Specialist: Software Architect at Vodacom

Role Purpose

The Specialist Software Architect role is based within Technology.

The Specialist Software Architect is responsible for leading, and driving green software engineering patterns across all of Vodacom’s digital engineering teams. This role is responsible for providing expert knowledge of prototype creation, module and solution design and development using agile methodologies, and continuous testing to enable target capabilities / user journeys .This role will be required to oversee the progress of adherence to the initial software architectural design. This role is also expected to be create sustainable software patterns that span across frontend, aggregation and microservice.
 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Work closely with the technical capability manager to create an architectural flight plan for domains (customer, profile, products, payments), ensuring the maximum reusable technical capabilities at the lowest total cost of ownership, supporting Web, App, Tobi, USSD, RPA, Kiosk, Retail App etc.
• Participate in the creation of the digital engineering flight plan through to Tech25 and beyond 
• Identify key capabilities and technology required to evolve towards the digital vision and deliver expected strategy outcomes
• Define enabler epics 
• Validate longevity of capabilities

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Solution architecture and design
• Feasibility analysis
• Business capability / customer journey architecture governance in agile software delivery 
• Technical enablers, integration APIs,  and detailed technical and operational story design
• Infrastructure design
• Estimation techniques for scaled agile 
• Technology Innovation: scouting, screening and evaluation
• Cost of ownership of technology, application portfolio management
• Excellent analytical, technical, and problem solving skills, with high-levels of creativity
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with both technical and business audiences
• Excellent relationship building, teamwork, and collaboration skills that enables the provision of effective support and guidance across multiple DevOps teams
• Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field required is essential 
• A minimum of 3-5 years relevant work experience of which at least three years is in Software development and architecture is essential
• Experience in current and emerging technology especially in React, Node, Cloud. 
• Experience in Digital channels, including but not limited to Web, App, Chatbots, USSD. 
• Experience working closely with agile methodologies, such as Scrum, XP, and with teams leveraging DevOps and Continuous Delivery / Integration 
• Strong understanding of IT management best practice frameworks, such as ITIL and COBIT  Professional experience and knowledge of the Telecommunications industry preferred