Description
Role Description: Infrastructure Feature Architect
Job role of a Feature Architect
As Feature Architect you reside at the Feature layer of the of the Scaled Agile/Scrum Framework and have the following objectives:
have an in-depth understanding of the E2E view of release trains in order to support decisions and in-depth knowledge of the architecture of release trains in the following domains: infrastructure architecture (server, hardware, network, Mainframe, OS, Middleware), business architecture (capabilities, process, organization), information architecture (glossary), application architecture (application landscape), security and governance.
document the architecture into the Enterprise Architecture Continuum (AKC).
propose new architecture building block when needed towards Enterprise Architecture.
define the IT services of the bank as generic and reusable as possible.
are the patrimony guardian of the stability of the production.
identify and confirm exception or waiver.
General context
Strategic goal of our Agile transformation is to build with Business & IT an organization which is less complex, more effective and decisive. This will enable the organization to achieve its strategic banking goals to better serve our customers.
Business & IT will be working together as "collaborative community" to deliver high quality software development by applying the Scaled DevOps/Scrum Framework (SAFe) and the Continuous Delivery Engineering Practices.
In-depth automation of the IT processes will require extensive IT knowledge in order to meet the challenges going forward.
Capabilities
Contribute to deduct features from epics.
Support Feature Management team in the prioritisation of features.
Document an End-2-End view to support IT Integrators decisions.
Document the dependencies between features in order to ease its allocation to a release train.
Play the role of Product Owner in some architecture runway.
Maintain the architecture documentation into the Enterprise Architecture Continuum (AKC).
Contribute to deduct user stories from features.
Support DevOps teams in the prioritisation of stories.
Support DevOps team in any architecture concerns.
Are member of the architecture community and contribute to events and knowledge sharing
Operational skills and knowledge
Have deep knowledge and experience in development and maintenance of IT environments.
Have deep knowledge and experience in designing architectures which involve the application and integration of divergent products, technologies and services.
Masters at least 2 of the following sub-areas of architecture: Enterprise, Business & Process, Information & Application, Infrastructure and Regulatory Architecture.
Experience with Agile/Scrum, Continuous Delivery and working with Agile teams.
Experience of working in a complex environment
Strong Analytical skills
Behavioural competences
Teamwork
Customer focus
Problem analysis and judgement.
Persuasive
Entrepreneurship.
Professional expertise/market focus
Negotiation skills & stakeholder management