Purpose
The Tribe Architect defines, drives and maintains the Tribe’s software architecture with respect to customer requirements and company’s objectives for a given system or subsystem.
Key accountabilities
Builds the architecture strategy for the Tribe with all stakeholders (other architects, feature teams, component teams...)
Anticipates required skills to face future technological evolution
Is responsible for the Tribe’s software architecture throughout the lifecycle development taking into consideration system constraints and enterprise architecture strategic directions
Directs and coordinates software architecture studies for the Tribe
Identifies modelling, simulation and prototyping opportunities
Provides knowledge on state-of-the-art software architecture, taking future developments into account
Articulates the design to the development teams
Selects appropriate design standards, methods and tools
Contributes to the architect community, educates, study options and recommends evolutions
Contributes to the Community of Practice
Skills needed
Systems Architecture: Capacity to specify, refine, update and make available a formal approach to implement any IT system, in line with business requirements. Identifies the components required, hardware, software and technology platforms that needs to be integrated to meet current and future business requirements. Ensures that all technical aspects take account of interoperability, scalability and usability
Systems Design: Capacity to specify and design information systems and their components to meet defined business needs, retaining compatibility with enterprise and solution architectures
Systems Integration: Capacity to install additional hardware, software or sub system components into an existing or proposed system. To comply with established processes and procedures, taking into account the specification, capacity and compatibility of existing and new modules to ensure integrity and interoperability. To verify system performance and ensures formal sign off and documentation of successful integration
Decision Making: Assesses and analyses situations accurately, grasping complexities and identifying key issues. Applies sound judgment in a timely manner, recognizing the consequences of actions
Initiative: Ability to take initiative in his domain of accountability ie. begin or to follow a plan or task, without prompting or direction from others
Communication Advanced: Ability to communicate orally and in writing at an advanced level, manage meetings and workshops efficiently and deliver presentation
Priority Setting: Ability to set the right priority to tasks, based on different criteria (Customer priority, Syensqo priority, feasibility, sizing & phasing)
Conceptual Thinking: Ability to solve problem or think based on the cognitive process of conceptualization—is a process of independent analysis in the creative search for new ideas or solutions, which takes as its starting point that none of the accepted constraints of "today's reality" need necessarily to apply to or to shape the future
Who should hold the position?
A Tribe Architect has an holistic view of the product/project managed by the Tribe and ensures that the architecture is consistent and sustainable. The Tribe Architect will arbitrate decisions taking into account both Syensqo constraints & customer needs.
Typical profiles
Architect or Senior Architect
Time dedicated to the position
100%
Training Curriculum
- Agile Fundamentals & Scrum Basics
- Live in a Tribe
