Feature Architect Architect – IT Midrand – Gauteng at Sabenza IT

Core Skills Required:

• Backend knowledge
• Ability to read, interpret and follow Java code
• Microservice Architecture
• CI/CD
• REST services, RESTful APIs
• JSON and XML with Schema
• SQL with DB2, Postgres and Oracle
• Knowledge of Apache & WebLogic 12.1.3 Server
• IntelliJ IDE
• Postman / SoapUI 

Key Duties to be Performed:

• Solution design involving all stakeholders (Business/Developers/QA).
• Design solutions that are scalable, catering for requirements for various international markets (80% standard and 20% customizable), with functionality encapsulated in API’s that can be integrated with legacy/other systems, and frontends that are expandable.
• Participate in stand-up’s and meet with end users and other stakeholders and gather requirements.
• Analyse and implement new system requirements specifications.
• Ensure that all processes are investigated / considered in obtaining the specifications of the user requirements.
• Propose and review system designs and evaluate alternatives.
• Review and present proposals / system solutions to IT Project Lead, DevOps Team, QA Team, and Product Owner / Business team.
• Detailed documentation relevant to all stakeholders (Business/Developers/QA).
• Assist with generating a work breakdown structure to estimate technical delivery and manage those deliverables with the technical team.
• Assist with identifying and mitigating risks on the project.
• System testing /parallel runs assist QA in testing systems/solutions.
• Troubleshoot technical issues, provide guidance and direction to technical team when required.
• Analyse, troubleshoot, and fix Production Known Errors.
• Preparation of system/technical documentation (as per ISO standards).
• Preparation/Updating of user and operation manuals and other Confluence documentation.
• User training.