Senior Specialist Solution Architect - Johannesburg, South Africa - Vodafone

Vodafone

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

beBee Recruiter

Description

Role purpose:

To support the Adoption of continuously evolving digital architecture for Vodacom IT business unit.
To provide architectural guidelines and ensure that architecture principles are adhered to in the development of solutions for Vodacom.

To analyse and refine requirements for delivering the necessary technology service to business and serve as liaison to the business community.

Your responsibilities will include:

To perform systems analysis and design activities by assessing requirements in terms of feasibility, impact, and cost, thereby assisting to create and compile accurate user requirement documents.

To provide a high-level solution design (HLD)/ Cloud Based Solution Blueprint document in response to business requirements.
Creating and managing data architectures and machine learning models
Creation and implementation of Machine Learning / Deep Learning algorithms
Collecting business requirements and planning the tasks of the Data Science team working at Agile / Scrum

To act as a technical liaison between business and the technical teams and to ensure the required support from all areas to ensure delivery of quality solutions.

Evaluate technical alternatives to identify suitable cost-conscious solutions that address the business needs and requirements.
Provide solution architectures that support the strategic direction of the business.
Motivate and provide support for proposed architectures by clearly stating all considerations and arguments for the preferred solutions;
Ensure technical architectures and solutions are aligned with the Data Intelligence principles and Golden Rules

Technical / Professional Qualifications:

3 Year Degree / equivalent Diploma /equivalent Certificate in Information Technology / Business / Project Management (essential), and

8 Years systems analysis and design experience preferably in a highly complex environment (essential)

OR,
Matric/Grade 12 or equivalent (essential), and

10 Years systems analysis and design experience preferably in a highly complex environment (essential)

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

Job knowledge:
Digital Channels Frameworks (i.e. React Framework, Progressive Web Application and Next.
JS)
Integration Architecture Patterns such as API Management, File Driven Management, Orchestration, and choreography patterns and Extract Transform and Load.
Microservices Architecture Patterns and Event Driven Architecture Pattern.
Solutions Architecture, systems analysis, and design
Proficient in architecting for Public Cloud Platforms (AWS, and or GCP).
Knowledge in Machine Learning and data insight.
knowledge of big data technologies and data ingestion capabilities.

Skills:
Problem solving skills are essential

Decision making skills are essential
Analytical skills are essential
Interpersonal skills are essential
Presentation skills are essential
Facilitation skills are essential
UML tools

Competencies - Extreme Importance:
Analysing and solution design
Relating and Networking
Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
Deciding and Initiating Action
Writing and Reporting
Persuading and Influencing
Adapting and Responding to Change - original High Importance
Coping with Pressures and Setbacks - original High Importance

Competencies - High Importance:
Achieving Personal Work Goals and Objectives
Working with People
Learning and Researching
Planning and Organising
Presenting and Communicating Information
Adhering to Principles and Values

Competencies - Moderate Importance:
Creating and Innovating
Aligning to the Strategic Pillars and executions

Competencies - Baseline Importance:
Leading and Supervising
Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking
Agile Methodologies
Microservices Architecture
Cloud Native Architecture
Thought leadership in recommendation and implementation of latest innovations
AWS Solution Architect Associate Certification
CRM and Billing
Telcosurance

SOA
eCommerce and mCommerce (Mobile Money)
Fixed Mobile Convergence

Closing date for Applications
:12 September 2023
The base location for this role is,
Vodacom Campus, Midrand.
The Company s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.