Role / Purpose:The Architect should take responsibility for the overall system design of the project, including technology selection and system design. In addition the Architect must provide leadership and direction on technical aspects of the project, both to the development teams and analysis/design teams.In order to ensure that specifications are sound on a technical level close interaction with the analysis and design teams are required throughout the design phase. Once specifications enter the implementation phase the Architect has to monitor progress, provide assistance on technical issues and provide guidance to ensure best practices are applied.Once the product enters production the Architect should assist with monitoring the performance of the system in the real world, and ensure that this information is fed back to the design/development phases to continuously improve the quality of the software.The Architect has to ensure that sufficient documentation is provided on technical aspects of the system, including framework design, integration, deployment and runtime instructions, infrastructure requirements and any other information not covered by the requirements and design documents.Experience & Qualifications:
- Formal Education
- Ideally, a degree, diploma or certificate in information systems, computer science or other relevant discipline from an accredited school.
- Matric
- Experience Required
- At least 10 years’ experience in a leadership and technical role, preferably with enterprise application exposure
- 8+ years experience in Java
- 1+ years iOS experience desirable
- Grails/groovy experience desirable
- Spring Boot experience desirable
- UML (Enterprise Architect will be an advantage)
- HL7 or FHIR experience desirable
- PilotFish or Mirth experience desirable
- Experience mentoring other developers within a team
- Experience in web application development
- Experience with relational databases
- Experience with multiple Operating systems (Unix, Linux, macOS and Windows)
- Experience in an Agile environment
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Good written, oral and interpersonal skills
- Excellent understanding of coding methods and best practices
- Able to communicate effectively with non-technical staff and with members of interdisciplinary teams
- Flexible and adaptable in regard to learning and understanding new technologies
- Keen attention to detail
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and tight timeframes
- Experience working both independently and, in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Role/Responsibilities:
- Product Development
- Understand and interpret requirements
- Manage changes and updates to the architecture
- Regular communication of architectural requirements to developers
- Ensure architecture conformance of solution
- Development Support
- Execution of key activities as per COBIT Domain and Process Framework. See Appendix for RACI chart of key activities for Lead Architect
- Operational Support
- Knowledge sharing sessions with operational support team
- Administration
- Proactive and regular communication with:
- Lead Architect
- Cross-divisional staff members
- 3rd Party providers
- Vendors and / or product supplier
- Produce regular reports on progress in area of responsibility.
- Knowledge Management
- Continuing professional development.
- Meet personal development plan requirements.
- Maintain an in-depth knowledge in the focus areas of the company.
- Watch new technologies and recognize potential for product improvement
- Maintain comprehensive records of functional documentation, resources documentation and records on the company’s document management system.
- Contribute to the clients Quality Management process
- Communication
- Proactive and regular communication with:
- Lead Architect
- Cross-divisional staff members
- 3rd Party providers
- Vendors and/or product supplier
- Produce regular reports on progress in area of responsibility
- Management
- Proactive and regular communication at Lead Architect
- Execution of key activities as per COBIT Domain and Process Framework
- Relationships
- Build good working relationships with staff;
Knowledge and Skills:
- Object oriented analysis and design
- Architecture frameworks and methodologies
- Very good written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of the SDLC
- IT Infrastructure
- Software Development
- Relationships management
- Integration
Competencies:
- Technical Leadership
- Accuracy & Detail orientation
- Planning & Organizing
- Pro-activity & Initiative
- Problem solving
- Punctuality
- Interpersonal relationships
- Teamwork
- Customer orientation
Send a detailed copy of your CV to Bonita ((email address) – replace the AT with @)Should you not be contacted within 7 days, please consider your application as unsuccessful