Senior Solution Architect, PlayStation

• 5+ years of experience as a Solution Architect working on corporate platforms (e.g., ERP, HR systems)
• Experience in designing scalable, reliable, and cost-effective enterprise solutions
• Architecting solutions for two of sales, operations, finance, or HR systems
• Collaborating with engineering teams to implement architectures
• Communicating complex IT concepts to both technical and business audiences
• Evaluating solutions through RFIs, RFPs, PoCs, and blueprinting
• Proven in applying enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g Archimate)
• Experienced in architecture modelling in tool (e.g. Bizzdesign)

Desirable

• As a Solution Architect, you’ll help define and shape technology strategies within the Enterprise Enablement domain, which includes business planning, supply chain, operations, finance, HR, and productivity services
• You’ll work with business and IT leaders to develop solution architectures, guide implementation teams, and ensure alignment with our technology roadmap
• Define the target state architecture for areas of enterprise enablement, linking business capabilities with technology strategies
• Assess current systems and recommend modernization and optimization approaches
• Develop and evolve architectural models and roadmaps with technology and business teams
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and evaluate their potential impact
• Participate in proof of concepts (PoCs) to assess new technology opportunities
• Develop solution architectures for multi-phase change programs
• Explore and assess solution options with vendors, analysts, and internal teams
• Define current and future state architectures, outlining transition steps
• Identify key design decisions and collaborate with partners
• Present solution recommendations to decision-making groups
• Ensure compliance with SIE architecture principles, standards, and frameworks
• Produce high-quality architectural documentation that explains solutions, options, and decisions
• Review and approve solution designs for alignment with the future state architecture
• Apply architecture governance processes to assure design conformance to your defined architecture
• Partner with engineering, security, data and AI teams to solve architectural challenges
• Build strong supplier relationships to enhance technology investments
• Mentor junior architects and contribute to best practices across Sony’s architecture teams