Solutions Architect at IndSAfri

About the job
Job Title: Solutions Architecture
Introduction

• Our client is a customer-centric financial services company with a global footprint. They are vibrant, successful and values orientated with an awesome dynamic culture encapsulated by the ethos that clients and staff “always get something OUT.” Their success can be attributed, amongst other things, to the outstanding people that work for them.

Minimum requirements:

•  At least 5 years professional developer experience
•  You have excellent technical skills, come from a software background and have proven development skills as there is a large hands-on element to this role
•  You have excellent communication skills
•  You have a strong passion for designing and seeing through the implementation of highly available and performant systems, including validating the implementation through extensive load tests and high availability tests
•  You have good documentation and diagramming skills and a desire to communicate and back up designs using documentation

Responsibilities:

•  Perform systems analysis and design activities by assessing requirements considering feasibility, impact, and cost
•  Work closely with the principal architect and other stakeholders to provide highly available and performant solution architectures that support the strategic direction of the business
•  Be involved in multiple projects in a technical advisory role, as well as liaise with the various stakeholders, including the product owner, business analyst, the project development team lead and the principal architect
•  Identify and suggest design patterns and practices which can be useful throughout the organization and assist with documenting and evangelizing them