Senior Solution Architect

SUMMARY:
The Solution primarily is focussed on Money Transactional, N-tier architecture design.

POSITION INFO:

The Senior Solution Architect primarily works with the MONEY business domain experts and business leadership to craft a Money solution that is fit for purpose from a business perspective. 

The Solution primarily is focussed on Money Transactional, N-tier architecture design.

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.

Focusses on the technical and business feasibility of a solution and ensure that it fits within well-established patterns and guidelines laid down by the enterprise architects and solution practice architects. 

Takes responsibility for the quality, commercial compliance and technical integrity of the solution being delivered back into the business.

Works actively with senior technology / platform systems analysts from across the operational space (both internal subject matter experts and those of the chosen suppliers). 

Could have a small team of solution architects under his/her guidance.

Key Performance Areas    

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.

Financial Control

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 laymans 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.

Strategy

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, improved quality.

Builds the detailed transition plan for the more effective exploitation of IT investments.

Defines a solution and ensure that it:

o          Meets the business requirements

o          Meets the non-functional requirements

o          Fits within the guidelines laid down by the enterprise / solution practice architects

o          Is in compliance with the IT strategy.

o          Can be readily leveraged by other parts of the business

Responds to stakeholder needs and influences the development of alternative solutions.

Deliverables

Solution Context Diagrams, Solution Architecture realisation documents (logical and Physical), business case …..

Qualifications Required          

Matric

BSC / B.Comm Info systems / B.Compt  

IT Technical skills.

(Java, Java Script)

Experience required   

Software design modelling.

Business process modelling

IT Consulting

Policy Administration knowledge

AWS Cloud certification,

2 yrs + Development experience

2 yrs + Working experience in Insurance or Banks or Software development houses

Agile development experience

Attributes / Competencies:  

Strategic 

Change as a Way of Executing

Leading with influence 

Collaboration (Diversity & Inclusion)

Agile Innovation 

Customer First, Personal Mastery (Lifelong Learning)

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