System Architect

Published date: April 15, 2024, Version: 1.0

Overview:

The System Architect participates in the definition of the higher-level function and non-functional Requirements, analyzes technical trade-offs, determines the major components and subsystems, and defines the interfaces and collaborations between them.

   
System Architect

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Participate in planning, definition, and high-level design of the solution and explore solution alternatives.

  • Define subsystems and their interfaces; allocate responsibilities to subsystems; understand solution deployment and communicate requirements for interactions with solution context.

  • Work with Customers, stakeholders, and Suppliers to establish high-level Solution intent; help establish the solution intent information models and documentation requirements.

  • Establish critical non-functional Requirements at the program level; participate in the definition of others.

  • Operate within the Economic Framework to validate the economic impact of design decisions.

  • Plan and develop the Architectural Runway in support of new business s and Capabilities

  • Participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning and Pre- and Post-PI Planning, System and Solution Demos, and Inspect and Adapt(I&A) events

  • Define, explore, and support the implementation of enablers to evolve solution intent, working directly with Agile teams to implement them

Secondary Responsibilities:

  • Work with Product and Solution Management to determine the capacity allocation for enablement work

  • Collaborate with solution architect to ensure discrete solutions created by each ART and supplier fit into and support the larger capabilities and direction of the overall solution

  • Participate in the architect sync to ensure consistency in how emerging designs and tradeoffs are managed across the Solution Train


Technical Skills :

  • Agile Tools and Methodologies

  • Application and Data Architecture

  • Data Modeling

  • DevSecOps Practices

  • Performance Optimization

Soft Skills:

  • Effective Communication

  • Systems Thinking

  • Stakeholder management

  • Product Ownership

Tool Skills:

  • SharePoint

  • Jira, Jira Align

  • Powerpoint

  • Vision

  • Domain specific tools (SAP, NSAP, Cloud etc.)