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End to End Associate Solutions Architect
Do you want to shape and deliver the Transformational architecture strategy of multi-billion dollar multi-national?
Thomson Reuters is currently implementing a number of large enterprise transformation programmes, to fundamentally transform our Lead to Support processes. As part of this, end to end solutions architect roles to enable different commercial services to be onboarded through both digital channels as well as through our enterprise Platforms are critical to our success.
As an employee at Thomson Reuters, you will play a role in shaping and leading the global knowledge economy. Our technology drives global markets and helps professionals around the world make decisions that matter. Whether solving for today's challenges or tomorrow's aspirations, you will work with the industry's brightest thinkers on diverse projects, creating next-generation solutions that deliver powerful results. As the world's leading provider of intelligent information, we want your unique perspective to create the solutions that advance our business-and your career.
About the Role
In this opportunity as an nd to End Associate Solution Architect you will:

• Be a Technical Leader: Research and recommend technical standards and best practices. Work with technology teams and beyond to realise their implementation

• Be an efficient Stakeholder Manager: collaborate and engage with external and internal stakeholders such as business teams, product owners, project management in defining roadmap for products and processes. Act as point of contact in resolving stakeholder issues

• Be a Decision Maker: make quick and effective date driven decisions, with good problem solving and analytical skills to infer qualitative and quantitative data, and roll out strategy that aligns with company goals

• Be a Team Player - ability to work in a collaborative team-oriented environment, share information, value diverse ideas, partner with cross functional and remote teams

• Be Curious & Innovative - continuously update yourself with next generation technology, development tools, and contribute to process development practices

• Be an Agile Person - with strong sense of urgency and a desire to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment to deliver solutions against strict timelines.

• Be an Effective Communicator - ability to clearly articulate complex technical issues, and share ideas, participate in peer-reviews, and exhibit strong listening skills. Work with the business owners to translate requirements into actionable architectures

• Be Responsible for:

• Architecture Strategy & Roadmap - define and update solution roadmaps for the architectures in which you are involved

• Architectural design for future and existing enterprise transformation programmes, ensuring that technology components used fit with the overall technology strategy. Ensure also that the architecture is communicated, understood and adhered to.

• Architecture Governance - work as part of the Design Authority structure, work with vendor partners, and participate in the Solution Review board to ensure that solutions are governed appropriately.

About You
You're a fit for the role of End to End Associate Solution Architect if you:

• Have a wide variety of Solutions Architecture experience - across multiple business contexts

• Have consulting experience with a strong track record at a leading IT consultancy or large corporate

• Have experience working with agile teams and methodologies and globally distributed teams.

• Have Solid experience the following areas: key features and capabilities provided by the market-leading CRM and Self Service platforms, integration of CRM to Self Service platforms, integration of CRM to ERP, Middleware and Web Content Management Systems, and application security best practices.

• Have a solid track record of experience within Blue Chip clients

• Ideally, have a Development/Systems background with experience across the full project lifecycle

• Have experience in developing solution architectures, preparing and maintaining Business process, Data Model, system, sequence and process flow diagrams

• Have experience in working with diverse teams, including multi country and company teams

• Have experience managing or directing work of others to contribute to a shared goal

• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Have a self-motivated, proactive mindset

• Have an organized and methodical approach

• Experience in defining target architecture designs and roadmaps

• Experience in data migration between systems and be able to analyze and support in addressing the application performance issues

• Good understanding of AWS cloud services mainly AWS Lambda, API gateway, RDS PostgrSQL and S3

• Required degree level (BA/BSc/MSc/BEng/MEng) in a Technical/Business discipline

• Preferred - certification in TOGAF or other architecture framework

• Preferred - certification in AWS or other Cloud vendors

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What's in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $118,400 USD - $219,800 USD.Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual's knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.
About Us
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
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