IT Solutions Architect - Cape Town, South Africa - 5th Dimension Consulting

5th Dimension Consulting

Verified Company

Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Jan 19, 2023 | Information Technology (IT)

Job Role

Ensure that the Group's Business Development solutions are designed, integrated, developed, maintained and enhanced efficiently and effectively and that it delivers against business needs.
Further, tasked with the maintenance of the Business Development blueprint that is usable and consistent with the Group's Enterprise Application Architecture and future technology direction.

Responsibilities

Understand how the business requirements can be met using the implemented Group and Third party package solutions, or define what additional solutions are needed.
Accountable for Design of solutions to meet the business requirements.
Consulted in the provision of cost estimates.
Assessment of the impact of new business solutions on the Information Technology landscape. (Includes execution of technical due diligence across all dimensions of IT)
Define high level data flows between solutions.
Identification of potential risks / issues and give input into risk plan.
Active engagement with technology partners to deliver an integrated solution across platforms.

Generic Functions

Ensure that the Solution implementation is coherent and consistent with Technology strategies, governance and architecture.
Provide advice and consultancy across the team on the above strategies and architecture.
Participate in reviews and provide guidance to teams to ensure that the architecture and strategies are followed.
Establish and participate in design reviews, regular architectural reviews and technical issue management meetings.
Ensure that design is optimised for use on the organisation's infrastructure.
Provide support to other members of the Development Team and members of the Business Management team as required.
Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the internal workings of software packages.
Work effectively in a team with other Solution Architects, Business Architects and Lead developers to consider design alternatives and agree on appropriate design decisions in support of business requirements.

Integration Functions

Maintain and publicize interfaces between internal Group and external systems.
Facilitate design and implementation of interfaces between internal Group and external systems.
Ensure interfaces defined by different teams are consistent.
Maintain a register of published interfaces.
Review designs to avoid duplication and proliferation of interfaces.
Define messaging architecture and standards.

Quality Assurance

Review agreed implementation, to ensure correct interpretation of the requirements and architecture and strategies.
Ensure there is adequate Testing of configuration or bespoke development.
Facilitate and lead the Quality assurance processes for design and development to ensure the ongoing integrity of the endtoend Systems landscape.

REQUIREMENTS

_Qualifications_

_Experience_

Minimum 6 years IT Development experience
Experience in Design and Development
Application of IT Governance principles
Experience in messaging middleware, web services, SOAP, REST, JSON, SOA, ESB, SMTP, FTP, secure FTP
Experience in systems development upper life cycle quality assurance.
Software development experience a benefit.

_Knowledge/ Skills_

System Development Life Cycle
Agile Scrum
Atlassian Tools
Java, Groovy, C#, SQL, Application Servers
Experience in SOA
Troubleshoot and resolve software, and integration problems.
Risk Management
Quality,Risk and organisational change management.
Investigation and analysis of information.
Planning
Communication of technical guidance and instruction to users.
Ability to write Technical instructions in the use of programs and / or program modifications.
Interpersonal skills, ability to engage with Senior business stakeholders as well.
Ability to accept accountability for actions and decisions.
Problem resolution
Deciding and initiating action
Leadership
Building networks and good relationships
Develop and implement strategy
IT language knowledge
Database design
System architecture