Lead Solution Architect

3 days ago

Sandton, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together one story at a time.
- With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. Job Summary

The Enterprise Architecture team in CIB Markets Technology is looking for a Technical expert to drive the design and delivery of complex fit for purpose, business strategy-aligned, high impact, cross domain technology solution blueprints & associated solutions & build architectural capability in Dev teams across an estate. With a primary focus on ensuring that the solution aligns with the company's overall strategy and goals.

Job Description

What is in it for you:

- Access new markets, customers, and growth opportunities
- Optimize financial performance, manage risk, and improve returns
- Leverage innovative solutions, expertise, and global connectivity
- Achieve sustainable growth, while making a positive impact
- Benefit from a deep understanding of African markets and regulatory environments

Architecture knowledge and experience required:

- Min 8 years of Solution Architecture experience
- Customer-facing experience disciplines
- Experience working with Agile delivery disciples
- T-shaped expertise with a breadth of skill, understanding and experience across different areas of delivery, different banking functional/business domains as well as a depth of skill in technology and integration architecture
- Proven track record in implementing complex architectures and solutions with deep hands on experience in complex technical implementations
- Hands-on technology and engineering experience
- Computer and operating systems
- Infrastructure and engineering design
- DevOps
- System security measures
- Business analysis
- Database management
- Cloud development, knowledge of cloud computing—Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services
- Web platforms
- Hardware and software management
- Network administration
- Project and product management, practical experience with projects in relevant engineering domain
- Experience in software engineering and design architecture
- Knowledge of typical enterprise integration patterns
- Familiarity with principles of computer networks and IT security management
- Understanding of business analysis techniques and processes
- Strong organizational, analytical and system thinking skills
- Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills

Preferred certifications:

- AWS Certified Solution Architect
- Axelos ITIL Master Certification
- Google Professional Cloud Architect
- Microsoft Azure Architect

Key Accountabilities:
Strong technical expertise, business acumen, and communication skills to deliver effective solutions that meet business needs.
- Analyzing business requirements and identifying solutions to address them.
- Selecting and integrating technologies, tools, and platforms.
- Ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and meet performance requirements.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, such as development, operations, and stakeholders.
- Communicating technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies.

Expert communication:
Ability to clearly communicate the technical aspects, risks, challenges, and selling points of the solution. The Solution Architect is the centerpiece for all the parties involved in the solution, including business analysts, project managers, vendors, developers, and more. Additionally, the Solution Architect must be capable of providing advice, explanation, empathy, influence, and negotiation skills to navigate the solution with prowess.

Risk management and identification:
Identify, evaluate and assess risks to mitigate them and eliminate any factor that might hinder the successful delivery of the solution. Solution Architects know how to identify and reduce the threat of risks via tests in performance, security, user experience, and more.

Mastery of software development process and technical skills:
Poses extensive knowledge of technical aspects of the project to be able to provide guidance, identify risks, and assess the technology infrastructure of the solution. Due to dealing with many technical disciplines, it’s important that you are well informed about all the elements that play a role in the solution. While Solution Architects aren’t in the driver’s seat, technical knowledge provides them with the confidence, credibility, and expertise to advise and guide the solution on the right path.

Detail oriented:
There are many components that influence and affect the solution, which is why the Solution Architect must ensure constant and consistent evaluation of every aspect, as minor as it may seem, to understand what is valuable and discard what may be insignificant.

Solution construction and manage

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