System Architect (Connectivity)

Job Description Summary

Designs a complete and complex framework, system or product. Defines processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility. Conceives system interfaces and business application prototypes. Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses. Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems. Provides multi-layered technical expertise for next generation initiatives. Survey Tip: Exclude field technicians, engineers and personnel primarily involved in installation, maintenance, modification and repair of equipment. If 75 percent of the time is spent performing a specific engineering function, use that family for your job matches.

Job Description

The role of Systems Design/Architecture Engineer is responsible for designing systems architecture. This position conducts system design activities to ensure that architectural solutions meet technical and functional requirements. The Systems Design/Architecture Engineer conducts architectural analysis, evaluation, and designs systems that support and seek to solve complex business and technical problems.

Key Role and Responsibilities:

Conduct system design activities

Review detailed application, software and system components across a variety of technology stacks

Ensure that architectural solutions meet technical and functional requirements

Review existing system architecture and recommend improvements

Participate in engineering reviews to determine any ambiguities

Investigate and scope change requests to determine the scale of work to be done and estimate the timeframe and input required

Determine system loads and volumes as input into infrastructure requirements

Ensure that proposed and existing systems architectures are aligned with the companys goals and strategies

Enable the design and development of new systems and solutions

Ensure that new systems and solutions conform to current system architecture and/or align to strategic system architectural direction

Conduct architectural analysis, evaluation, and design of systems that support and seek to solve complex business and technical problems

Enable and ensure that system architecture is delivered in the form of robust and scalable solutions to business problems and needs

Identify, evaluate, and assess risks in order to mitigate them and eliminate any factor that may interfere or hinder the delivery of the architectural solution and dependent functional requirements

Specify the solutions functional and technical requirements, and implementation phases required in order to deliver on and solve complex business problems

Implement processes for integrating architectural solutions

Implement architectural governance, standards, metrics for measuring, monitoring and improving architecture

Implement and/or maintain the use of fitness functions to ensure architectural success

Proactively identify potential problems that could be remediated by more effective architectural solutions

Ensure team members understand system architectural implications of requirements

Knowledge, skills and attributes:

Strong communication and organisational skills

Sound business acumen

Ability to effectively deal with stakeholders in challenging situations.

Ability to navigate through complexity and ambiguity

Strong understanding of system architecture, design, and delivery

Understanding of regulatory requirements and organisational standards including security

Knowledge of the system design life cycle models

Ability to design systems compatible with cloud computing architectures and selection of components

Ability to design and select system components

Planning and decision-making skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to use a variety of design tools

Ability to problem-solve and apply critical thinking

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

Bachelors degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science or related etc.

Relevant certifications required

Experience required:

Demonstrated experience in similar IT roles, with a focus on system design / architecture engineering

Proven working experience in a large-scale organisation

Demonstrated experience, judgment and drive to plan, make decisions and accomplish individual and team goals

Demonstrated experience with software development lifecycles

Demonstrated experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment