Key Responsibilities:

Provide architectural and design leadership across solutions produced/consumed in/by the division.   Provide hands on application architecture, design, and technical assistance to development teams.   Provide application architecture and technology direction and guidance across the division.   Ensure the application architecture and design of solutions maximise reuse of components and services.   Collaborate with development teams to ensure that they adhere to existing principles, standards, and best practices.   Participate in architecture/design reviews to ensure consistency across solutions + functional domains.   Responsible for the formulation and maintenance of principles and standards.   Responsible for developing and driving reusable patterns, components, and services.   Collaborate with Solution Architecture to drive technology adoption and new architectural patterns. Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to drive and govern adoption of architectural strategy across division.   Perform research and development for new and innovative development approaches and technologies.   Produce relevant documentation required to support the architecture and design of the solutions.  

Qualification and Experience:

Diploma, bachelor’s degree or Postgraduate degree with Computer Science, Information Systems or National Diploma in Information Technology. Any architectural certifications would be advantageous. A minimum of 5 years’ development experience   A minimum of 3 years’ solution architecture experience   Solid experience in application architecture and software design Patterns. Solid experience in development best practices. Solid experience in branching strategies and DevOps practices. Solid experience in software development frameworks and methodologies (Agile, DevOps, Scrum)   Solid experience developing solutions using Microsoft technologies   Solid track record with successful delivery in the solution architecture discipline   Broad deep knowledge in cloud, databases, integration, networks, operating systems and services   Broad high-level knowledge in technologies like AI, BizTalk, bots, Java, Oracle, and SharePoint.

Skill:

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and logical skills Strong conflict management skills Excellent written communication and presentation skills Excellent interpersonal skills Excellent organisation skills IT Architecture  Database Administration  IT Support Troubleshooting  Quality Management and Assurance  System Design  Systems Integration Service Management Processes

Behaviours:  

Effectively works with others to achieve shared goals  Creates an environment that fosters and nurtures a culture of creativity which drives success  Consistently makes timely, well-rounded and informed decisions  Leverages new technology to enhance productivity, improve problem solving, and support business growth  Develops plans and prioritises initiatives that align to the organisational goals and objectives  Understands and navigates dynamics created by processes, systems, and people  Assesses and improves the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of various work processes  Quickly adapts and acquires new knowledge, skills, and competencies in a rapidly changing environment  Interprets and simplifies complex and contradictory information when resolving organisational problems  Takes accountability and ensures others are held to account on agreed upon performance targets  Sets ambitious goals and takes focused action to achieve desired outcomes to deliver measurable results 

 

Preference will be given, but not limited to, candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.