Senior IT Architecture Specialist

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Immploy Recruitment Full time

SUMMARY OF ROLE

The Senior IT Architecture Specialist will be responsible for leading and coordinating Infrastructure andbusiness projects from a technology architecture perspective, conceptualising architectural approaches,developing and validating both on premise and cloud architecture and high level solution design againstbusiness requirements and best practices, and guiding and mentoring operational teams onmethodologies, processes and best practices according to the ClientsEnterprise Architecture Frameworkand methodologies.

The Senior IT Architecture Specialist develops specifications for new IT cloud computing products andservice offerings and is also responsible for leading the creation of a technology framework and providingtechnical leadership in support of the Clientsinitiatives in cloud computing and automation, with a focus onthe design of systems and services that run on various cloud platforms.

The Senior IT Architecture Specialist will be expected to work on multiple high level business critical tasksand initiatives concurrently while being accountable for driving success through:
**Leadership**:
Knowing when to focus on the details or taking a step back to look at the big picture andevaluating an issue.

The architect champions sound technical architecture methodology, reviews technicaldesign and drives to minimize technical exposure and risks on projects and systems.

The individual is atrusted technical advisor that collaborates with both business and technical stakeholders, sets direction,builds consensus, mediates conflicts, and helps to create an environment which solicits contributions fromall participants.

Excellent client-facing skills and executive presence are required.

**Promoting a Passion for Technology**:
An understanding of architectural hybrid solutions to address functional andnon-functional requirements is critical, as is hands-on experience implementing technical solutions.

As atechnical thought leader, the Senior IT Architecture Specialist also understands that the architectural visionfor the enterprise transcends the scope and lifespan of any individual project or effort.

**Collaboration and Innovation**:
The Senior IT Architecture Specialist drives the solution architecture modeland understands that innovation is a crucial component to the Clientsphilosophy.

Ingenuity is crucial tothe problem solving and critical thinking skills required to craft successful and innovative IT Infrastructuresolutions.

The individual merges business requirements and technical solutions to deliver sustainable andhigh-performance solutions architecture.

To achieve the Clientsgoals and requirements, the Senior ITArchitecture Specialist is engaged throughout the solution delivery and operational life cycle, workingclosely with key organisational groups and stakeholders.

**Communication**:
The Senior IT Architecture Specialist is expected to proactively identify and addresstechnical strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats within the ClientsInfrastructure.

Theindividual will build a shared understanding of the solutions with the capacity for communicating thatvision through technical materials, verbal presentations, and facilitating inter-team discussion.

This individual participates in technical research anddevelopment to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure.

This individual ensures that systemhardware, operating systems, software systems, cloud infrastructure and related procedures adhere toorganisational policies, methodologies, as well as international and healthcare best practices.

Theindividual is responsible for ensuring that Information Technology infrastructure and technical solutionsconform to Information Security standards in line with current Clientsstandards, government legislationand industry requirements with regards to privacy and Information Security.

This individual will deliver IT technical and infrastructure projects and solutions within the Clientsstandard Project Management Methodology.

These activities include the definition of needs, benefits, andtechnical strategy; research & development within the project life cycle; technical analysis and design; andsupport of operations staff in executing, testing and rolling-out the architected solutions.

Participation on projects is focused on smoothing the transition of projects from development staff to production staff byperforming operations activities within the project life cycle.

This individual is accountable for the architectural design, implementation, maintenance and operationalactivities for the following technologies and supporting systems and solutions:
Microsoft based Technologies

Security based Solutions and Technologies

Monitoring based Solutions

Communications and Messaging Technologies

Microsoft Azure Cloud Infrastructure

Virtualisation Technologies

Mobile Solutionsand Hardware and Storage-Based Technology

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Microsoft Exchange and Messsaging

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