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Solution Architect
<h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><h3>Cloud &amp; Platform Architecture</h3><ul><li>Define application architecture standards and onboarding patterns for solutions deployed on the China Cloud Landing Zone.</li><li>Design scalable, secure, and maintainable cloud architectures aligned with enterprise architecture principles.</li><li>Collaborate with infrastructure, network, identity, and cybersecurity teams to confirm application readiness and technical dependencies.</li><li>Support cloud migration, application modernization, and deployment planning.</li></ul><h3>Application Architecture &amp; Delivery</h3><ul><li>Lead end-to-end architecture design for local business applications across Commercial, Medical, Supply Chain, Quality, and Corporate functions.</li><li>Translate business requirements into solution architecture, integration design, data flows, deployment models, and non-functional requirements.</li><li>Provide technical leadership through solution design, build, testing, cutover, deployment, and hypercare.</li><li>Review and validate technical designs and delivery outputs from system integrators and implementation partners.</li><li>Identify architecture risks, dependencies, technical debt, and mitigation actions early in the project lifecycle.</li></ul><h3>Integration &amp; Data Architecture</h3><ul><li>Design integration architecture between China local applications and global platforms.</li><li>Define API, interface, data exchange, and system interoperability approaches.</li><li>Ensure alignment with enterprise data architecture, master data, analytics, and data governance standards.</li><li>Support integration across CRM, ERP, data platforms, analytics solutions, WeChat ecosystem, and other digital services.</li></ul><h3>Security, Compliance &amp; Architecture Governance</h3><ul><li>Embed security-by-design and privacy-by-design principles into architecture decisions.</li><li>Partner with cybersecurity, privacy, legal, and risk teams to support compliance with applicable China requirements and enterprise controls.</li><li>Prepare and maintain architecture deliverables, including solution architecture documents, high-level designs, low-level designs, integration designs, deployment designs, architecture decision records, and technical risk assessments.</li><li>Participate in architecture review boards and project governance forums, and track architecture decisions through closure.</li></ul><h3>Vendor &amp; Stakeholder Management</h3><ul><li>Provide technical direction to external vendors and system integration partners.</li><li>Support solution evaluation, vendor selection, estimation, and implementation planning.</li><li>Act as a trusted technical advisor to business leaders, digital product owners, and project teams.</li><li>Communicate complex architecture topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li></ul><h3>Required Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.</li><li>8+ years of experience in solution architecture, application architecture, cloud architecture, or enterprise technology delivery.</li><li>Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise applications on public cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.</li><li>Hands-on experience with application modernization, APIs, integration platforms, identity and access management, networking concepts, and enterprise security controls.</li><li>Experience delivering end-to-end digital transformation or application migration programs.</li><li>Experience managing technical delivery across system integrators and external vendors.</li><li>Strong ability to convert business requirements into practical architecture and implementation decisions.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and written and verbal communication skills in English and Chinese.</li></ul><h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Experience implementing cloud platforms or landing zones in China.</li><li>Knowledge of China cybersecurity, data privacy, cross-border data, and data residency considerations.</li><li>Experience working in a multinational organization and aligning local requirements with global standards.</li><li>Experience in consumer healthcare, pharmaceutical, FMCG, or another regulated industry.</li><li>Experience with CRM, ERP, data platforms, business intelligence, SaaS solutions, microservices, containers, and modern integration patterns.</li><li>Relevant certifications such as TOGAF, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.</li></ul><h3>Key Deliverables &amp; Success Measures</h3><ul><li>Application architecture standards and reusable onboarding patterns for the China Cloud Landing Zone.</li><li>Approved architecture and implementation designs for prioritized China local applications.</li><li>Clear technical decisions, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans for each initiative.</li><li>Secure and compliant deployment of China digital solutions with effective architecture governance.</li><li>Reduced delivery risk and faster implementation through early architecture engagement and vendor technical oversight.</li><li>Effective knowledge transfer and architecture documentation for ongoing operations and support.</li></ul><h3>Ideal Candidate Profile</h3><p>A pragmatic, delivery-oriented architect who can move comfortably between strategy and implementation. The successful candidate combines strong cloud and application architecture knowledge with the ability to influence stakeholders, challenge vendors constructively, and drive clear technical decisions in a complex global and local environment.</p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice https://www.roberthalf.cn/en/privacy-statement. 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Solution Architect
  • Shanghai,
  • remote
  • Contract
  • 35000 - 50000 CNY / Monthly
  • <h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><h3>Cloud &amp; Platform Architecture</h3><ul><li>Define application architecture standards and onboarding patterns for solutions deployed on the China Cloud Landing Zone.</li><li>Design scalable, secure, and maintainable cloud architectures aligned with enterprise architecture principles.</li><li>Collaborate with infrastructure, network, identity, and cybersecurity teams to confirm application readiness and technical dependencies.</li><li>Support cloud migration, application modernization, and deployment planning.</li></ul><h3>Application Architecture &amp; Delivery</h3><ul><li>Lead end-to-end architecture design for local business applications across Commercial, Medical, Supply Chain, Quality, and Corporate functions.</li><li>Translate business requirements into solution architecture, integration design, data flows, deployment models, and non-functional requirements.</li><li>Provide technical leadership through solution design, build, testing, cutover, deployment, and hypercare.</li><li>Review and validate technical designs and delivery outputs from system integrators and implementation partners.</li><li>Identify architecture risks, dependencies, technical debt, and mitigation actions early in the project lifecycle.</li></ul><h3>Integration &amp; Data Architecture</h3><ul><li>Design integration architecture between China local applications and global platforms.</li><li>Define API, interface, data exchange, and system interoperability approaches.</li><li>Ensure alignment with enterprise data architecture, master data, analytics, and data governance standards.</li><li>Support integration across CRM, ERP, data platforms, analytics solutions, WeChat ecosystem, and other digital services.</li></ul><h3>Security, Compliance &amp; Architecture Governance</h3><ul><li>Embed security-by-design and privacy-by-design principles into architecture decisions.</li><li>Partner with cybersecurity, privacy, legal, and risk teams to support compliance with applicable China requirements and enterprise controls.</li><li>Prepare and maintain architecture deliverables, including solution architecture documents, high-level designs, low-level designs, integration designs, deployment designs, architecture decision records, and technical risk assessments.</li><li>Participate in architecture review boards and project governance forums, and track architecture decisions through closure.</li></ul><h3>Vendor &amp; Stakeholder Management</h3><ul><li>Provide technical direction to external vendors and system integration partners.</li><li>Support solution evaluation, vendor selection, estimation, and implementation planning.</li><li>Act as a trusted technical advisor to business leaders, digital product owners, and project teams.</li><li>Communicate complex architecture topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li></ul><h3>Required Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.</li><li>8+ years of experience in solution architecture, application architecture, cloud architecture, or enterprise technology delivery.</li><li>Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise applications on public cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.</li><li>Hands-on experience with application modernization, APIs, integration platforms, identity and access management, networking concepts, and enterprise security controls.</li><li>Experience delivering end-to-end digital transformation or application migration programs.</li><li>Experience managing technical delivery across system integrators and external vendors.</li><li>Strong ability to convert business requirements into practical architecture and implementation decisions.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and written and verbal communication skills in English and Chinese.</li></ul><h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Experience implementing cloud platforms or landing zones in China.</li><li>Knowledge of China cybersecurity, data privacy, cross-border data, and data residency considerations.</li><li>Experience working in a multinational organization and aligning local requirements with global standards.</li><li>Experience in consumer healthcare, pharmaceutical, FMCG, or another regulated industry.</li><li>Experience with CRM, ERP, data platforms, business intelligence, SaaS solutions, microservices, containers, and modern integration patterns.</li><li>Relevant certifications such as TOGAF, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.</li></ul><h3>Key Deliverables &amp; Success Measures</h3><ul><li>Application architecture standards and reusable onboarding patterns for the China Cloud Landing Zone.</li><li>Approved architecture and implementation designs for prioritized China local applications.</li><li>Clear technical decisions, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans for each initiative.</li><li>Secure and compliant deployment of China digital solutions with effective architecture governance.</li><li>Reduced delivery risk and faster implementation through early architecture engagement and vendor technical oversight.</li><li>Effective knowledge transfer and architecture documentation for ongoing operations and support.</li></ul><h3>Ideal Candidate Profile</h3><p>A pragmatic, delivery-oriented architect who can move comfortably between strategy and implementation. The successful candidate combines strong cloud and application architecture knowledge with the ability to influence stakeholders, challenge vendors constructively, and drive clear technical decisions in a complex global and local environment.</p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice https://www.roberthalf.cn/en/privacy-statement. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><hr /><p>点击"申请",即表示您明确同意 Robert Half 可以使用您的个人信息来处理您的工作申请,并不时与您联系以获得未来的就业机会。 如需进一步了解 Robert Half 如何处理您的个人信息以及如何访问和更正您的信息,请阅读 Robert Half 隐私声明<a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.roberthalf.cn/en/privacy-statement&amp;data=05|01|[email protected]|45960615caf741a897da08db12e2448b|16532572d5674d678727f12f7bb6aed3|0|0|638124535281002861|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&amp;sdata=txey6FkFkoVyheBOucHzeYO1yTcFywlr7N4oX7M8axY=&amp;reserved=0">https://www.roberthalf.cn/en/privacy-statement</a> 。请不要在您的简历中向我们提交任何敏感的个人数据(例如身份证号码、种族、性别、宗教、婚姻状况或工会会员身份),因为我们此时不收集您的敏感个人数据。</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/c2kuc2hlbi4xODgwNy4xMDkyMUByaGljbi5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
  • 2026-10-20T09:50:23Z

Solution Architect Job in Shanghai | Robert Half