JOB PURPOSE
Responsible for the development of Technology solutions and mapping the business requirements to systems/technical requirements to ensure they are in line with the enterprise architectural plans.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Team Management

Engage with various leaders and Senior Manager Architect, to design solutions and create better enterprise frameworks
Mentor and coach, the solution architects, promoting professional growth and skill enhancement
Efficiently allocate team resources to optimize workflow and meet project deadlines
Conduct regular performance assessments, offering constructive feedback and implementing improvement plans as needed
Collaborate with HR to identify and attract top talent for the Solution architecture team
Proactively address conflicts within the team, promoting a positive and collaborative work environment
Implement effective conflict resolution strategies to maintain a cohesive and motivated team
Facilitate regular knowledge-sharing sessions to ensure best practices are disseminated and adopted
Encourage a culture of continuous learning and improvement

Strategy Implementation

Collaborate with Senior manager enterprise to Develop, define, solution architect strategy aligned with overall business objectives
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to inform the evolution of solution architecture
Lead the solution architects to develop detailed implementation plans for solution Architecture initiatives, considering timelines, resource requirements, and potential challenges
Ensure alignment of solution architecture initiatives with the organization's strategic goals
Establish metrics and KPIs and department objectives to measure the effectiveness of solution architecture processes

Solution Architect support

Limit choices available during development by choosing a standard way of pursuing application development creating, defining, or choosing an application framework for the application
Recognize potential reuse in the organization or in the application by observing and understanding the broader system environment creating the component design having knowledge of other applications in the organization
Subdivide a complex application, during the design phase, into smaller, more manageable pieces
Grasp the functions of each component within the application
Understand the interactions and dependencies among components
Communicate these concepts to developers
Assist Senior manager in the Review, develop and maintain the organizations IT architecture
Review and evaluate the current state of the organizations architecture (as-is) in order to identify duplications, what is working, what is not working and measure the health of key business processes that are supported by the current architecture
Build the transition architecture to connect the current to the future state by creating an iterative roadmap to get to the desired state
Recommend and provide changes to the business in easily digestible iterative changes
Work in liaison with business stakeholders to develop Business Architecture Roadmaps containing tactical and strategic initiatives to reach target business capabilities
Identify and resolve dependencies and impacts across the architecture landscape
Design solutions based on business requirements that align with Reference Architecture policies and standards
Provide expertise in designing solutions for custom requirements
Collaborate with internal/external stakeholders and conduct stakeholder reviews of architecture roadmaps and designs
Assist Senior manager in determining Solution Architecture policy and standards definition and evolution and works with PMO to coordinate project pipeline management
Engage relevant peers from other disciplines or domains during implementation of Solution Architecture/Design
Accountable to build a defined life cycle around reviewing the future state enterprise architecture

Customer Centricity

Coordinates contact with Business Partners as needed to assist with support activities
Establish and maintain a positive professional relationship with Business Partners and customers
Maintain regular and timely communications with Business Partners and customers
Maintain strong working relationship with customers and Business Partners
Work with customers and Business Partners to execute consistent service processes throughout the organization
Establish a single point of contact for issue resolution and change management
Drive customer centricity in levels of the organization

Work Collaboratively

Build a culture of integrity, respect and understanding across the organisation
Recognise outcomes which resulted from effective collaboration between teams
Build co-operation and overcome barriers to information sharing, communication, and collaboration across the organisation
Facilitate opportunities to engage and collaborate with external stakeholders (Retailers and POS Companies) to develop joint solutions
Demonstrate ability to work and engage with various teams
Demonstrate ability to communicate at all levels

Requirements:BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Assertive
Analytical
Flexible
Tech Savvy
Attention to detail
Customer focused
Evaluating problems
Processing details and information
Building relationships & Trust
Communicating information
Providing leadership

EDUCATION

Matric
Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Systems
Equivalent experience required TOGAF certification

EXPERIENCE

8+ years experience Solution Architect role
3-5 years of leading the solution architect teams
Knowledge of the relevant Information Technology governance and legislative framework (such as COBIT, ITIL, TOGAF, SDLC, ASAP, SOA)
Strong Microsoft Office productivity tools knowledge (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Atlassian and Jira knowledge (advantageous)

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