Solution Architect

Job Description:

DXC Technology (NYSE:DXC) - where brilliant people embrace change and seize opportunities to advance their careers and amplify customer success. People are the heart of our business. We support each other and work as a team, globally and locally to deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues. We live in more than 70 countries, speak multiple languages and work with over 6,000 customers on almost every continent. We use the power of technology to deliver mission critical IT services that move the world. At DXC we pride ourselves on delivering excellence in everything we do. What this means for you is the opportunity to be a part of delivering innovative solutions and helping to solve real business problems for a wide variety of valued clients.

Role Overview: As a Solution Architect, you will play a pivotal client-facing role, primarily within the Insurance Industry. A critical aspect of your responsibilities will involve responding to RFPs and leveraging extensive AWS expertise. You will need to understand IT systems from both business and technical perspectives to assist the Sales team in securing new deals or upselling/cross-selling to existing customers. Your knowledge should encompass a range of technologies, including UNIX (Linux), Windows, Cloud platforms, and application programming languages such as Java and JavaScript frameworks (Spring, NodeJS, AngularJS, etc.).

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the development of future-state architecture and ensure its effective adoption.
• Provide direction, guidance, and definition for architecture programs that support business strategies.
• Advocate and support enterprise IT strategies, identify and analyse business drivers, and recommend improvement solutions.
• Work on complex bids and respond to RFPs, requiring deep knowledge in specialized architecture areas such as Core Insurance applications, network security, and information systems.
• Lead consulting or architectural engagements with Insurance Clients as a Technical Solutions Consultant.
• Conduct in-depth technical discussions with clients, providing tailored solutions that align with their IT landscape and future roadmap.
• Break down large-scale projects into manageable components, determining suitable IT products through technical analysis and research.
• Produce documentation to monitor project progress and ensure quality.
• Establish in-house best practices and coding standards and conduct research & development on relevant technologies.
• Create quick prototypes/POCs using the latest tools and technology.
• Conduct sizing estimations and cloud architecture design, with a focus on AWS.
• Engage with clients on technical discussions in a business context and provide solutions.
• Understand the clients' IT landscape and advise them on a roadmap to the future.
• Collaborate with other DXC offerings and functional areas to deliver comprehensive solutions.
• Provide strategic consultation to customers on business processes and organizational structures.
• Facilitate agreement on work models to meet business requirements and leverage technology to optimize business processes.

Key Tasks:

• Identifying organizational needs and engaging with clients on technical discussions in a business context.
• Advising clients on IT roadmaps and future-state architecture.
• Designing system frameworks or solutions based on the latest technologies.
• Liaising with various stakeholders to ensure proposed solutions meet customer needs and contribute to successful sales.
• Providing consultation to customer technology and service managers online-of-business (LOB) issues, identifying and resolving potential problems and conflicts.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and operational managers.
• Strong knowledge of technical applications, quality standards, legislation, and best practices.
• Ability to adapt, prioritize, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Strategic thinking and anticipation of potential problems, issues, and solutions.
• Knowledge of the insurance technology landscape and business.

Technical Requirements:

• Minimum 8 to 10 years of experience in an architect role.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the Insurance/BFSI industry.
• Technical knowledge of Java/J2EE, SQL, SAP, Oracle, SQL Server, Spring framework, XML, JSON, and Web Services.
• Experience in developing RESTful APIs and designing Open APIs with JSON Schema.
• Proficiency in data modelling and source code management tools such as GITHUB.
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS.
• Knowledge of MongoDB, AngularJS, container technologies, and DevOps tooling (e.g., Jenkins, Chef).

How to apply: If you would like to be part of a culture that drives innovation, delivers results, rewards performance and encourages ideas, then please press the "Apply Now" button to submit your resume. In return, we agree to ensure a hiring process that is enjoyable, thorough, and fair. We strive to provide an environment that lets you thrive and show off the very best version of yourself, while learning about us at the same time. Interviews and onboarding are conducted online, as part of us being a virtual-first company.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer: DXC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we welcome submissions from people from all walks of life. We celebrate our diversity and recognise it is the unique contributions of our people that give us our edge. We stand by the 'bring your whole-self to work' philosophy. It is our inclusive culture that powers our results, and our company grows only if our people grow. Accommodation of special needs for qualified candidates may be considered within the framework of the DXC Accommodation Policy.