Solution Architect - Chennai, India - Barclays

Barclays

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Chennai, India

1 week ago

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Deepika Kaur

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Description

Job Title:
Solution Architect

Location:
Chennai

About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography.

Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Working Flexibly
We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business.

Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers' and clients' needs.

Whether you have family commitments or you're a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.

Hybrid Working

Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

Introduction:

Leadership and growth for the India based members of the global CRFTL architecture team
Working with the relevant Technology and Change Project Managers and CTO Enterprise Architects responsible for ensuring that the outcomes delivered by projects are consistent with the original solution
Support the development of systems strategies and roadmaps for the supported business area
Provide adhoc consultancy as required to the business on technical matters

What will you be doing?

Solutions Development (Minimum 40%)

Identifying common or duplicative needs across CRFTL, RFT and the wider Group.
Thinks outside of the box to support the business in delivering its strategic objectives rather than just responding to a predefined request,
Works with project managers and sourcing managers to advise on supplier and cost options, and to ensure that the validity of the overall solution is fully represented and considered in any RFI/RFPs process, or in the creation and evaluation of proof of concept solutions
Takes responsibility for ensuring that solutions adhere to architectural and quality standards and policies.
Working with the relevant Technology and Change Project Manager and Lead Solutions Architect and CTO Architects responsible for ensuring that the outcomes delivered by projects are consistent with the original solution specified. This will be achieved by reviewing project design artefacts (e.g. Architecture Visions) and the impact of significant change requests.
Accelerate our journey to Cloud (internal and external public cloud)
Optimising use of infrastructure and licenses to drive down total cost of ownership

Leadership for the India based CRFTL Architecture Team members (up to 25%)

Represent Architecture Team in various leadership forums
Review and provide guidance for the artefacts prepared any submitted by the architecture team
Have complete end to end view for CRFTL architecture, ensure that top level architecture documents are maintained and up to date through change control process
Line management activities for the team members
Create partnership with CIO delivery lead representatives across UK, India and US teams

Advice and Guidance (up to 15%)

Support the Director of Architecture in providing advice and guidance to business stakeholders in shaping the portfolio of technology solutions, and the estimating process for initiatives being provided to business stakeholders and AEs representing £m+ investments.
Contribute to broader architectural governance activities by participating in peer reviews for other solutions architects/designers. Form part of broader solution design community across CRFTL for advice and guidance.
Maintains detailed awareness of, takes fully into account as necessary, and promotes throughout the organisation, any relevant statutory, internal or external regulations, standards and codes of good practice. Is capable of contributing to the definition of such regulations, standards and codes.
Actively contributes to the development and promotion of CRFTL within RFT and the wider Group.

Strategy Development (up to 20%)

Working with the relevant CTO Architects, supports the creation of an appropriate technology strategy and roadmap for the relevant business area.
Supports the Medium Term Planning (MTP) process to ensure interdependencies are understood and that the proposed plan is viable.
Influence the relevant business strategy to maximize the effective u