afarax is looking for a freelance Functional Architect. We need you!

The project:

Our client in the insurance sector is looking for a Functional Architect to join their team.

Objective of the job:

Update of the as-is architecture

You complete and maintain the architecture schemas based on interviews with all stakeholders

Architecture & Application Lifecycle Management

You maintain a high-level vision of our functional and application architecture
You define current and target state application architecture aligned with requirements of the various business and technology initiatives, ensuring the necessary coherence in applications architecture.
You improve and maintain the processes, the tools used to realize our functional architecture analysis.

Requirements & Solution definition

On some projects, you are responsible for gathering & consolidating the business requirements: this includes not only documenting & analysing, but also negotiating, prioritizing, alternatives proposals, definition & organization of the approach for collecting & consolidating the requirements to lead to a consistent & reliable solution. You have the ability to analyse, define, design and propose solutions to business problems at the highest level of complexity or in areas calling for significantly innovative approaches.
The solutions you propose take into account not only the business requirements, but also the application development standards & the operational constraints & risks.

Analysis & Design

During development of the target architecture, you compare application options according to function, technology and cost, make a recommendation and develop potential migration paths to the target state model
You understand the functional and technical architecture
You realize the functional architecture analysis and estimate the implementation cost for requirements
You hand over the functional architecture analysis to the functional and technical analysts and deliver further support if necessary
You integrate the relevant stakeholders (business / domain experts / …) in the analysis & design process to ensure knowledge transfer & coaching.

Realization

During the realization phase of applications, you follow up the compliance of architecture with standards and support architecture responsibilities as part of the standard project lifecycle You are responsible for the functional coherence of your domains: determination, implementation and follow up of functional concepts, integration of business needs in existing software solutions
You advise the different actors during the implementation phasing and bring a functional coaching to the functional development points of contact

Client relationship / Stakeholder management

You assist the team manager and project leaders in the customer’s relation.
You establish and maintain working relationships with technology management, business management, program sponsors, key business clients, and infrastructure management

These objectives are meant to clarify what is typically expected from an IT Architect, they are not limitative or exhaustive.

Is this you?

Self-starter with a considerable degree of autonomy
Pragmatic & solution oriented
Open and analytical mind with a good level of abstraction
Excellent presentation, written and oral communication skills to clearly express and communicate concepts, designs and proposals
Demonstrated ability to interact with all technical and non-technical members of the organisation

How afarax supports you?

FREELANCE ASSIGNMENTS

Functional Architect