AS400 Solution Architect Tech Designer

Job Description

Description:

iSeries Solutions Architect & Technical designer

Summary of Role:
In that role, they will:
• Provide the inputs to lay out the business requirements
• Support the delivery of a coherent architecture and technology roadmap of iSeries
• Provide optimal IT solutions to the business requirements aligning to latest technologies and market trends
• Ensure the successful implementation of the Enterprise Architecture roadmap through the definition of a common set of design and process standards & principles, driving the adoption of these standards across the enterprise
Job Description
Responsibilities of the role:
• Take a lead role in the detailed design (Component Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, HLD documents) of the transformed Customer ecosystem from a technology, process, integration and data design perspective
• Influence & engage key business & IT stakeholders in the definition of technology requirements
• Provide technical support, mentor and develop junior IT Specialist resources and the test teams
• Working closely with the Architecture Review Board throughout lifecycle of change & provide detailed handovers as change is delivered into test and production environments and integration to wider ecosystem.
• Adhere to standard processes/procedures and policies including delivery methods, change management, service transition, audit, data management, security, SOX etc.
• Develop optimal modular solutions covering the latest technologies, application scalability and reusability.
Experience and skills required
• Successful candidate to have 5+ years enterprise technology experience, with a proven track record in the delivery of IT enabled change, with specific experience in strong Mortgage Domain and Technology stack knowledge of Banking, Lending/Mortgage.
• Interacts with business users, I/T, vendors and customers to define current and future application requirements.
• Involved in troubleshooting and debugging critical problems and resolving complex technical issues that may arise.
• Hand on experience in delivering the projects in Agile and Waterfall models
• Degree in technology related discipline
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate technical issues and strategy to both technical and non-technical audiences at senior levels within the bank. Interpersonal skills - collaboration, facilitation, and negotiation skills
• Broad understanding of Application, Information and Infrastructure technologies & practices
• Strong technical skills in IBM iSeries (AS400), Database design, Understanding of APIs and integration with backend systems
• Knowledge on MQ, FTP, and SFTP and connect direct is desirable.
• Experience on tools like Thenon , Aldeon, implementer