For our outsourcing client we are currently seeking for a Business Analyst.

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering solution designs and architectures for key global initiatives hosted in a variety of environments considering re-use, scalability and reliability in alignment.

You will evaluate the architecture and apply deep technical expertise to understand the business impact of a technical component, recommending and implementing new solutions, ways of working and technologies to meet business requirements. You will develop relationships across the business to understand requirements, apply deep technical knowledge of solution and technical architecture to solve business problems and work closely with other architecture and development teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Provide architecture leadership & subject matter expertise to client engagements focusing on complex & innovative products and reusable assets.
• Develop solution plans, prior to kicking off a project as part of a product life cycle, intended to support business investment decisions which means they must hold the appropriate balance between costs, risks and quality of the product.
• Create innovative and practical designs that account for the end-to-end technical solution of a system, in line with the business strategy and objective,
• Work closely and continuously with the business/client to focus on meeting business/client requirements and incorporating broader aspects such as overall product costs/revenue, data privacy & sovereignty, business continuity, information security, integration with other systems, etc.
• Identify, define and implementing reusable assets and standards. The solution architect is also responsible for adherence to these standards and consumption of reusable assets across products and portfolios.
• Ensure relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices are applied correctly across Technology programs/projects and products.
• Contribute to the development of architecture governance structures, methodologies and compliance activities.
• Work with the vendors to assess vendor products, understand vendor’s delivery models.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication and organisational skills that are required to operate as a leading member of global, distributed teams that deliver quality services and solutions.
• Cultivate lasting relationships across business, IT and vendors / industry analysts to maintain insight into the broader enterprise as well as industry trends.
• Recognises industry technology trends and emerging technologies.
• Evangelises and encourages the importance of technical quality, emerging technologies, sharing & experimentation across the org through mentoring, hackathons, communities etc.
• Drives an ongoing communication plan to educate stakeholders on the purpose and benefits of solution architecture.
• Guide others in resolving complex issues in solution architecture and solves complex, escalated aspects of a project.
• Monitor the progress and the quality of the project and reviews and develops due diligence to confirm the developed solution complies with architectural design.

• Advanced understanding of solution architecture,

• Ability to adopt and relate new technologies to the set of problems,

• Ability to communicate solutions, ideas, suggestions to a variety of (business) stakeholders effectively and comprehensibly,

• Strategic business acumen and understanding of organisational strategy,

• Deep understanding of Application, Infrastructure and security architecture and non-functional aspects like Performance, Scalability, Reliability, Availability,… all the so-called “capabilities” of a system,

• Good understanding of latest cloud computing and data technologies, business drivers, emerging computing trends, and deployment options,

• Expert-level skills in defining, designing and developing distributed and scalable products and services, including reusable domain-specific microservices on multi-platform /hybrid cloud,

• Ability to navigate the organisation to facilitate work beyond the immediate technical team,

• Experience with Agile & DevSecOps methodologies,

• Excellent project management, collaboration, interpersonal and communication skills,

• Strong collaboration abilities – willingness to share ideas, documentation and leading practices,

• Conceptual and analytical skills – ability to extract, analyse, and document complex business and technical requirements/strategies.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Mathematics, Economics,
• A minimum of 10+ years overall IT industry experience,
• A minimum of 3+ years in a solution or technical architect role using service and hosting solutions such as private/public cloud IaaS, PaaS and SaaS platforms,
• Experience in architecting and designing technical solutions for Microsoft-centric solutions based on industry standards using (Azure) IaaS, PaaS and SaaS capabilities,
• Knowledge of cloud security controls including tenant isolation, encryption at rest, encryption in transit, key management, vulnerability assessments, application firewalls, SIEM, etc.,
• Managed the end-to-end lifecycles of a project in solution architect capacity,
• Experience with mission critical technology components with DR capabilities,
• Solid business acumen, management and marketing communication skills,
• Significant experience in presenting ideas, products, concept papers to varied audiences,
• Leadership capabilities and proven ability to manage difficult stakeholders,
• Experience supporting peer teams and their responsibilities, such as infrastructure, operations, engineering, info-security,
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Azure DevOps, Ansible, Puppet, Octopus, Chef, Salt, etc.,
• Experience with Software development full lifecycle methodologies, patterns, frameworks, libraries and tools,
• Knowledge of one or more programming and scripting languages such as JavaScript, PowerShell, Bash, SQL, .NET, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, PERL, C++, etc.,
• Experience with relational, graph and/or unstructured data technologies such as SQL Server, Azure SQL, Cosmos, Azure Data Lake, HD Insights, Hadoop, Neo4j etc.,
• Working knowledge of visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau and understanding of analytics tools including Azure Stream Analytics, SQL Analytics, Data Lake Analytics.,
• Experience with AI and Machine Learning tools such as Azure ML etc.,
• Delivered projects or initiatives using common methodologies especially SAFe Agile but also Waterfall, Iterative etc.,
• Extensive experience in project and/or product management
• other certifications may be more relevant Achieved one or more of the typical Solution Architecture certifications e.g. Microsoft, MS Azure Certification, TOGAF, AWS Cloud Certified, Pivotal, CISSIP, Zachman, ITIL, Cisco, (ISC)2, CEH, SAFe, PMI, and SAP etc.

We provide wide range of benefits, with option to personalize it according to your preferences. Working with us, gives you opportunity to:

• Work for stable and established Slovak company,
• Career development,
• Financial support in life situations,
• Recreation voucheres,
• Multisport card,
• Fully paid anonymous therapy sessions,
• Opportunity to volunteer in organisation of your choosing,
• Supplementary pension savings,
• Healthcare benefit package,
• Budget for HW & SW and more.