CI Expert

Description
The Network Solution Design Authority provides expert knowledge, designing and leading the implementation of a solution and the application architecture (e.g. for a particular platform/business capability/user journey) according to the overall vision and target Network architecture.

The Network Solution Design Authority focusses upon conducting technical analysis enabling the translation of the technical vision into a holistic solution design of future capabilities and features, including external dependencies, cross-domain integrations (APIs), and technical enablers/stories.

Typically reports to the Senior Network Solution Design Manager.

Job Responsibility

• Assists and advises on the target architecture vision and roadmap, evaluating and prioritizing roadmap items and translating them into designs, changes and non-functional requirements;
• Drives the delivery of designing end-to-end solutions and cross domain integration and APIs in support of the technology roadmap;
• Contributes to facilitating solution compliance to security, privacy, and regulatory needs;
• Helps to provide input and support to release planning;
• Advocates the adoption of new technologies into solutions;
• Works effectively with colleagues through defining non-functional, operational, security and quality requirements for solutions;
• Maintains solid relations with engineering and delivery teams to ensure the development of technical stories are aligned to defined architecture principles and patterns;
• Uses best practice knowledge to define technical stories to enable business capabilities, fostering re-use of existing components and accepts technical features following demos;
• Understands the needs and ensures that all relevant technical functions (e.g. architects, developers and operations) are involved during the definition and impact of the solution and facilitates interactions;
• May provide informal guidance to junior staff.
  
  

Skills
MicroServices and APIs_FRHR

Governance and Policy Compliance

Product and Solution Domain Knowledge (Sales/Technical)

Requirements Analysis

Critical Thinking

Partner and Supplier Management

Complexity Management

Communication

Change and Adaptability

Business and Commercial Acumen

System, Service and Solution Design and Development

Customer Centricity

Implementation and Integration

Agile

Cloud_FRHR

Security

Architecture and Design

Software Engineering

Design Thinking

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