Solutions Architect at Adapt IT Holdings

Primary Responsibilities for the Role

Design software solutions / systems

• Ability to design, document, and communicate complex systems.
• Assess outputs from Adapt IT delivery teams to assure deliverables satisfy quality standards.
• Collaborate with internal subject matter experts and technical architects to devise client solutions.
• Determine technical risk and issues and suggest mitigation options.
• Outline the components required in building or enhancing a new module or system.
• Document and record designs and design decisions taken.
• Reviewing existing system architecture and recommending improvements and participating in engineering reviews to determine any ambiguities.
• Understand  and can lead cloud native architectures projects.

Build solutions / systems

• Liaise with software development engineers to develop and implement design concepts that are following fundamental user requirements.
• Explain the architecture of a system and assist developers in building the proposed module or system.
• Ensuring that architectural solutions met technical and functional requirements.
• Provide supervision and guidance to development teams.
• Diagnosing issues and resolving them on demand.

Research, identify, select and test technology

• Continually researching the current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where needed.

Commercial feasibility

• Create solutions leveraging Adapt IT capabilities to address client needs.
• Draw up technical and commercial proposals and pricing models for innovative solutions.
• Develop ROI and economic models to justify investments in Adapt IT proposed solutions stacks.
• Prepare cost & effort estimates for a system design.
• Assess the impact of technical choices on profitability.
• Update management on product development processes, costs, and budgets.
• Lean start-up approaches to product development

Support Business Development & Marketing

• Prepare technical sales presentations including service offerings and case studies.
• Create solutions leveraging Adapt IT capabilities to address client needs
• Coordinate with  Business Development to support sales objectives.
• Assist in responding to RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs.
• Client engagement
• Engage with new and existing customers to collect requirements.

Key Competencies

Technical / Technology Skills

• Engineering and software architecture design.
• Project management experience.
• In-depth understanding of coding languages (Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, C#,.Net Core).
• Sound knowledge of various operating systems and databases.
• IT infrastructure and cloud development.
• DevOps
• Project and Product Management
• Familiarity with Design Thinking
• Cloud native architectures

Minimum requirements

• 10 years of professional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.