The
Cloud Solution Architect is accountable for proactively and holistically
supporting ZGC Cloud journey activities and play the Cloud product manager role
in ZGC. S/He manages Cloud Platforms that fit within the overall Enterprise Architecture
and meet the product group strategy as well as security policies. Cloud
Solution Architect provides the necessary leadership, analysis and design tasks
related to the development of a product or a set of products within a product
group. S/He works closely with DevOps / development teams and suppliers to
secure that the value planned will be delivered in the most optimal way
according to the product strategy and the overall value for money objectives
linked to the IT strategy.
The
Cloud Solution Architect is accountable for supervising the design as well as
the integration execution within the scope of their product / product group /
platform, collaborating with the integration platform team. S/He owns solution
architecture specification. S/He is also playing the role of Cloud project
manager who owning and prioritizing product/platform backlog items and for
overall tactical value delivery in the Product Lifecycle.
Strategy
maintenance and follow - under the supervision and guidance of her/his primary
Community of Architect group and IT platforms.
?Manages and develops the architecture for a broader scope of products /
platforms, working closely with Data architects and application architects that
manage and design architecture for a single product or product group
?Delivers the architectural design for products or product groups and inputs to
the roadmap by utilizing knowledge of defined reference architectures,
technology trends, and implementation experience in order to translate a
business need into a solution blueprint that represents an end-to-end technical
solution
?Facilitates the evaluation and selection of software product standards and
services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations
?Defines the guidelines, standards and solution patterns to ensure product-based
decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision
?Establish product roadmap in line with Product/Platform Manager vision and
directions, manage product backlog, define projects & implements agile
project methodologies
?Establish product governance & commit sponsors
?Manage the interdependencies between a product’s features in scope
?Establish milestones based roadmap plan & parallel value delivery plan
?Lead the development and maintenance of stakeholder mapping, communications and
reporting
?Lead reviews with executive sponsor and stakeholders to identify organic or
specific product needs
?Measure business cases (optional, decided by Business sponsor)
?Coordinate, prioritize and validate the Product items work of tech teams
?Ensure readyness of User Stories
?Drive Backlog grooming for backlog items clarifications
?Tracks Releases and product versioning
?Defines and own Acceptance criterias
?Works closely with Security and secure Cloud platform and operations Operational effectiveness and efficiency:
?Monitors the current-state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through
aging of the technologies used by the application, or misalignment with
business requirements
?Defines and documents the guidelines, standards and solution architecture to
ensure product-based decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state
architecture vision
?Designs and directs the governance activities associated with ensuring product
architecture assurance and compliance
?Supports the business governance processes
(e.g. automation that would remove business headcounts or drastically
impact business ways of working)
?Partnering withn Solution Architects to ensure compliance and data security
guidelines of the designed solution, in line with Nestlé internal controls
framework
Requirements:
?Bachelor's degree in business or computer science, systems analysis or a
related study, or equivalent experience
?5+ years of experience in at least two IT solution development disciplines,
including technical architecture, network management, application development,
middleware, database management or operations
?Understanding of agile methods and processes, and capability of supporting
agile project teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact
and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debt
?Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term
perspectives of situations
?Effectively communicates in English at different levels in the organisation
?Experiences working in a global environment and with virtual teams