Solutions Architect

**Introduction**

Momentum Health Solutions, an entity of Momentum Metropolitan Holdings delivers sustainable, integrated health solutions that meet the needs of clients in different segments and maximize lifetime client value. We build and maintain a culture of innovation, and create value through unique insights into how to achieve specific outcomes by using a defined set of Health capabilities.

**Role Purpose**

Design comprehensive architecture for solutions that support business delivery on key projects and strategic objectives.

**Requirements**:

- Matric or NQF 4
- Relevant qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.
- TOGAF qualification
- Domain Driven Design qualification
- Software Engineering qualification
- 5-7 years of relevant experience or exposure to IT solution delivery (essential)
- At least 2 years of relevant experience or exposure in software development
- Exposure to Agile Development environment, system development, and implementation of large object-orientated solutions (essential)
- Experience with general knowledge of underlying IT architectures and technologies (essential)

**Duties & Responsibilities**

Internal Process
- Ability to analyze business requirements to determine viable options for solution design
- Ability to do high-level system solution designs
- Ability to extract, structure, and document solution analysis
- Define and communicate business and solution architecture requirements to inform business cases in line with requirements.
- Design technical solutions that support the value chain and align with the overall enterprise architecture.
- Ensure that the business requirements are reflected in the design and that the appropriate business and technical services are reflected in the overall architecture.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and business analysts to understand and meet business requirements.
- Ability to align business requirements to proposed solution architectures
- Manage the overall design, implementation, and functioning of solutions in line with business requirements.
- Effectively prioritize projects and solutions based on the business's strategic priorities and manage stakeholder expectations accordingly.
- Coordinate various teams to ensure holistic and integrated solution design and delivery in line with business requirements.
- Operate across the technical levels within the enterprise architecture as well as the value chain in order to develop holistically and integrated solutions.
- Contribute to the analysis and development through facilitating and engaging in collaborative analysis sessions, ensuring integration through all affected systems.
- Collaborate with various teams to conduct Solution Architect reviews for a broad set of projects in order to meet business requirements.
- Review and provide input into functional and non-functional requirements in line with the overall architecture.
- Partner with the relevant Architects for specific sub-domains in support of solution definition and development to ensure the creation of integrated and fit-for-purpose solutions.
- Maintain and adhere to envisioned architecture standards, solution integrity, and best practice solutions.

Client
- Provide authoritative, expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders.
- Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders.
- Deliver on service level agreements made with internal and external stakeholders and clients.
- Make recommendations to improve client service within the area of responsibility.
- Participate and contribute to a culture that builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback, and provides exceptional client service.

People
- Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders.
- Positively influence and participate in change initiatives.
- Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry, and legislation knowledge.
- Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing, and implementation of new ideas.
- Take ownership of driving career development.
- Function as a liaison to Business and IT partners in order to gain a broad understanding of industry trends and innovations, and their impact on technology.

Finance
- Identify opportunities to enhance cost-effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
- Provide input into the risk identification processes and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.
- Ensure that efficiency and productivity measures are implemented and monitored in order to ensure that client value and shareholder value are delivered over all time horizons.

**Competencies**
- Examining Information
- Exploring Possibilities
- Challenging Ideas
- Providing Insights
- Developing Strategies
- Making Decisions
- Generating Ideas
- Articulating Information