Lead Engineering Solutions Architect

SUMMARY:
Lead Engineering Solutions Architect, Engineering Architecture Solutions industry, Johannesburg, South Africa.

POSITION INFO:

Our client, a leader in the National Engineering Architecture Solutions industry is seeking to URGENTLY appoint a Lead Engineering Solutions Architect, to be based in their Offices in Johannesburg, South Africa.

MAIN PURPOSE FOR THE ROLE:

• To envision, lead and develop fit for purpose, integrated end- to end technical solutions across multiple technologies for the organisation.
• To lead through inspirational technical leadership and visionary long-term thinking.
• To provide leadership across multiple initiatives guiding
  engineering led practitioners to achieve product / programme alignment.

KEY COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

• At minimum a bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience in development and design (Application, Infrastructure, etc.).
• A bachelor’s degree in either Information Systems, Informatics or Computer Science or Engineering (or equivalent work experience) will be a distinct advantage.
• Must have an Information Technology Architect Certification (ITAC) (Open Group).
• Togaf Certification, ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) or equivalent will be an added advantage. Solid practical software engineering, programming, and design experience
• Experience with the 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
• Experience in end-to-end system, security, integration, and infrastructure design.
• Strongly honed Architectural thinking.
• Strong financial background either fintech banking start-up or financial e-commerce.
• Technical leadership: mentoring, coaching, and developing a talent pipeline.
• A proven track record in decision making.
• Troubleshooting in software solution development.
• DevOps experience and exposure to agile methodologies.
• Experience in technical design modelling and methods.
• An in-depth and broad understanding of end-to-end landscape and specialisation in one or more domains.
• Exposure to Support and Maintenance.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyse problems and formulate solution based on organisations boundaries, architectures, and constraints: Needs to be achievable and operational, must push boundaries when required and continuously push for improvements.
• Assist software designers with lower-level designs.
• Collaborate and communicate and obtain buy-in from key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the Architecture team to identify the right technologies to be used in the applications.
• Craft the end-to-end solution taking into consideration: people, technology, systems, and data.
• Implement the decomposition of the solution and assisting with the scheduling/sequencing work and identification of resourcing needs.
• Design detail solution architecture using new technologies in consultation using the patterns approved by Enterprise Architecture and technology domain SME’s.
• Flesh out designs and contribute to functional and non-functional requirements.
• Future proof end to end solutions as far as possible within the organisation constraints.
• Influence and negotiate with key stakeholders.
• Keep abreast of the technical landscape on how it fits together.
• Take proposed solutions through relevant governance forums and obtain acceptance for solutions from relevant specialists (domain or technology).
• Troubleshoot issues relating to technical delivery.
• Understand constraints and risk and make the necessary trade-offs.
• Work with technology domain SMEs to shape, contribute and to integrate a solution across the technology stack, from database and DevOps infrastructure that supports continuous deployment.

APPLY NOW!

WILLINGNESS TO RELOCATE TO JOHANNESBURG IS ESSENTIAL. SHOULD THIS OPPORTUNITY NOT BE ALIGNED WITH YOUR CAREER ASPIRATIONS, KINDLY FORWARD IT TO A FRIEND.

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