End to End Associate Solutions Architect

End to End Associate Solutions Architect

Do you want to shape and deliver the transformational architecture strategy of multi‑billion dollar multi‑national?

Thomson Reuters is currently implementing a number of large enterprise transformation programmes, to fundamentally transform our Lead to Support processes. As part of this, end‑to‑end solutions architect roles to enable different commercial services to be onboarded through both digital channels as well as through our enterprise platforms are critical to our success.

As an employee at Thomson Reuters, you will play a role in shaping and leading the global knowledge economy. Our technology drives global markets and helps professionals around the world make decisions that matter. Whether solving for today’s challenges or tomorrow’s aspirations, you will work with the industry’s brightest thinkers on diverse projects, creating next‑generation solutions that deliver powerful results. As the world’s leading provider of intelligent information, we want your unique perspective to create the solutions that advance our business— and your career.

In this opportunity as an end to end associate solution architect you will:

• Be a technical leader: research and recommend technical standards and best practices. Work with technology teams and beyond to realise their implementation.
• Be an efficient stakeholder manager: collaborate and engage with external and internal stakeholders such as business teams, product owners, project management in defining roadmap for products and processes. Act as point of contact in resolving stakeholder issues.
• Be a decision maker: make quick and effective data‑driven decisions, with good problem solving and analytical skills to infer qualitative and quantitative data, and roll out strategy that aligns with company goals.
• Be a team player: ability to work in a collaborative, team‑orientated environment, share information, value diverse ideas, partner with cross‑functional and remote teams.
• Be curious and innovative: continuously update yourself with next‑generation technology, development tools, and contribute to process development practices.
• Be an agile person: with strong sense of urgency and a desire to work in a fast‑paced dynamic environment to deliver solutions against strict timelines.
• Be an effective communicator: ability to clearly articulate complex technical issues, share ideas, participate in peer reviews, and exhibit strong listening skills. Work with the business owners to translate requirements into actionable architectures.
• Be responsible for:
• Architecture strategy & roadmap - define and update solution roadmaps for the architectures in which you are involved.
• Architectural design for future and existing enterprise transformation programmes, ensuring that technology components used fit with the overall technology strategy. Ensure also that the architecture is communicated, understood and adhered to.
• Architecture governance – work as part of the Design Authority structure, work with vendor partners, and participate in the Solution Review board to ensure that solutions are governed appropriately.

• Have a wide variety of solutions architecture experience – across multiple business contexts.
• Have consulting experience with a strong track record at a leading IT consultancy or large corporate.
• Have experience working with agile teams and methodologies and globally distributed teams.
• Have solid experience in key features and capabilities provided by market‑leading CRM and Self‑Service platforms, integration of CRM to Self‑Service platforms, integration of CRM to ERP, middleware and web content management systems, and application security best practices.
• Have a solid track record of experience within blue chip clients.
• Ideally, have a development/systems background with experience across the full project lifecycle.
• Have experience in developing solution architectures, preparing and maintaining business process, data model, system, sequence and process flow diagrams.
• Have experience working with diverse teams, including multi‑country and company teams.
• Have experience managing or directing work of others to…