IT Architect
- Zensar
- 8 - 11 years
- Pune
- 4 days ago
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Job Description
The IT Architect will be primarily focused on one or more of the following disciplines:
The Business/Solution Architect is responsible for defining, maintaining and extending the functional
product architecture for suite of Financial Services Applications. Defines and maintains a product
architecture that offers flexibility to Product St rategy and Product Management to configure product
and services solutions that meet business requirements of clients in the marketplace. Delivers the
concepts defined in the Open Financial Architecture roadmap in the form of a library of high -level
functio nal component models made up of interoperating application subsystems, which can be flexibly
combined into various product and service solutions based on marketplace and business needs.
Defines the high -level structure of a product solution by mapping mark etplace and business
requirements to application system components. Arranges functionality of application components,
assigns component responsibility, defines component interaction and correlates the application system
components to a product solution as defined by the requirements. This process includes the resolution
of those requirements best met by existing or enhanced application components and those which will
be addressed by new application subsystem components (to be built, purchased, or otherwise
leveraged from an external vendor).
The Application Architect is responsible for guiding the Application Development team through the
development process. Ensures development is being done right the first time and has an
understanding of how their products relate with other products, and ins ures interdependencies are in
focus. Success is measured on the ability to minimize re -work required after production
implementation, which may be due to stability, performance, and/or functionality that does not support
architectural tenets (services -oriented architecture, multi -bank processing, etc.). Makes design
decisions and technology recommendations to satisfy business requirements based on the product
roadmap/vision. Establishes a coherent architecture vision of how enterprise software and
infrastructure technology will be applied to best address current and expected future application needs.
Continuously communicates the vision in an audience -appropriate manner, both internally and
externally, from developers and designers to business owners and customers. Makes
recommendations based upon this vision and associated analysis in order to satisfy tactical,
operational, and strategic needs. Ensures lead developers and designers are familiar with application,
software and infrastructure technology ass ets, standards, and requirements along with software
development best practices. Assists in the identification of patterns, techniques, tools, and processes
that contribute to effective project execution and business -unit profitability.
The Software Technology Architect defines and maintains architecture principles and standards
application development, based on business requirements. Defines and documents the principles
and standards to ensure speed and quality of developmen t, while maintaining flexibility and
maintainability in anticipation of future needs. Equally important are principles and standards to ensure
robustness of applications to meet needs for performance, efficiency, reliability, availability, scalability,
and security. Works to understand, assess, and put into practice selected emerging technologies in
anticipation of meeting future software business needs. Researches industry trends and determines
what emerging technologies are commercially viable for en vironment and identifies those
technologies which may be unproven, or bleeding edge . This includes product evaluation, reference
technology proof of concept, and industry trend analysis. Based on research and assessment, current
technology standards are validated and / or refreshed and extended by newer technologies (e.g. J2EE
vs. .NET). Defines and maintains software architecture principles and standards for application
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development, based on business requirements. Designs and provides internal building blocks or
development components that enhance the speed of development, quality, and stability of product
solutions. Supports product development by providing the applicati on development community proven
design patterns, frameworks, templates and models, as well as ready -built components providing for
common application infrastructure services (messaging, data access, security, etc.) Executes
evaluation projects and produces working models based upon Product Solution requirements. May
participate as a member of a project team when implementing critical or first of kind technologies.
Job Information Handbook
353 2010 Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
The Infrastructure Technology Architect is primarily focused in the disciplines of selection, operation,
and administration of commercial -off-the-shelf (COTS) systems and system software that make up
the underlying operating environment in support of the business processes. Provides a road map and
direction to guide the selection and deployment of technology solutions, and manages the overall
environment Technology Portfolio. Selects infrastructure technologies in support of business needs.
Manages the po rtfolio of infrastructure technologies, including the identification, enhancement and
retirement of viable technologies. Prescribes common building blocks and methods for application and
selection of these technologies. Manages the infrastructure architect ure process with connection to the
business and related architecture functions (Business, Software and Application) in order to continually
evolve the infrastructure disciplines.
Primary Responsibilities
& RESPONSIBILITIES:
Documents and publishes appropriate architecture principles and standards, position papers,
blueprints, best practices, patterns and frameworks.
Defines, constructs, supports and provides training for enterprise frameworks.
Defines and maintains a library of functional component models within and across product lines.
Documents functional product solutions for key product strategy and product management
initiatives leveraging defined functional component model libraries and the defined product line
architecture roadmap.
Documents functional product solutions for key financial services sales opportunities leveraging
defined functional component model libraries and the defined product line architecture roadmap.
Maintains a catalogue of reusable functional application components consumable across applications
and product lines.
Reviews functional and technical designs to identify areas of risk and/or missing requirements.
Acts as the tie breaker on design decisions.
Documents and communicates opportunities to leverage inter -project synergies, application and
enterprise software or infrastructure asset re -use, and opportunities to expose application assets for
enterprise consumption.
Communicates system architecture to technical and business audiences.
Performs other related duties as required.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or the equivalent combination of education,
training, or work experience. Post -graduate education is desired.
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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS :
Requires the following experience or equivalent combination of education and experience as a
minimum to enter any level of IT Architect job:
Must have led the technology direction for multiple projects and led or presented architecture
concepts outside the realm of immediate workgroup
Demonstrated experience as the application development system designer or technical lead on many
very large (i.e., 10,000 hours or more spanning more than 6 months) projects
May also require one or more of the following experience requirements:
Five or more years working in a distributed and heterogeneous computing environment (ZOS, UNIX,
Windows)
Five or more years demonstrated experience in working with relational (and/or hierarchical)
databases
Five or more years demonstrated experience in modern software application technologies
Successful design and implementation of applications in a shared service bureau environment
Experience in building On -Line Transaction Processing (OLTP), batch and reporting systems
Experience in using Unified Modeling Language (UML) for Object Modeling
Experience in building robust and scalable infrastructure architectures (telephony systems, network
, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Knowledge of products and services
Knowledge of financial services industry
In-depth knowledge of end -to-end systems development life cycles (including waterfall, iterative and
other modern approaches to software development)
Proficiency in solutions design and requirements definition disciplines leveraging model driven design
based tools and techniques including conceptual solution component models, business process
models, use cases, etc.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to technical and non -technical audiences of
various levels in the organization (e.g., executive, management, individual contributors)
Excellent analytical, decision -making, problem -solving, team, and time management skills
Ability to persuade and influence others on the best approach to take
Ability to estimate work effort for project sub -plans or small projects and ensure the project
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Knowledge of products and services
Knowledge of financial services industry
In-depth knowledge of end -to-end systems development life cycles (including waterfall, iterative and
other modern approaches to software development)
Proficiency in solutions design and requirements definition disciplines leveraging model driven design
based tools and techniques including conceptual solution component models, business process
models, use cases, etc.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to technical and non -technical audiences of
various levels in the organization (e.g., executive, management, individual contributors)
Excellent analytical, decision -making, problem -solving, team, and time management skills
Ability to persuade and influence others on the best approach to take
Ability to estimate work effort for project sub -plans or small projects and ensure the project
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS :
Requires the following experience or equivalent combination of education and experience as a
minimum to enter any level of IT Architect job:
Must have led the technology direction for multiple projects and led or presented architecture
concepts outside the realm of immediate workgroup
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Software DevelopmentRole: Technical ArchitectEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: ZensarLocation(s): Pune
Keyskills: Product management Business process Unix UML Analytical Application development J2Ee Operations infrastructure services Financial services
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