Technical Solutions Architect (1550)

 

Recruiter:

Rosstone Consulting

Job Ref:

ROS00597

Date posted:

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Location:

, South Africa

Salary:

Negotiable


SUMMARY:
The Role:

We are looking for a Technical Solutions Architect (Mainframe Migration) for a contract position based in Midrand.

 

  • Must be available immediately 
  • Relevant IT / Business Degree
Skills and Experience:
  • 10+ yearsâ?? experience in computer business
    Extensive experience in IT middlewa...

    POSITION INFO:
    The Role:

    We are looking for a Technical Solutions Architect (Mainframe Migration) for a contract position based in Midrand.

     

    • Must be available immediately 
    • Relevant IT / Business Degree
    Skills and Experience:
    • 10+ yearsâ?? experience in computer business
      Extensive experience in IT middleware architectures based and Unix/Linux OS
      Extensive experience with document- and output management solutions
    • Designs and builds IT solutions as well as hardware and infrastructure at enterprise level
    • Completes the specification, product selection and design of hardware / infrastructure components to implement a technology architecture
    • Identifies and evaluates new and emerging technologies and ICT methods and techniques
    • Supports license management of all used software
      Ensures license compliance for the product CSDM
    • Identifies new training requirements and conducts training of further CSDM team members
    • Onboards new team members regarding technical aspects of document and output management solutions
    • Steers external provider teams for CSDM maintenance tasks
    • Supports the product owner with options regarding future software decisions based on knowledge of changing customer demands, technical features and conducted technical tests (proof of concepts)
    • Supports the product owner to shape the product roadmap
    • Provides education operations in areas where no formal program exists
    • Knowledge of document- and output management solutions on Unix/Linux operating systems
    • Knowledge of IT architectures, patterns and IT license management
    • Ability to prepare ISO compliant documents, if required
    • Ability to perform all tasks in a 100 % agile manner according to the agile guidelines agreed by the department
    • A sound knowledge of IT security requirements for enterprise IT middleware solutions
    • Architectural design of cloud-based solution spaces for mainframe applications
    • Transforming decoupling principles into flexible architectural solutions
    • Design reference architectural solutions based on clustered application cloud landing zones
    • Review architecture system design and improve functionality
    • Understanding of mainframe legacy DB and programming solutions
    • Collaborate with POC ext. Supplier
    • Modify and adjust architectural guidelines, target design principles and solution spaces based on POC results
    • Structuring appropriated feature teams in context of a migration factory approach
    • Change Data Capture Technologies for synchronisation/replicating Mainframe DB into cloud and integration into cloud integration layer
    • Review and present changes to Product Owners
    • Develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirements
    • Actively participate in troubleshooting, debugging, and updating current live systems
    • System integration to and from other endpoints 
    • System testing/parallel runs
    • System implementation
    • System audits/quality assurance
    Key Accountabilities:
    • Experience in architecture principles, system integration, technical sizing, high availability aspects, integration best practices
    • AWS Cloud,Open API
    • Serverless development and support
    • Automation concepts for DevOps based on architectural reference solution spaces
    • Service orientation following decoupling and modularisation principles
    • Core understanding of and working experience with:
    • Cloud Architectures and technologies of known hyperscalers (AWS, Azure)
    • Streaming Services and technologies like KAFKA
    • Pub/Sub principles and technologies
    • DB2, IMS,
    • Java, COBOL, PL1, J2EE
    • Lambda
    • Openshift / Docker / Kubernetes
    • Maven multi module project setup and development
    • Git with Bitbucket,Terraform,CloudFormation
    • Problem solving capabilities
    • Ability to work as part of a team
    • Ability to work interdependently as well as independently and submit deliverables on time and with excellent quality
    • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
    • Strong ability to understand and interpret business needs and requirements with an aptitude to move concepts through to proposal and successful implementation
    • Strong presentation skills
    • Above board work ethics
    • Flexibility to take up different tasks in the project
    • Ability and willingness to coach and give training to fellow colleagues and users when required
    • Working on Agile Environment
    • Test Driven Development
    • Unit and integration testing
    • Terraform / Glue / S3 / CloudFormation (advantageous)
    • Linux/Shell scripting
    • Working experience with the IBM IIB (Highly advantageous)
    • Angular (advantageous)
    • Payara/Quarkus (advantageous)

     

    • Willing and able to travel internationally
    • German speaking (Advantageous)


     

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