The main elements of accountabilities for this role are in the following areas:
Working closely with Business, Enterprise Architecture and Technology colleagues to ensure that design options are effectively evaluated and that robust recommendations are made.
Ongoing governance of project delivery against agreed designs and assessment of the impact of change requests on the high-level design.
Running design forums and workshops with developer, operational and business colleagues. Third party vendors will often be involved as well.
Distribution of designs for approval and presentation of said designs at formal clinics
Peer review of designs produced by colleagues.
Involvement in the technical communities of interest to support and enhance the businesses Cyber policies and standards.
Provision of Solution Design estimates for input to Business Cases
Involvement in internal improvement initiatives to develop the overall capability of the Solutions Design competency.
Working alongside Enterprise Architects and with other solutions architects, designers within the Solutions Design competency to provide excellent outcomes and customer service.
Providing specialist level of knowledge and experience in Cyber solutions architecture and design.
Improve our delivery through innovation, continuous improvement and automation to support delivery of change
Must haves:
Experience of a range of Cyber technologies including, on-prem and cloud
Experience and expertise in solution architecture
Experience and delivery within Security NIST framework
Experience of working in waterfall and agile environments
Understanding and experience of design governance
Ability to work with both Business and Technology stakeholders to build personal credibility in shaping of solutions to business problems
Ability to manage and resolve design risks and issues
The ability to influence and challenge at a senior level to get the best outcome
Strong Technical expertise and decision-making skills
Ability to prioritise across multiple activities in a rapidly changing environment
Positive attitude and excellent interpersonal skills Interpersonal Skills
Ability to work on your own initiative and take responsibility for team deliverables.
Capability to upskill on other technologies based within the team including on prem and cloud based solutions.
Expert in effective communication and resolving complex situations.