Solutions Architect

**Role Purpose and Objectives**:
You will take ownership of the end to end solution design for projects, mostly in Java environments. We are looking for a SA with Java dev background, or a Strong Java Systems Analyst/Architect that want to transition to a SA.

**The objectives of the role include**:

- Facilitating the design process to achieve a solution ratified by the architecture board

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for developing end to end technical solutions to address business problem, 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
- Infrastructure design
- Network design
- Security design
- Integration 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.

Essential skills and experience required for this role:

- A significant can-do attitude
- Results focus and driven
- Ability to construct UML-based diagrams, we use PlantUML.

**Technical known how**:

- Coordinates implementation tasks with end-user, operations and quality management.
- Has experience with alternate implementation 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.

**Professional Qualification Requirements**:
TOGAF exposure

**Technical Qualification Requirements**:

- Undergraduate technical degree (e.g., BIng, BSc) or equivalent experience in Technology (Post-Grad qualification is preferred)

**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
- Competent in Web Development technologies
- Good exposure to User Interface and User Experience Design, both Web and Mobile.
- Good knowledge around Integration as well as the Security associated with these environments.

**Job Type**: Temporary
Contract length: 6 months

**Salary**: R72,000.00 - R104,000.00 per month