IT Lead Solution Architect

The Role is for a solution architect who has extensive experience in Windows 10 SOE, Office upgrades and O365 that can provide technical leadership, lead governance and assurance processes.
Our Ideal Job Seeker will be able to perform the following duties:

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of strategies and designs relating to the Windows and Office upgrades in the context of the clients environment
• Manage the development and delivery of position/options papers to support decision making, risk assessments, new patterns, reference architectures and standards for initiatives which are not in-pattern for the standard companies environment
• Lead research activities and provide expert advice on IT directions, strategy, candidate technologies, and the re-use of enterprise IT capabilities within a framework of the companies policies, priorities, objectives and strategy
• Deliver solutions in collaboration with internal teams and service providers with a large degree of independence across the enterprise architecture to support business needs
• Plan, coordinate and manage allocated resources, work area priorities and workflows
• Anticipate future challenges in the clients IT requirements and position the organisation to meet these challenges and remain up to date with IT industry and market trends, incorporating them into the companies enterprise architecture
• Develop and implement architecture capability roadmaps and impact assessments to support business outcomes
• Has expertise in defining enterprise architecture policies, standards, principles, reference architectures and procedures for development
• Think about systems sustainability, longevity and end to end operability when establishing patterns and design solutions
• Translate complex business strategies, goals and issues into tactical and strategic initiatives across multiple areas of specialisation
• Develop and maintain a network of relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to communicate the enterprise architecture and provide advice and guidance on the effectiveness
of the organisation's business processes
• Display, educate and transfer knowledge to others, guide and mentor less experienced employees and work collaboratively to achieve business outcomes
• Apply detailed knowledge of the enterprise architecture and advise or grant exemptions as delegated
• Apply high level judgement in the assessment of solutions and provide assurance that they comply with the companies enterprise architecture and IT standards
• Initiate, manage and execute Architecture governance forums within the End User Workspace Program