- Company Name
- BIG WATER CONSULTING (BWC)
- Job Title
- Solutions Architect
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Solutions Architect
**Role Summary:**
Architect and deliver technology solutions that advance digital transformation for a large, complex organization. Collaborate closely with agile teams to create end‑to‑end designs that meet stakeholder needs and comply with regulatory requirements, while ensuring scalable, high‑volume, high‑transaction performance.
**Expactations:**
- Lead solution design and documentation across the full lifecycle.
- Interface with business units, technology teams, and external partners to translate functional and non‑functional requirements into robust architectures.
- Champion best practices in cloud, mobile, and web technologies, and maintain alignment with enterprise standards (TOGAF, Archimate).
- Provide actionable guidance on emerging technologies (ML, NLP, data mining) to drive business value.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Collaborate with agile squads to define solutions, prioritize backlog items, and validate technical feasibility.
- Design and document architectural blueprints, data models, integration patterns, and deployment strategies.
- Ensure compliance with GDPR, PSD2, and other regulatory frameworks.
- Integrate legacy mainframe interfaces when required, without needing deep mainframe expertise.
- Deliver architecture for mobile applications, web portals, CRM, accounting, payment processing, and leasing/loan systems.
- Evaluate new technologies (machine learning, deep learning, text mining) and propose use cases.
- Communicate architecture rationale to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
- Mentor junior architects and developers on best practices and design principles.
**Required Skills:**
- 5+ years of solution architecture experience in large, high‑volume environments.
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern design patterns.
- Proficient in Archimate and other modeling tools.
- Experience designing mobile app and web solutions.
- Familiarity with mainframe integration concepts.
- Understanding of GDPR, PSD2, card payment, CRM, and accounting domains.
- Exposure to machine learning, NLP, data mining, or deep learning is a plus.
- Excellent communication in English; functional French and Dutch are preferred.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
- TOGAF certification.
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