Architect: Live Better at Capitec Bank

Purpose Statement

• Live Better - An opportunity to join a dynamic team responsible for the design, development, and operations of a leading Financial Services Rewards Program.
• The Live Better Rewards Program is based within the Client Value Product Line of Retail Client Experience Delivery.
• Live Better functions as an autonomous business unit and encompasses all aspects of the product delivery and management. 
• Fulfil the role of a subject matter expert and senior advisor on all matters relating to domain architecture.
• Define the technology solutions for the domain and ensure it is designed and constructed to meet current and anticipated future technology requirements.
• Develop, maintain and ensure the usability of architectural components, in line with system development life-cycle principles.

Knowledge & Experience
Minimum:
Minimum Knowledge:

• Systems architecture principles (IT technologies and software architecture).
• Systems analysis and design.
• Agile systems development processes (CI/CD standards and agile delivery methods).
• Software development (typed and scripting coding languages).
• Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) (Designing and delivering scalable and resilient solutions).
• Standards and governance, and best practices to simplify standards and governance processes with adherence.

Banking systems environment.

Minimum Experience:

• 8 or more years’ software development experience, including a minimum of: 
• 4+ years software design. 
• 4+ years proven working experience in software engineering and development (Cobol and/or Java and/or .NET and/or Python and/or JavaScript)

Ideal:
Ideal Knowledge:
Solid understanding of:

• Banking business model 
• Business Process Modelling
• Business Analysis
• Cloud architectures
• Big Data modelling
• Best practices for Quality Assurance (QA)
• DevOps development culture and principles
• Various development technologies (Preferably. Cobol, Java, .NET, JavaScript and Python ecosystems)

Experience
In addition to the minimum experience:

• 4+ years’ proven experience as a Domain Architect.
• Banking and Finance experience

Qualifications (Minimum)

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

• A relevant qualification in Information Technology

Skills

• Communications Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Commercial Thinking Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Business Process Modelling skills (IDEF-0, Financial Modelling, Enterprise Architect, BPMN, etc.)
• Negotiation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Conditions of Employment
• Clear criminal and credit record