Associate Solutions Architect (M&A)

Overview

Associate Solutions Architect (M&A) role supporting Thomson Reuters enterprise transformation programmes to transform Lead to Support processes, with end-to-end solutions architecture for onboarding commercial services through digital channels and enterprise platforms.

What you'll do

• Research and recommend technical standards and best practices, and work with technology teams to realise their implementation.
• Collaborate and engage with internal and external stakeholders such as business teams, product owners and project management to define roadmaps for products and processes.
• Act as point of contact in resolving stakeholder issues.
• Make quick, effective data-driven decisions, using problem solving and analytical skills to infer qualitative and quantitative data and roll out strategy aligned with company goals.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional and remote teams, sharing information and valuing diverse ideas.
• Continuously update knowledge of next-generation technology and development tools, and contribute to process development practices.
• Deliver solutions against strict timelines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Clearly articulate complex technical issues, participate in peer reviews and exhibit strong listening skills.
• Work with business owners to translate requirements into actionable architectures.
• Define and update solution roadmaps for the architectures you are involved in.
• Design architecture for future and existing enterprise transformation programmes, ensuring technology components fit the overall technology strategy, and ensure the architecture is communicated, understood and adhered to.
• Work as part of the Design Authority structure, work with vendor partners and participate in the Solution Review board to ensure solutions are governed appropriately.

What you'll need

• Required degree level (BA/BSc/MSc/BEng/MEng) in a Technical or Business discipline.
• Experience defining target architecture designs and roadmaps.
• Experience in data migration between systems and ability to analyze and support addressing application performance issues.
• Experience developing solution architectures, and preparing and maintaining business process, data model, system, sequence and process flow diagrams.
• Experience working with diverse teams, including multi-country and multi-company teams.
• Experience managing or directing the work of others to contribute to a shared goal.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive mindset and an organized, methodical approach.

Nice to have

• Wide variety of Solutions Architecture experience across multiple business contexts.
• Consulting experience with a strong track record at a leading IT consultancy or large corporate.
• Experience working with agile teams and methodologies and globally distributed teams.
• Solid experience in key features and capabilities of market-leading CRM and Self Service platforms, integration of CRM to Self Service platforms, integration of CRM to ERP, middleware and web content management systems, and application security best practice.
• Solid track record of experience within Blue Chip clients.
• Ideally a Development/Systems background with experience across the full project lifecycle, including integration of acquired companies' systems and processes and/or divesting the same.
• Experience developing solution architectures, preparing and maintaining business process, data model, system, sequence and process flow diagrams.
• Certification in TOGAF or other architecture framework to ensure compliance to standards.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Bengaluru).
• Hybrid work model for office-based roles, with work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.