Mobile Application Architect - Johannesburg, South Africa - Sakhona HR

Sakhona HR
Sakhona HR
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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Thabo Mthembu

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ROLE PURPOSE:


The role of the Mobile Application Architect is to be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on mobile technologies, including Android and iOS.

The Mobile Architect provides leadership and technology vision for architecture direction across the IT ecosystem architecture (iOS and Android platforms).

As a mobile architect you will need to effectively support the short and long-term strategic roadmap, contribute to overall architecture and standards of the group, and act as an SME and play a software governance role.

You will also be expected to contribute to software development.


KEY OUTPUTS:


  • Creates solution design artefacts which include the proposed paradigm and technology, as well as providing priority ranking of the architectural system qualities (reusability, performance etc.)
  • Work closely with Product Management, stakeholders and development teams to satisfy business requirements and ensure that deliverable stay on track. Take ownership of the solution from end to end and be responsible for translating functional requirements into a mobile solution. Contributes to the BRD.
  • Be an expert and suggest new technologies. Facilitate gap analysis and requirements gathering.
  • Be creative and impact designs with a "blank slate" development mentality within the general boundaries of clients' expectations
  • Facilitate migration planning to move from source to target architecture seamlessly
  • Develop ProofofConcept projects to validate new architecture
  • Execute all projects in compliance with company development guidelines and software standards. Enforce sound development practices and ensure the quality delivery of mobile solutions including, but not limited to, executing code reviews.
  • Enforce standards and alignment with the overall strategic architectural objectives.
  • Implement the designed solutions in the required development language in accordance with standards, processes, tools and frameworks.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:


  • Experienced with mobile analytics & demonstrated the capability to use analytics to make product direction decisions.
  • Excellent analysis skills and the ability to develop processes and methodologies

QUALIFICATIONS/ACCREDITATIONS

  • Required Degree or diploma in the relevant field (IT/Computer Science/Engineering)
  • An Honours degree in IT would be advantageous.
  • Architecturally certified (TOGAF or equivalent)

TECHNICAL/LEADERSHIP SKILLS:


Technical

  • Strong understanding & experience with Design patterns, Data Structures
- end services

  • Demonstrable capability to use OS frameworks for multithreading, data persistence, and adapting user interface across multiple screen sizes
  • Experience with developing custom UIs and animations
  • Familiarity with ad integration, cloud message APIs and push notifications
  • Experience with performance and memory usage tuning
  • Developed a culture of benchmarking and optimization
  • Well versed with code versioning tools such as Git and continuous integration(Jenkins)
  • Comfortable working in agile product development environment, building from scratch and continuously improving it.

Leadership:


  • Drive architecture and technology choices for the mobile products.
  • Ability to lead mobile projects through the complete development lifecycle.
  • Ability to lead and mentor a group of engineers.
  • Passionate about delivering high quality user experience.
  • Selfstarter, strong sense of ownership, gets things done.
  • Capable of making timely decisions while dealing with uncertainties & inadequate information.

Job Types:
Full-time, Temporary


Salary:
R85, R120,000.00 per month


Application Question(s):

  • Are you experienced with mobile analytics & demonstrated the capability to use analytics to make product direction decisions.?
  • Do you have experience in a leading/mentoring role; profound knowledge of mobile development best practices and design patterns?
  • Do you have a Degree or diploma in the relevant field (IT/Computer Science/Engineering)?
- end services?

  • Do you have experience with developing custom UIs and animation?
  • Are you familiar with ad integration, cloud message APIs and push notifications?
  • Do you have experience with performance and memory usage tuning?
  • Are you well versed with code versioning tools such as Git and continuous integration(Jenkins)?

Education:


  • Diploma (required)

Experience:

- technical leadership role: 3 years (required)
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