Software Architect C at FirstRand Group

About the job

• To troubleshoot highly complex problems, establish application architectural standards or frameworks, assess IT risks and design application solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive business profitability in the context of cost management through Information technology solutions
• Reduce cost by helping to prevent an organization from investing in a technology that it will not add to its ability to meet its strategic human capital objectives
• Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative, and appropriate solutions by resolving queries fast end effective
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members by providing input to business requirements
• Regularly act as a technical expert to troubleshoot highly complex problems, or present/market new technology or concepts
• Establish architectural standards and frameworks and assess technical risks on projects by operating in conjunction with the other architects (application, infrastructure, information, and security) and with only very general direction from Risk and Governance to translate customer functional requirements
• Comply, understand, and implement all steps within IT development and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements for IT Software Solutions
• Provide guidance to operations teams and other architects with the design, development and testing of new software, and work with assigned project teams to ensure a smooth implementation of changes to existing systems
• Assess process and business risks relating to software business needs to ensure minimal risk to the organisation in the IT Software Technology environment
• Assist in the progress of multiple IT Software projects to contribute to business needs and solutions
• Manage own development to increase own competencies
• Display specialized understanding of both Software and IT technology, practices, and theories

Qualification

• Degree in Information Systems Computer Science or other quantitative disciplines from an accredited institution

Additional Requirements

• 7 to 10 years programming experience with Java and .Net as a core competency
• 2 to 5 years prior architecture experience
• Guide teams on the software architecture, technology stack and chosen design practises
• Involvement and contribution to detailed technical designs, including design reviews
• Code reviews
• Co-design and develop software frameworks and prototypes where required
• Continuous integration and deployment
• Application, Data and Integration architecture experience is ideal
• Security frameworks background is required