Solution Architect

Recruiter:

H2R Africa

Job Ref:

JHB000513/DH

Date posted:

Thursday, April 7, 2022

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

Market related Hourly

JOB SUMMARY:
A Financial Institute in the centre of Pretoria has various Contract Vacancies for Solutions Architects.

The CSD Department of the Company has identified a number of technology initiatives that require the introduction of new technology based solutions for the Business and being implemented by the Business Solutions Technology Department. To identify the appropriate solutions and conduct a rigorous exercise to assess and select solutions, CSD required the services of a fully dedicated solution Architect to define the end-to-end Solutions Architecture, identify potential solutions, participate in Product Selection Processes in accordance with the Company's Procurement Guidelines and govern the implementation of these solutions in accordance with the approved Solution Architecture.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CONTRACT POSITION. PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE THE REQUIRED BACKGROUND

A TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS (NQF 6) degree (NQF 7) or Honours Degree (NQF 8) in the field of specialisation OR equivalent industry specific certifications AND
5 years experience in application analysis, architecture and/or design and/or enterprise architecture and/or solutions architecture
A postgraduate qualifications will be an added advantage
A formal architecture certification (TOGAG, BIZBOK)

The main purpose of this position is to architect solutions to support the business goals and objectives: and ensure alignment of business, information and technology strategies at a solution level for new initiatives, projects and programmes emanating from the Corporate Services Department of the Company

Provide Solution architecture consulting services for the new initiatives, projects and programmes with CSD
Provide solution architecture consulting Services for CSD initiatives that are in the Demand Management Phase
The number of projects and initiatives will be negotiated and agreed with the service provider and the solution architect during the on-boarding phase
Develop the solution architectures for the different projects within the CSD and guide the end to end delivery of solutions for CSD
Combine architecture "as is" (baseline) and "to be" (target) models for various domains (business, data, application and technology) to create an overall solution architecture and roadmap with the supporting transition architectures
Ensure alignment between the enterprise architecture, related solution architectures, architecture principles and information and communications technology (ICT) standards to ensure standardisation and reduce riks
Ensure that the solutions meet the business requirements while complying to standards and principles, traceability to enterprise reference models, and alignment with the target enterprise architecture vision
Ensure that the solutions meet the business requirements while complying to standards and principles, traceability to enterprise reference models, and alignment with the target enterprise architecture vision
Ensure that proposed solutions are peer reviewed by the EA division and presented to the Company's Enterprise Architecture Governance forums for approval
Take accountability for overseeing the end to end delivery of the solutions for the business, and ensure that solutions implemented match the architectural designs (implementation governance)
Develop evaluation criteria to support cross-functional teams in evaluating products identification and selection processes including proof of Concept (POC) requests for information (RFI) and requests for proposals (RFP)
Proficiency in English
Thought leadership
Stakeholder Management
Risk Management
Problem solving skills
Facilitation skills
Negotiating skills

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