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

• Bachelor's 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