Core Enterprise Solution Architect

Looking for someone available locally.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

- Define principles, reference patterns and modernization roadmaps for IBM Z, IBM i and connected platforms.

- Translate business and non-functional requirements into end-to-end designs, estimates and technical decisions.

- Chair design reviews and guide implementation from discovery through migration, transition and operations.

- Assure availability, performance, security, compliance, resilience and cost effectiveness.

- Bring together business, application, infrastructure, security, cloud, vendors and delivery teams.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

- 10+ years in enterprise IT, including 5+ years in solution or enterprise architecture roles.

- Proven architecture and delivery leadership in IBM Z and/or IBM i environments.

- Hands-on understanding of availability, disaster recovery, security, performance and capacity planning.

- A track record of explaining trade-offs and securing decisions with executives and governance forums.

PLATFORM & DOMAIN DEPTH

- z/OS and Linux on IBM Z; middleware and data services; storage, backup, resilience, performance and security.

- IBM i / AS400 on Power Systems; application hosting; high availability, disaster recovery and operational modernization.

- Integration of core platforms with public and private cloud through APIs, messaging, data movement, networking and identity.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline. IBM platform, cloud or ITIL certifications are advantageous.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

- Enterprise and solution architecture, roadmaps, standards, patterns and design governance.

- IBM Z and IBM i solution design, resilience, security, performance and operations. Any other platform capabilities would be an advantage.

- APIs, messaging, data flows, networking and identity across core, distributed and cloud environments.

- Security, compliance, continuity, capacity, licensing and total-cost trade-offs.

- Discovery, estimation, migration and transition to operations.