Solutions Architect - Johannesburg, South Africa - eSoft Development and Technologies

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

The scope will include but will not be limited to:

  • Provide solution architecture consulting/services for the four main components of Project: Submission Management, Demand and Work Management, Supervised Institution Management, and Risk Management.
  • Support the architecture needs of other projects within the PA Programme, including Data Insights and PA/FSCA Shared Services.

Key responsibilities:


  • Provide the following solution architecture services for the PA Department: (Projects, Programmes and new Demands)
  • Develop the solution architectures for the different projects within the PA and guide the endtoend delivery of solutions for PA.
  • Ensure alignment between the enterprise architecture, related solution architectures, architecture principles, and information and communications technology (ICT) standards to ensure standardisation and reduce risk.
  • Ensure that the solutions meet the business requirements while complying to standards and principles, traceability to enterprise reference models, and alignment with the target enterprise architecture vision.
  • Ensure that proposed solutions are peer reviewed by the EA division and presented to the business Enterprise Architecture Governance forums for approval.
  • Take accountability for overseeing the endtoend delivery of the solutions for the business and ensure that solutions implemented match the architectural designs (implementation governance).
  • Develop evaluation criteria to support crossfunctional teams in evaluating product identification and selection processes including proofs of concept (POC), requests for information (RFIs) and requests for proposals (RFPs).
  • Knowledge, experience and personal competencies

Education and experience:


  • A tertiary qualification (NQF6), degree (NQF7) or Honours degree (NQF 8) in the field of specialisation OR equivalent industryspecific certifications AND
  • A postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage.
A formal architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF, BIZBOK) will be an advantage.


Additional requirements

  • Proficiency in English (verbal and written skills).
  • Thought leadership.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • Risk management.
  • Problemsolving skills.
  • Facilitation skills
  • Negotiation skills

Job Types:
Full-time, Temporary


Education:


  • Bachelors (preferred)

Experience:

- enterprise architecture and/or solutions architecture: 5 years (preferred)

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