Position Description:
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented Technical Solutions Architect to join our Financial Services IT team!
If you have sound architecture experience in creating high quality data, application and technology architectures and solution designs, and are passionate about Fintech and adding meaningful value as part of a highly-driven and committed team, then this opportunity could be your calling!
As the Technical Solution Architect, you will be working with stakeholders to transform business requirements into solution designs, and collaborating with internal IT product teams and 3rd party providers in the shaping and development of these solutions.
Key performance areas:
- Participate as a technology advisor of the Financial Services domain – a champion for the solutions, services and architecture roadmaps necessary to enable business strategies to be realised
- Designing solution architectures that align with business blueprints, while satisfying all security, availability, and confidentiality controls applicable to the Financial Services and Fintech industry
- Develop solution components and architecture artefacts, including technical reference models and design patterns for re-use and rationalisation
- Ensure solution architecture quality and serve as the primary point of contact for solution design between the project team and the SDLC process
- Actively participate in technical forums, producing well considered design proposals to unblock solutions as well as providing constructive feedback for others
- Share knowledge of tools and techniques with colleagues, including non-technical team members
You will have:
- A relevant tertiary qualification
- A minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience, with at least 3 years’ experience in a Solution Architecture capacity
- Previous experiences working in the Financial Services/Banking/Fintech space will be advantageous
- Solid experience in software engineering and design architecture (UML, OO, SOA, etc.)
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and logical skills
- Attention to detail, exceptional follow-through, the ability to prioritize, stay organized, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- The ability to develop proposals, with excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong conflict management skills
- The ability to persuade and influence
- A strong passion for delivering results and meeting customer expectations
PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CANDIDATES FROM DESIGNATED GROUPS IN TERMS OF THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT.