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Job Responsibilities: A. Business Requirements

Solution Architect Contract/ Exempt (Salaried) Director Global Infrastructure & Architecture Singapore

1. Develop architectural solutions to projects and initiatives that are fit for purpose and support DFS business
drivers and growth objectives. 2. Establish trusted relationships with both DFS IT and business stakeholders.

B. Duties and Responsibilities

Define end to end solutions and architectures for projects and initiatives that cut across multiple technologies and domains. 2. Provide technical leadership in delivery of projects and related initiatives.

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Ensure all architectures developed are compliant with all applicable DFS policies, standards, and IT Architecture principles. 4. Contribute to the development and execution of the DFS IT strategy in line with the DFS business goals and objectives. 5. Establish a reputation for delivery excellence.

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Establish relationships with key external vendors and work with these resources in developing appropriate fit for purpose solutions for DFS. 7. Work collaboratively with various IT teams across Infrastructure, Applications, and Support as well as various business teams both locally in Singapore and across global divisions. 8. Clearly understand the business drivers behind each solution developed, and also be able to articulate complex technology solutions in a manner understood by business stakeholders.

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C. Other: 1. Perform other projects and duties as assigned or required

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent 2. At least 5 years practical experience as a Solution Architect across multiple technologies such as package
solution implementation, Infrastructure architecture, online, and integration.

3. Knowledge and Experience in some or all of the following Architecture areas areas:
Solution architecture; Enterprise architecture;

Solution Architect JOB DESCRIPTION

Infrastructure Architecture; Service Oriented Architecture; Enterprise Integration architecture; Application Architectures; Data Architecture; Interim & transition Architectures; Deployment strategies; and Full lifecycle implementation strategies.

4. Knowledge and Experience in some or all of the following solution areas:

Retail store systems design, covering, Point of Sale (POS), Time and Attendance etc.; Business Intelligence and Analytics, including Data warehouse design; Supply Chain Management systems and processes; Warehouse Management systems and processes; Online solutions, including online marketing and social media; Data Archiving and Information Lifecycle Management; Knowledge Management, including Microsoft Sharepoint; and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR), including backup and recovery, and Data Replication;

5. Knowledge and Experience in some or all of the following Infrastructure areas:

Wintel Virtualisaiton, using VMWare; Wide Area Networking, Local Area Networking, and wireless networks, including security practices around these areas. Patch Management and Application deployment tools and processes; Enterprise Management solutions, including Monitoring & Event Management, Performance Management, Availability Management, Capacity Management etc. Data Centre operations and management, including power & cooling management.

6. Experience working for a global organization where stakeholders are often located in multiple different locations; 7. Ability to demonstrate flexibility in dealing with change and effectively implementing, monitoring and evaluating
changes in an IT environment.

8. Experience in dealing with multiple external vendors, including the ability to contribute to Request For Proposal
(RFP) creation and evaluation;

9. Experience coordinating and owning solutions from concept through to implementation; 10. Excellent problem solving skills; 11. Excellent customer service skills; and 12. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.