Solution Architect Ii

2 weeks ago

Brackenfell, South Africa Shoprite Group Full time

**Purpose of the Job**:
**Job Objectives**:
Define and continuously improve the infrastructure platforms architecture framework and solution architecture modeling standards.
Provide expert infrastructure platforms guidance, ensure solution architectures and designs are in line with the infrastructure platforms architecture domain strategy and technology standards and conduct architecture and design reviews as part of the Architecture Review Committee.
Contribute to solution architecture and design standards and SDLC governance requirements.
Develop and maintain an understanding of the business strategy and changes to business priorities.
Define a structured infrastructure platforms architecture approach and methodology for capturing the key views of the enterprise.
Architect the next-generation infrastructure platforms framework developed on a group of core technologies.
Align to the enterprise data reference architecture in support of the enterprise and regulatory information governance needs such as Information Security, Enterprise Information Management, POPI, PCI, etc.
Identify, define and communicate standards, guidelines, formats, meta-models, policies, best practices, and governance practices for infrastructure platforms architectures and designs.
Ensure that the infrastructure platforms approach integrates into the methodologies and processes of the rest of the Enterprise Architecture team.
Stay abreast of best practices and / or new developments in infrastructure platforms and related disciplines and drive adoption as deemed appropriate.
Analyze business requirements and create related infrastructure platforms architectures and designs for the baseline (“as is”) and target (“to be”) solution architectures.
Be clearly identified as the infrastructure platforms technical lead and provide technical guidance and leadership in proposals, RFIs, RFPs, and BI project teams.
Provide architectural oversight and guidance to development teams to ensure high-quality technical solution designs during the detailed design, build, test and deploy phases that conforms to architecture principles and standards.
Mentor senior developers / designers / business analysts to become Solution Architects.
Define and develop the overall infrastructure platforms architecture landscape in partnership with the Domain Architect, Data Analytics team and other Solution Architects.
Review proposed solution architectures ensuring alignment with architecture principles, the architecture framework, cloud reference architectures, set technology standards and identify critical gaps, and recommend improvements.
Give guidance and advice to peers in respect to infrastructure platforms solution designs ensuring the designs conform to industry best practices and standards.
Define infrastructure platforms architecture governance processes and quality compliance criteria.
Perform quality assurance checks on infrastructure platforms Architectures and Designs and enforce quality compliance criteria to set policies and standards.
Perform quality checks on existing infrastructure platforms Architectures and Designs to identify potential business risks areas and make re-engineering recommendations.
Ensure infrastructure platforms security conforms to Information Security Governance policies and standards.
Ensure that architecture and related risks are identified, appropriately treated and reported on.
Perform architecture-related risk assessments.
Define a framework for Solution Architecture and develop the policies and procedures and templates to guide and govern the Solution Architecture processes.
Develop and maintain solution architecture principles and quality compliance criteria to guide technology decisions.
Develop and set solution modeling standards and guidelines.
Define a set of metrics to measure and report on the performance of the various solution architecture processes.

**Qualifications**:
Degree in Information Systems / B Sc Computer Science
TOGAF certification.
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Infrastructure / Data centre Certified Professional (CCNP or VCE-CIAE or VCP6-DCV)
Cloud Provider Certified (AWS and or Azure Certified Cloud Architect, GCP Cloud Architect)

**Experience**:
Experience with cloud architecture, including AWS and Azure
Proven experience creating technology platforms, building and maintaining reliable and scalable solutions as well as experience working with varied forms of data infrastructures
Software development frameworks and methodologies (Agile, Scrum, TOGAF, etc.)

**Knowledge and Skills**:
Strong analytical, problem-solving and logical skills
Strong senior stakeholder management skills
Excellent teamwork, interpersonal skills
Out of the box thinker (lateral)
Ability to innovate
Develop of proposals and excellent written communication & presentation skills
Excellent organisation and facilitation skills
Strong conflict management skills

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