Big Data Architect - IT

BIG DATA ARCHITECT

- Lead the functional and technical solution architecture and design by front facing business and other stakeholders; that align with latest architecture and strategy within the Bank.

- Creates technology solutions at an initial level of detail, to meet business requirements for medium to large scale projects, in line with Group IT Strategies & Architectures, and tech domains:

- Collaborate with architecture, security, infrastructure, data, and other component teams to design end-to-end solution to the business requirements.

- Applies innovative thinking to support the business in delivering its strategic objectives in line Group Architecture standards and tech domains, rather than just responding to a pre-defined request

- Produce Solution documentation to a high standard that clearly articulates solution covering functional, non-functional, with focus on Infrastructure views, operations views, alerting and monitoring, resiliency

- Reviewing detailed design, test strategy, scope and test scenarios.

- Supports effective transition of the solution requirement into the Governance and Change model

- Via oversight, maintains ownership of the design throughout the development process

- Provides technology perspective input into new product and vendor selection process

- Supports design & architecture development and governance activities

- Takes responsibility for architectural adherence, quality standards and policies

- Escalate risks and issues that emerge from requirements gathering and solution design to governance forum.

- Conducts Failure Mode Engineering Analysis to identify design hot spots.

- Maintains Tech Debt Catalogue and support structured solutions and plans.