate the solution/ prototype from technology, cost structure andcustomer differentiation point of view
- Identify problem areas and perform root cause analysis ofarchitectural design and solutions and provide relevant solutions to theproblem
- Collaborating with sales, program/project, consulting teams toreconcile solutions to architecture
- _ Provides technical and strategic input during the projectplanning phase in the form of technical architectural designs andrecommendations_
- _ Collaborates with all relevant parties in order to review theobjectives and constraints of solutions and determine conformance withthe Enterprise Architecture._
- _ Identifies implementation risks and potential impacts._
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Enable Delivery Teams by providing optimal deliverysolutions/ frameworks**
- _ Build and maintain relationships with executives, technicalleaders, product owners, peer architects and other stakeholders tobecome a trusted advisor_
- _ Develops and establishes relevant technical, business processand overall support metrics (KPI/SLA) to drive results_
- _ Manages multiple projects and accurately reports the status ofall major assignments while adhering to all project management standards_
- _ Identify technical, process, structural risks and prepare a riskmitigation plan for all the projects_
- _ Ensure quality assurance of all the architecture or designdecisions and provides technical mitigation support to the deliveryteams_
- _ Recommend tools for reuse, automation for improved productivityand reduced cycle times_
- _ Leads the development and maintenance of enterprise frameworkand related artefacts_
- _ Develops trust and builds effective working relationshipsthrough respectful, collaborative engagement across individual productteams_
- _ Ensures architecture principles and standards are consistentlyapplied to all the projects_
- _ Ensure optimal Client Engagement_
- Support pre-sales team while presenting the entire solution designand its principles to the client
- Negotiate, manage and coordinate with the client teams to ensure allrequirements are met and create an impact of solution proposed
- Demonstrate thought leadership with strong technical capability infront of the client to win the confidence and act as a trusted advisor
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Competency Building and Branding_**
- _ Ensure completion of necessary trainings and certifications_
- _ Develop Proof of Concepts (POCs),case studies, demos etc. fornew growth areas based on market and customer research _
- _Develop and present a point of view of Wipro on solution designand architect by writing white papers, blogs etc. _
- _Attain market referencability and recognition through highestanalyst rankings, client testimonials and partner credits _
- _Be the voice of Wipro’s Thought Leadership by speaking inforums (internal and external) _
- _Mentor developers, designers and Junior architects in theproject for their further career development and enhancement_
- _ Contribute to the architecture practice by conducting selectioninterviews etc_
- ** Team Management**
- _Resourcing_
- Anticipating new talent requirements as per the market/ industrytrends or client _requirements_
- Hire adequate and right resources for the team
- _ Talent Management_
- Ensure adequate onboarding and training for the team members toenhance capability & effectiveness
- Build an internal talent pool and ensure their career progressionwithin the organization
- Manage team attrition
- Drive diversity in leadership positions
- _ Performance Man