Application Architect - (EE) - Cape Town

SUMMARY:
Seeking an Applied Applications Architect with an IT Degree/Diploma and at least 5 years experience within application development, for an EE position with a large corporate in Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:

Responsibilities

Ensure Architectural conformance of solutions by:

Defining application and technical architecture structure, ensuring that it meets the business requirements and performance goals, that the technical direction is consistent with the client’s long-term direction.

• Leading application and technical architecture analysis, design, and implementation, and ensure that the solution fulfils the requirements.
• Transforming functional requirements into technical specifications by taking security, performance, maintainability, extensibility, scalability and availability into account.
• Collaborate with other Architects to ensure compliant component integration architecture delivers optimal performance.
• Reviewing application and technical architecture deliverables throughout the SDLC process to ensure quality and requirement traceability.
• Responsible for roadmap for future changes.
• Delivery of documentation, architectural diagrams and deliverables to Business and other Architects.
• Assist production support with deployment, backup, disaster recovery and system performance.

 Requirements

Qualifications

• Relevant IT Qualification (IT Diploma or Degree)

Experience

• >5  years relevant experience in System and Architectural Design
• Experience in Microsoft Software Development
• Experience in Life assurance or broader Financial Services Industry an advantage.

Knowledge

• Sound understanding of Microsoft (e.g. .Net)
• Knowledge of Business and IT Strategy and detail understanding of System and Architectural Design.
• Working knowledge of IAA will be strongly advisable.
• Knowledge of enterprise and other business and technology platforms including vendors.
• Detailed knowledge of OOA and SOA Software Development Methodologies, diagrams, storyboards and UML models.
• Experience with Agile/ Iterative development methodologies.

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