My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Solutions Architect to join them on an independent contract basis
IT
Tasks
- Expand and refine architecture of an existing hybrid cloud application
 - Designing major aspects of the architecture including components
 - Providing technical leadership to the application development team
 - Ensure delivery of technical artefacts by external vendor are correct and aligned to company standards and processes
 - Obtain performance metrics ensuring current system performance is aligned with expected
 - Performing design and code reviews
 - Also developing new standards and processes as and where required
 - Ensure delivery of technical artefacts by external vendor are correct and aligned to company standards and processes
 - Collaborating with other stakeholders to ensure the architecture is aligned with business requirements
 - Technical database design and data models aligned to the data platform strategy
 - Technical system integration diagrams aligned to the Client platform strategy
 - Technical integration design for file flows, web services, APIs (all technical components) aligned to the Client platform and API strategy
 - Drive the agreed solution architecture design and associated solution delivery with the technical resources like systems analysts, ETL developers, web developers, mobile app developers, external and internal partners; whilst providing technical milestones to the project managers
 - Work with the business analysts to understand the detailed business requirements and develop the solution architecture design in accordance with the business requirements.
 - Responsible and accountable for adherence and delivery of the agreed solution architecture and technical solution quality
 - Manage the assigned technical team/s (including Developers) and ensure continuous improvement in delivery outputs
 
Qualifications and experience
- Minimum 10 years’ experience as a solution architect in a complex technical environment
 - Database design, data models and source to target mapping
 - Microsoft SQL 2016, SSIS, SSRS (optional), SSAS (optional)
 - Web services, APIs, API Gateways
 - Infrastructure knowledge pertaining to Application servers, web servers, database servers
 - AWS Cloud
 - Web sites, mobile apps
 - Use of version control tools
 - Oversight of technical environments (DEV, TEST, PPE, PROD)
 - .Net Core
 - Docker
 - AWS Lambdas, AWS ECS, AWS Fargate, AWS RDS, AWS API Gateway, AWS SQS
 - AWS SNS, AWS Cloud Watch
 - REST
 - Ocelot
 - SQL Server
 - Azure Dev Ops
 - JIRA
 
Competencies
- Leadership
 - Results driven
 - Decision making
 - People management (manage technical resources)
 - Team success
 - Influencing
 - Gaining commitment
 
If you are ready for the next exciting step in your career, and would like to apply, please send us your updated CV to review
  
Desired Skills:
- AWS
 - Docker
 - SQL Server
 - Jira
 - Azure
 
Desired Work Experience:
- More than 10 years