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, and 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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