IT Solutions Architect

Recruiter:

Sapientis

Job Ref:

ELSA_G

Date posted:

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Negotiable depending on experience

SUMMARY:
Are you looking for a role that combines tech, strategy, architecture and a touch of dev? We are actively recruiting for a seasoned Chief Solutions Architect / Software Dev Manager with 6-8 years of solid practical software engineering, programming and design experience

POSITION INFO:

IT Solutions Architect / Lead (Contract) | (Banking)

Are you looking for a role that combines tech, strategy, architecture and a touch of dev? We are actively recruiting for a seasoned Chief Solutions Architect / Software Dev Manager with 6-8 years of solid practical software engineering, programming and design experience.

Your role will be to act in the technology champion role. You will architect, you will design & you will manage the developers.

You will also meet the following Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience in development and design (Application, Infrastructure, etc.).
Bachelor Degree in either Information Systems, Informatics or Computer Science or Engineering (or equivalent work experience).
Information Technology Architect Certification (ITAC) (Open Group).
ITIL or Togaf Certification

o TOGAF Foundation Training.

o TOGAF / Zachman Certification.

Practical experience in the following areas would be essential:

Experience with solution engineering of Banking applications in an integrated Banking environment
Strong technical acumen on how the technical landscape fits together (Broad understanding of end to end landscape, specialisation in one domain.)
Hands on experience with following technology stack: CICS, Cobol, JCL, MQ, JSON, REST, DB2
Knowledgeable in various integration patterns and technologies
Experience in end to end system, security, integration and infrastructure design.
Strong financial background either fintech banking start-up or financial e-commerce.
Troubleshooting in software solution development.
DevOps experience and exposure to agile methodologies.
Experience in technical design modelling and methods.
Require a broad understanding of end to end landscape and specialisation in one or more domains.

Duration: Contract (8-12 months)

Location: Gauteng

If you are keen to take on a technology champion role (where you will architect, design & manage a team of devs - please send a detailed CV and availability/notice period details to --------Please upload your CV here-------- (Ref: ELSA_G)

|Sapientis Human Resources are a specialist recruitment and contracting agency specializing in Financial Services and Strategy, Information Technology and Consumer Goods | For more information and additional vacancies please view our website www.sapientis.africa or www.SapientisAdvisory.com

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