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INTERNAL ROLE TITLE: Solution Architect REPORTS TO: John Cole

FUNCTION: Solution Architecture DEPARTMENT: UK IT Architecture.

LOCATION: Vo!"one #$% Ne&'ur(

Role Purpose

)or*in+ !, ! Solution Architect &ithin the UK IT Architecture te!-% (ou &ill 'e ,uortin+ the eli/er(o" technic!l ,olution, th!t -eet the UK 'u,ine,, re0uire-ent,% &hil,t en,urin+ co-li!nce &ith thet!r+et 1lo'!l re"erence !rchitecture !n UK !rchitectur!l rincile,.

2ou &ill 'e e3ecte to en+!+e &ith ! &ier r!n+e o" ,t!*eholer, incluin+ ro4ect te!-,% the

Vo!"one 'u,ine,, !t !ll le/el,% ,er/ice oer!tion,% technolo+( !rtner, !n Vo!"one 1rouArchitecture5Technolo+(.

2our &or* !, ! Solution Architect &ill inclue:

6uilin+ technic!l ,olution, "or eli/erin+ IT c!!'ilitie,% Vo!"one rouct, !n ,er/ice,% !nVo!"one P!rtner Inte+r!tion in ! (n!-ic!ll( ch!n+in+ technolo+( L!n,c!e.

)or*in+ !cro,, *e( ro+r!--e, in ro4ect te!-, &ith Vo!"one !rtner, !n Sulier, to e,i+n!n eli/er technolo+( ,olution, to ! /!riet( o" cu,to-er -!r*et, 7Con,u-er% Enterri,e% !n)hole,!le8 &ith ! cle!r /ie& on 'oth Str!te+ic !n T!ctic!l technolo+( tr!n,"or-!tion.

Pro/iin+ Technolo+( 1o/ern!nce to ,uort ,tr!te+ic !n t!ctic!l e/elo-ent, to the 'u,ine,,

in !ccor!nce &ith IT !n 6u,ine,, Str!te+( !n the UK In/e,t-ent l!n.

2our ri-!r( role &ill 'e to eli/er !n !,,ure the technic!l !rchitecture !rte"!ct, "or ro4ect,. The,e!rte"!ct, &ill inclue Initi!l Technolo+( A,,e,,-ent,% Technic!l Otion, P!er,% Architecture6luerint,% #i+h Le/el De,i+n,% I-!ct A,,e,,-ent,% !n Ch!n+e re0ue,t,. In !ition% (ou &ill 'ee3ecte to e/elo !n ro/ie Architecture hi+h le/el ,u'4ect -!tter e3erti,e on the Vo!"one ITTechnolo+( e,t!te contri'utin+ to the A,9i, Architecture,% To9'e Architecture,% !n Architecturero!-!, ,uortin+ Vo!"one In/e,t-ent l!n,.

Essence of Role Key Accountabilities

A,,i,t in the enition !n +o/ern!nce o" the Vo!"one UK IT !rchitecture% en,urin+ th!t it -eet,

'u,ine,, re0uire-ent, !n er"or-!nce +o!l,% !n th!t the technic!l irection i, con,i,tent &ithVo!"one ,tr!te+(.

Le! !rchitecture e;ort "or ,-!ll to -eiu- ro4ect, or 'e ! -e-'er o" !n Architecture te!- "or

l!r+er ro+r!--e,.

Act !, ! "unction!l !n technic!l e3ert "or either !n !lic!tion% ! ene ,et o" !lic!tion, or !

ort"olio o" rel!te !lic!tion, &ithin UK Technolo+(.

P!rtici!te in e,i+n re/ie&, to en,ure co-li!nce to the t!r+et !rchitecture throu+hout the

e/elo-ent li"e c(cle.

A,,i,t in eli/erin+ technic!l ,olution, th!t ro/ie 'u,ine,, !/!nt!+e to Vo!"one throu+h

e;ecti/e ri+ht ti-e% ri+ht co,t% !n ri+ht ,olution e,i+n.

Contri'ute to !n uner,t!n the IT Architecture Str!te+( in con4unction &ith VF UK Str!te+( !n

VF 1lo'!l Ne&Vo /i,ion.