This is an incredible opportunity for a Solution Architect with 7-10 years' experience to join a world-leading Energy Trading & Commodities company.
In this role, you will use your in-depth knowledge of Ansible and Workflow integrations for the company's infrastructure network. You will also implement your pipeline creation skills, including CI testing - both virtual and physical.
As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for delivering solution designs in-line with the enterprise architecture. It is a hands on, technically focused position that demands creativity and a strong business acumen.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the single point of contact for all solution architecture aspects of IT projects.
- Design and integrate Business Process, Data, Application, Infrastructure, and Information Security aspects into end to end solutions.
- Ensure solution architecture is documented using approved templates, tools, and standards.
- Review, assure, and approve detailed designs produced by designers and business analysts.
- Coach project teams on architecture standards and best practices.
- Support Segment Architects and participate in Architecture Review Boards as required.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of Reference Models in Bizzdesign, elevating project deliverables to conceptual and logical levels.
- Monitor technology trends and ensure solutions are future proof and aligned with evolving IT standards and services.
- Actively contribute to the Architecture community and serve as an ambassador for architecture excellence.
- Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and data privacy requirements (e.g., GDPR).
- Champion Security by Design and Privacy by Design, working closely with Information Risk Management, Security, and Compliance teams.
Skills & Requirements (Critical)
- 7-10 years of IT experience, including some IT leadership exposure.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in an IT related discipline.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills (written and verbal).
- Ability to articulate architectural decisions to both technical and business audiences.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to link business value to technical architecture.
Required Technical Expertise
- Vendor engagement and product selection in collaboration with portfolio, operations, and procurement teams.
- Deep expertise in networking technologies (Routing, TCP/IP, SSL).
- Strong experience with AWS and Azure cloud networking (VPC/VNET, VPN, Transit Gateway, virtual Palo Alto firewalls).
- Knowledge of Cisco data center design.
- Knowledge of Aruba ESP, including Central, ClearPass, and wireless platforms.
- In depth knowledge of network automation (Infrastructure as Code, APIs, GitHub).
- Identity and authentication: SAML, PingID, Entra ID.
- Service solution and operational documentation delivery.
- In depth Ansible integration for infrastructure networks, including playbook development.
- Workflow integration for infrastructure networks.
- CI/CD pipeline creation for infrastructure networks, including virtual and physical testing.
- Smart inventory systems (e.g., NetBox) and integration with Ansible and GitHub pipelines.