Solution Architect

SUMMARY:
We require a Solution Architect to work for a contract role in Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:

The role of the Solutions Architect encompasses many activities including (but not limited to):

- Understanding the application portfolio landscape of the WCG. 

- Working closely with Development and Enterprise Architecture teams for solution design, architecture and application alignment. 

- Providing solutions architecture guidanc to various application development teams. 

- Conducting interviews with key role-players within the various departments to further understand their business processes, needs and challenges. 

- Conducting feasibility studies. 

- Preparing business cases and conducting an initial risk assessment. 

- Conducting solution assessments and validation. 

- Conducting presentations of the deliverables for playback to the relevant departmental unit. 

- Conducting playback sessions with the relevant departmental unit to ensure that the information extracted from the business documents and through the interview process are correct. 

- Producing a detailed functional design document to match customer requirements. 

- Producing process flow analysis and process redesign documents. 

Sharing best practices and being consultative to teams and clients. 

- Collaborating with Technical Architects, Technology Managers and/or Application Development Managers to produce a technical specification for custom development and systems integration requirements. 

- Providing current best practice and third party solution alternatives as part of the functional design document in alignment with WCG standards and application portfolio roadmaps. 

- Participating in and leading, when needed, project meetings with the relevant client departments. 

- Participating in internal projects as required.

Minimum Requirements: 

- One or more tertiary qualification(s) issued by a registered tertiary institution that is/are relevant to the role of the Solutions Architect; OR

- One or more industry accredited course credential(s) that is/are relevant to the role of the Solutions Architect, including, but not limited to, TOGAF certification or similar. 

- A minimum of 5 (five)  years''  experience in a Solutions  Architect or equivalent role working or consulting within large enterprises (being enterprises/organisations with at least 1,000 users)  on tasks or projects requiring Oracle solutions and custom development, as well as cloud solutions, cloud services and cloud development.

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