Azure Technical Architect

Recruiter:

Indsafri

Job Ref:

JHB000326/Nons

Date posted:

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

JOB SUMMARY:
Our client is looking for Azure Technical Architect to join the vibrant team

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Azure Technical Architect
Description

The Senior Technical Architect works with colleagues and contributes to the development and design of complex solutions based on their technical knowledge across two or more technology domains.
The individual in this position is required to complete the overall technical design and build of the large, complex elements of the solution to meet a client’s business requirements.

Responsibilities

Provides detailed and specific advice regarding the application of their specialism(s) to the organisation's planning and operations.
Responsible for solution design, business development and transition of projects from presales to delivery as well as ongoing sales support.
Select and apply appropriate design standards, methods, and tools, consistent with the agreed enterprise and solution architectures and ensure that these are effectively applied and adopted.
Guide successful implementation and execution of system solutions.
Contributes to the development of solution architectures in a specific business, infrastructure, or functional areas.
Map business processes and relationships clearly, in line with the solution features, and ensure that the recommended approach supports the overall scope of the solution.
Designs components using appropriate modelling techniques following agreed architectures, design standards, patterns, and methodology.
Provides pre-sales technical support and expertise in analysing client requirements, in conjunction with the client’s current infrastructure, architecture, system capabilities and business challenges.
Responsible for influencing and guiding members of the Sales team to ensure that they are equipped to close deals.
Provides input to the requirements baseline and investigates, manages, and applies authorized requests for changes to baselined requirements, in line with change management policy.
Develop the technical design document to match the solution design specifi
Lead the scope of work determination, product pricing and RFP/RFI responses and assist with the decision to pursue or abort a deal.
Manages client proof of concept (POC) initiatives, which require an appropriation of appropriate resources, and setup and delivery of the POC.
Provide coaching and mentorship to junior Technical Architects

Academic qualifications and certifications

Minimum Microsoft certified Azure Administrator Associate Certification
Preferably Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Preferred Qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Information Systems
Beneficial- Certification and working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, etc.)
Relevant vendor and industry certifications, e.g., Microsoft, Cisco, VMware
Beneficial - Software and programming languages e.g., PowerShell

Requirements:

Minimum 3 Years Azure experience.
Minimum 5 Year Architecture experience
Demonstrated experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Strong track record as an architect of new systems/solutions
Preferable demonstrated work experience working as a systems administrator or network engineer
Proven client engagement and development consulting experience
Experience managing expectations when balancing alternatives against business and financial constraints
Extensive experience in a variety of architectures for specific domain or specialization
Demonstrated experience presenting technical solutions
Experience working in an agile development environment

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes

DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IAC)
Good product knowledge integrated with deep technology understanding
Solid understanding of the vendor’s products, business, and technology positioning
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Ability to establish and create excellent client relationships with their technical expertise
Ability to develop and leverage their knowledge of reference architectures
Continuously maintain knowledge of trends and development in technology domains
Deep and specialist knowledge of the problem domain that their systems are to provide solutions
Demonstrated knowledge in core frameworks used

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