Solution and Functional Architect

Solution and Functional Architect (SAFA) Experience level: Mid-senior Experience required: 8 Years Education level: Bachelors degree Job function: Information Technology Industry: Information Technology and Services Pay rate : View hourly payrate Total position: 1 Relocation assistance: No Visa sponsorship eligibility: No Business Vertical: Life Sciences, Health Care, Energy, Resources and Utilities Job Summary A solutions architect is responsible for creating a comprehensive architecture for a software solution and providing strategic direction throughout the development process. This person needs to ensure that the new solution fits into the existing enterprise architecture from technical, business, user, and other perspectives. They cooperate with all the teams involved in the development process and need to know how every product and service works in solution architecture. These professionals need all their knowledge to oversee the successful delivery of a quality end product to its end users. As the job title implies, this specialist primarily focuses on solution-level decisions and evaluation of their impact on a client's overarching business objectives and outcomes. In most cases, a solutions architect's responsibilities revolve around ensuring that the software solutions align with a client company's resources, risk identification, and planning. Main responsibilities of a solutions architect: Creates and leads the process of integrating IT systems for them to meet an organization's requirements. Conducts a system architecture evaluation and collaborates with project management and IT development teams to improve the architecture. Evaluates project constraints to find alternatives, alleviate risks, and perform process re-engineering if required. Updates stakeholders on the status of product development processes and budgets. Notifies stakeholders about any issues connected to the architecture. Fixes technical issues as they arise. Analyzes the business impact that certain technical choices may have on a client's business processes. Supervises and guides development teams. Continuously researches emerging technologies and proposes changes to the existing architecture.