Solutions Architect

Our client in the retail industry is searching for a Solutions Architect to join them in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town. This role requires an individual with strong development background within a Microsoft environment (.Net C#).

Responsibilities:

• Provide architectural and design leadership across solutions produced/consumed in/by the division. 


• Collaborate with business architect and Business Analysts with business stakeholder engagement.


• Provide hands on guidance of the solution architecture, design, and technical assistance to development teams. 


• Provide architecture and technology direction and guidance across the division. 


• Ensure the architecture and design of solutions maximise reuse of components and services. 


• Collaborate with development teams adhere to ensure that they adhere to existing principles, standards, and best practices. 


• Participate in architecture/design reviews to ensure consistency across solutions + functional domains. 


• Collaborate with analysts to translate requirements into highly flexible, scalable + interoperable solutions. 


• Collaborate with Development Architecture with formulation and maintenance of principles and standards. 


• Collaborate with Development Architecture to develop and drive reusable patterns, components, and services. 


• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to drive and govern adoption of architectural strategy across division. 


• Perform research and development for new and innovative solution approaches and technologies. 


• Produce relevant documentation required to support the architecture and design of the solutions. 

Requirements:

• Diploma, bachelor’s degree or Postgraduate degree with Computer Science, Information Systems or Information Technology 


• Any relevant architectural certifications would be advantageous.


• At least 5 years’ development experience 


• Minimum of 3 years’ solution architecture experience 


• Proven experience in architecture and solution design (UML, OO, SOA, etc.) 


• Solid experience in software development frameworks and methodologies (Agile, DevOps, Scrum) 


• Solid experience developing solutions using a variety of development technologies such as C#, Reactjs, Vuejs, Golang, etc. technologies. 


• Proven 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.

Sound like you? Apply today!