Java Application Architect

4 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa aYo Holdings Full time

Job title

Java Application Architect

Reporting to

Group Head | Core & Channel Development

Functional Area

IT

Location

Cape Town/Johannesburg/Hybrid - Work From Home

**Job purpose**:
**Key responsibilities**:
Responsible for defining high level architecture and technical solution design to address business problems, new service offerings, go to market strategy etc.

Using the standard architecture building blocks -document the end-to-end solution including the following:

- Application design
- Data design
- Interface (API) design
- Security design
- Integration design
- Software design

Understand internal and external business requirements as it relates to the change initiative

Collaborate with the Domain Architects on the solution design to ensure it conforms to enterprise architectural standards and future roadmaps

Liaise with IT Project Managers and IT Delivery Coordinators to implement a solution that will meet business requirements within time and cost constraints.

Monitors effectiveness; recommends improvements according to systems development lifecycle.

Identify and evaluate risks and participate in mitigation and control activities.

Guide the Business Analyst to collect the required information to shape the design

Provide guidance and coaching to developers and specialists on changes throughout the design process.

**Technical know-how**:
Coordinates implementation tasks with end-user, operations and quality management.

Implement alternate strategies such as pilot or parallel.

Has a platform and vendor independent mind-set

Can demonstrate design involvement in large scale systems integration projects

Has experience with multiple, industry standard, structured methodologies.

Has utilised in their career several difference project methodologies and understands when different approaches are appropriate.

Experienced developing solutions within the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes.

**Client Management**:
Facilitate a design outcome between the projects and the domain architects

Need strong negotiating skills

Must have excellent planning and organization skills with a proven ability to bring projects in on time and within budget

Possess excellent communication skills both written and oral

Display a strong customer focus background with commercial awareness and strategic thinking capability

Cultivate relationships with business and technology stakeholders

**Minimum qualifications**:
Undergraduate technical degree (e.g., BIng, BSc) or equivalent experience in Technology

TOGAF exposure

**Minimum experience**:
Comes from a package implementation or software development background

Was a programmer at some stage in his/her career

Previous solution architecture or the technical lead for multiple projects

Significant design exposure for large scale integrated solutions

Minimum of 2 years' experience as an architect or technical lead

Experience working in a business-critical client facing digital environment

Good knowledge around Integration as well as the Security associated with these environments.

Ability to construct UML-based diagrams, we use PlantUML.

A significant can do attitude

Results focus and driven



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