Bi Solutions Architect - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 22-07-2014 4:01:52 PM
19-08-2014 4:01:52 PM
We are currently looking for a Strong Data Architect to join our Business
Intelligence Team in Cape Town.

Duties:
- Accept overall responsibility for
the technical design of the data warehouse / BI Solution, including the
technical infrastructure, performance considerations, storage repository
selections and organisation, data schemas and security constraints required to
support the data warehouse system.
- Be involved in taking key technology
decisions at various stages in the project.
- Work in close collaboration with
Developers to ensure that the different parts of a solution are integrated and
appropriate technology choices are made.
- Work with Business Analysts and
clients to ensure that the system evolves to meet emerging business
requirements.
- Work with Project Manager to assist with planning activities
and that tasks are allocated in a way that reduces dependencies between
different streams of work.
- Provide the overall cohesiveness to ensure that
all the components of the envisaged solution will fit together.
- Use your
communication skills to ensure that everyone in the team understands where the
solution is heading and the roadmap to get there.
- Provide technical,
business and delivery consultative leadership for a specific competency area at
the pre- and/or post sales level. Assist with the scoping of proposals that
address current and evolving client requirements.
- Maintain a high degree of
technical readiness, in order to be successfully prepared to support the
delivery of client requirements using the latest technologies.
- Coordinate and
conduct the delivery of high-level complex solutions and maintain overall
responsibility for the development of best-practice standards, policies and
procedures.

Skills required
- A sound knowledge of and experience with the systems components making up the
entire Business Intelligence system architecture.
- System design and
architecture experience is essential.
- Strong analysis, design and
implementation skills.
- Experience in data warehouse / BI solution performance
analysis, tuning and administration is required.
- Expert-level technical
knowledge in one or more areas of technology.
- Excellent communication and
client interfacing skills.
- Skill in representing different architectural
views of a system using diagramming and other tools.
- Strong analytical skills
and the ability to conceptualise solutions.
- The ability and confidence to
stand out as a technology leader in the organisation.
- The ability to work
independently as well as in conjunction with a team.
- At least 6 - 8 years’
experience in projects that vary in size, technology and domain.

Required
Qualifications / Training:
- Relevant data warehouse architecture and
infrastructure training is essential.
- B.Sc. or related degree is
advantageous.

Recruiter: CompuJobs