Solution Architect - Geelong

We have an exciting opportunity for a Solution Architect - Geelong based for 12 months contract.

The Solution Architect is responsible for the definition and delivery of Architecture and Design deliverables based on Business requirements and the Conceptual Solution Architecture. It will also lead specification and detailed design of the platform architecture to meet defined business needs.

This role will provide technical leadership and direction to designers and developers and lead the identification and implementation of solution components to ensure they are designed according to the conceptual architecture, strategies, policies, standard and practices and that existing and planned solution components remain compatible and supportable.

Selection of appropriate design standards, methods and tools, consistent with agreed enterprise and Solution Architectures and ensures they are applied effectively are key to success.

Key Selection Criteria

Key accountabilities:

• Co-ordinate design activities, promoting the discipline to ensure solution consistency.
• Evaluate new services, vendors, applications and security tools, from a solution perspective and architectural fit.
• Document data flows of information within the organization with the aim to derive system flows.
• Provide guidance on the development of solution components to ensure they consider developments and changes in the digital business and threat environments and are secure by design.
• Assessing the systems architecture currently in place and working with technical staff to recommend solutions to improve it.
• Contribute to the design from Infrastructure environments.
• Resolve technical problems as they arise.
• Lead Design elaboration workshops with various vendors.
• Inform various stakeholders about risks/issues/mitigations linked to individually assigned solutions.
• Design and deliver complex cross-domain solutions encompassing a rich variety of technologies and using a mixture of agile and planned methods to provide innovative solutions to address clients' needs.
• Accountable for creating and capturing accurate and complete records of the business activities related to this position, in accordance with approved policy and procedures. This is applicable to both hardcopy and electronic information, including email.

Requirements of the position:
Skills and experience

• Significant experience designing and developing solutions using the following technologies: Solid experience working with clients across cloud transformation projects with focus on at least 2 of the Salesforce.com major platforms (Service Cloud / Marketing Cloud / Health Cloud / SF Industries)
• Previous Experience in Salesforce Governance roles.
• Proven experience with APEX, Visualforce pages, API programming, Javascript, and writing SOQL queries.
• Experience in holistic SFDC solutions with a customer 360-degree view, and personalized service & marketing would be advantageous.
• Systems design experience, with the ability to architect or explain complex systems interactions including data flows, common interfaces, APIs and other methods.
• Broad system design and architecture skills with the ability to architect or explain complex systems interactions including data flows, common interfaces, APIs and infrastructure. Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills to speak and present in front of senior executives (leadership is of lower priority).
• Certification in Salesforce.com and TOGAF is a plus Highly developed interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with strong customer focus and ability to understand issues, manage expectations, gain agreement, resolve conflicts and translate technical information into business language.
• Experience in enterprise application systems analysis and development, including analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, documentation, and support with a thorough understanding of the Service Delivery Lifecycle.

Qualifications:
Highly regarded :
Bachelors or Masters in IT (desirable)
Relevant experience of at least 5+ years in Leading Solution design or Architecture at one or more major organisation

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit your resume (in MS Word Format) for consideration via the link below. A cover letter demonstrating your relevant experience may also be reviewed.

Should you wish to discuss, please contact Neha Agrawal at neha.agrawal@hudson.com , quoting reference number 236317.

Your interest will be treated in the strictest of confidence.