Solution Architect

• Provide solution architecture consulting/services for the new initiatives, projects and programmes within CSD

Provide solution architecture consulting/services for CSD initiatives that are in the Demand Management Phase.

• The number of projects and initiatives will be negotiated and agreed with the service provider and the solution architect during the on-boarding phase

Develop the solution architectures for the different projects within the CSD and guide the end-to-end delivery of solutions for CSD

Combine architectural ‘as-is’ (baseline) and ‘to-be’ (target) models for various domains (business, data, application and technology) to create an overall solution architecture and roadmap with the supporting transition architectures

Ensure alignment between the enterprise architecture, related solution architectures, architecture principles, and information and communications technology (ICT) standards to ensure standardisation and reduce risk.

Ensure that the solutions meet the business requirements while complying to standards and principles, traceability to enterprise reference models, and alignment with the target enterprise architecture vision

Take accountability for overseeing the end-to-end delivery of the solutions for the business, and ensure that solutions implemented match the architectural designs (implementation governance

Develop evaluation criteria to support cross-functional teams in evaluating product identification and selection processes including proofs of concept (POC), requests for information (RFIs) and requests for proposals (RFPs