BDS Product Solution Architect

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Technology Strategy

• Define and maintain solution architectures application landscapes and technology roadmaps aligned with business and enterprise strategy.
• Act as the primary architectural authority and point of contact for solution design and technical decision-making.
• Design scalable secure and supportable solutions across cloud SaaS and enterprise platforms.
• Assess technology risks technical debt lifecycle requirements and modernization opportunities.

Solution Delivery & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into practical and effective technology solutions.
• Support transformational programs and projects from design through deployment and Service Introduction.
• Drive continuous improvement automation simplification and innovation across products and business processes.
• Ensure solution designs support operational excellence maintainability and long-term business value.

Integration Security & Governance

• Define integration approaches APIs data flows and dependencies across enterprise applications and platforms.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards security policies identity management requirements and data privacy regulations.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture Security Infrastructure Cloud and DevOps teams to deliver compliant and resilient solutions.
• Maintain architecture artifacts including architecture diagrams standards roadmaps and architecture decision records.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Build strong partnerships with business leaders Product Owners Project Managers and technical teams.
• Influence architectural decisions across diverse stakeholder groups and drive alignment toward common outcomes.
• Manage architectural aspects of vendor-delivered solutions and ensure adherence to agreed standards and quality expectations.
• Participate in Communities of Practice and contribute to architecture best practices and technology standards.

Key Stakeholders

• Business Leaders
• Product Owners
• Project Managers
• DevOps Teams
• Infrastructure Teams
• Security & Enterprise Architecture Teams
• External Vendors and Service Providers
• Global Support Organizations

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related field.
• Strong IT background with experience in Solution Architecture Application Development or Enterprise Applications.
• Experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions across multiple technologies and business functions.
• Strong stakeholder management communication and influencing skills.
• Experience working within Agile DevOps and project delivery environments.
• Fluent English (written and verbal).

Preferred

• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF).
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure AWS GCP) SaaS solutions APIs and integration patterns.
• Understanding of cybersecurity identity management and regulatory compliance requirements.
• ITIL Agile Scrum DevOps PMI/PMP experience.

Key Functional Competencies

• Solution Architecture & Design
• Enterprise Application Architecture
• Technology Roadmap Planning
• Systems Integration & Data Flows
• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Supplier & Vendor Management
• Agile & DevOps Ways of Working
• Security Risk & Compliance Management
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation