Snr Solutions Architect

Introduction

The Senior Solution Architect primarily works with the business domain experts and business leadership to craft a solution that is fit for purpose from a business perspective.

Consequently, they focus their attention on a smaller facet of service (the solution package) to make sure that it operates effectively as part of the whole as well as independently as a stand-alone solution.

Duties & Responsibilities

Compliance

• Ensures delivery fits within the guidelines laid down by the enterprise/solution practice architects and is in compliance with the IT strategy.
• Oversees the implementation of new solutions to ensure they adhere to the signed off solution architecture designs.
• Understands the fiscal components of a solution to ensure it satisfies the commercial requirements of the business and is sustainable, adaptable, and practical within the RUN model.

Personal Effectiveness

• Ability to explain the complex in layman's terms to bring technology to the masses.
• Accepts and lives the company values.
• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks, and output quality for periods of 3 months to 1 year.
• Plans workload vs work demand for a small team of solution architects.
• Models and defines the financial implications and considerations of potential solutions.
• Models, defines, and collaborates around designs with business and enterprise stakeholders.
• Provides options and recommendations to business stakeholders to ensure that they can make the best business decisions based on the different solution alternatives and patterns.

Technical Consultation

• Analyses business processes to determine how IT investment could deliver value through improved cycle times, lower costs, and improved quality.
• Builds the detailed transition plan for the more effective exploitation of IT investments.
• Defines a solution and ensures that it:
  • Meets the business requirements.
  • Meets the non-functional requirements.
  • Fits within the guidelines laid down by the enterprise/solution practice architects.
  • Is in compliance with the IT strategy.
  • Can be readily leveraged by other parts of the business.
• Responds to stakeholder needs and influences the development of alternative solutions.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Matric.
• BSC.
• Broad IT knowledge and strong problem-solving skills.
• IT Technical skills (Java, JavaScript).
• Able to model different architecture views including conceptual, logical, and detailed physical designs in order to facilitate discussions with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Grasp of IT concepts, patterns, principles.
• Policy Administration knowledge.
• Cloud certification, specifically AWS.
• SAFe architecture certification or familiarity with Agile architecture.

Interested?

- Hybrid working environment, 2 days on-site in Cape Town required.

- 6 month contract (with renewal till Dec. 2024).

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