The Enterprise Architect must have a strong understanding of all portfolio offerings and be capable of providing the assessment of client requirements, and in turn develop, with their architects team, the integrated ( the technical, business and service solutions), while leading the development of cost estimates and commercial solutions. All in order to create a high value service solution to the client. Working with several Subject Matter Experts, Sales, Strategic Sales Support, Account Management, Service Delivery, Legal and Finance. The Enterprise Architect will apply their strong solution design experience, business expertise, and commercial competence to develop leading solutions across Regional and global clients. In a bid scenario the Enterprise Architecture will typically work in a partnership with a Bid Pursuit Manager. The Enterprise Architect is required to lead the development of the solution, typically occurring across -mid sized and large outsourcing deals with a TCV of $15m USD or higher.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
• Maintains design authority for the solution
• Leads the resources to develop the solution (Solution Architects) and overall end-to-end architecture of the Capgemini's solution
• Leads the writing of the solution overview and presents the Capgemini's solution to the client
• Defines performance metrics for Solution Architects before beginning a project and assesses their performance at the project's completion
• Leads the Solution Verification Review
• Coordinates and or develops the costing of the Capgemini's solution, and Customer requirement management
• Ensures that Capgemini's standard solutions are enhanced
• Provides input for internal (e.g. reviews) and external (e.g. executive summary) documentation
• Provides input into the contractual terms and conditions (e.g. SLA achievement)
• Defines solution strategy
• Assists Commercial manager with risk management processes and leading assumption setting and contingency definitions
• Provides input into the creation of the Statement of Work
• Leads solution review sessions and participation in contract, HR, SLA and SoW negotiations The Enterprise Architect must have:
• Strong understanding of ITO led services portfolio offerings and be capable of providing the assessment of client requirements
• Confirmed ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas, and technologies quickly
• Work with cloud vendors to evaluate and select services that can support agile business requirements
• Train and share cloud knowledge with IT teams
• Provide cloud architectural consulting expertise, direction, and assistance to business relationship managers, IT leadership and solution architects
• Drives cloud standards for adopting cloud services to ensure consistency
• Assist with other projects as may be required to chip in to the efficiency and effectiveness of the group and other business/technical entities
• Work closely with Data Privacy, Security and Networking to ensure compliance of cloud deployments with the company's policies and procedures
• Assist in resolving cloud roles, cost analysis and budget requirements needed to support cloud solution
• Strong solution design experience, business expertise, and commercial foresight to develop leading solutions across Regional and global clients.
• Extensive experience in implementation and planning in two or more areas of technology or application specialization.
• Deep understanding of multiple-domains
• Skill in systems mgmt, infrastructure planning, engineering architecture
• Ability to apply skills on a corporate global basis
• Ability to serve as a key resource in developing specific solutions as part of a larger integrated solution for large, complex OS customers.