Senior Solutions Architect - Google

About the role

Make an impact with NTT DATA – a company pushing the boundaries of what is possible, renowned for technical excellence and leading innovations, making a difference to clients and society. The workplace embraces diversity and inclusion, offering a place where you can grow, belong and thrive. Working hybrid.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with clients and internal teams to create advanced, transformational designs and architectural visions for complex solutions.
• Driving the development of multi‑technology consulting services that span application software, infrastructure, and related technology components.
• Contributing to complex solution architectures in specific business, infrastructure, or functional areas while evaluating alternative architectures for cost, performance, and scalability.
• Developing detailed specifications for cloud‑based or on‑premises components to ensure robust, cutting‑edge solutions that meet clients' unique needs.
• Preparing technical plans and designs that comply with enterprise and solution architecture standards, remaining agile to adapt to changing project requirements.
• Being accountable for understanding client requirements, collecting data, delivering thorough analysis, and providing effective problem resolution.
• Keeping ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies, producing insightful reports and technology roadmaps, sharing knowledge with internal teams and clients.
• Creating multiple design views to address both functional and non‑functional requirements, offering innovative solutions with proof‑of‑concept (POC) implementations.
• Mentoring and guiding less experienced colleagues, contributing to a collaborative culture.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of multi‑vendor service integrations and cross‑functional software, operating systems, and infrastructure designs.
• In‑depth understanding of how specific infrastructures and application software are deployed in line with methodologies such as TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, and COBIT.
• Ability to develop and utilize advanced specialist knowledge of reference architectures.
• Extensive experience in technical, IT, or operations roles within large‑scale technology services environments.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business, or a related field.

Skills

• Strong client engagement and consulting experience, including needs assessment and change management.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams such as sales, product, and delivery.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• A continuous learning mindset to stay updated on trends and developments in technology domains.