IS Architect Principal Solution Design Specialist - Cape Town Verfied

R 750000 per annum Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 28-10-2014 2:25:17 PM
25-11-2014 2:25:17 PM
Outstanding opportunity for a (IS Architect) Principal Solution Design Specialist, to join an ever growing team in Cape Town CBD. Show your talent, skill and experience and apply for this position. Please ensure you answers the questions below.

Minimum Requirements
• ASP.NET/C# architecture and development
• MS SQL Server
• Understand object-oriented programming and design patterns
• Strong SharePoint development experience
• jQuery Development
• Project Management experience

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes Knowledge:
• Understanding of Microsoft Applications Development in an environment
• Sharepoint, .NET Framework, SQL, JQuery, MVC, Visual Studio, etc
• Familiarity with Scrum and Agile methodologies
• Understanding of front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Understanding of .NET framework and languages
• Must be well organized and detail oriented
• Must be proactive, creative thinker with exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills
• A solid understanding of web design, accessibility, usability, information architecture, scalability and security
• Requires clear and effective oral communication across teams
• Ability to work independently with little supervision
• Work in a collaborative team environment
• Quality Assurance is very important
• Willingness and eager to learn & Attention to detail

Responsibilities
• Relevant IS architecture strategy, frameworks, principles and best practices are understood and applied as appropriate across business and IS
• Conformance to IS architecture frameworks, principles and best practices
• IS architectures align to business and IS strategies
• Application standards are set and adhered to
• Data architecture aligns with overall Company information model for solutions
• Providing solution design guidance
• Solutions balance short and long term strategies
• Technical aspects of the project
• Consult with other relevant teams on solution options
• Recognised as the expert to consult on solution design
• Quality, elegant, pragmatic solutions
• Provides expert consulting advice into the project, providing options with impact analysis for each
• Future technology strategy
• Has identified, analysed and provided recommendations on functions and capabilities of new technologies
• Provided key input into overall technology strategy
• Innovative solutions
• Less customisation
• IS architecture development and management
• Providing solution design guidance
• Project management
• Future technology strategy

Specific Outcomes
• IS architecture development and management
• Develop the technical guidelines to support the overall IS Architecture strategy
• Define and implement application development frameworks
• Develop architecture templates and supporting documentation
• Set standards for application development
• Populate and update architecture templates and supporting documentation on DMS
• Create awareness of chosen architectures within IS management
• Create understanding of chosen architectures within
• Development team
• Drive compliance to IS architecture frameworks
• Consults with other relevant teams on solution design options
• Performs the necessary leadership, facilitation, analysis and design tasks related to the development and maintenance of the solution architecture
• Analyse business requirements and recommend Technical
• Architecture enablers
• Ensures data architecture aligns with overall Engen IS model for solutions
• Relevant IS architecture strategy, frameworks, principles and best practices are understood and applied as appropriate across business and IS
• Conformance to IS architecture frameworks, principles and best practices
• IS architectures align to business and IS strategies
• Setting standards for application development (security, coding styles, technologies)
• Key member of the Design Forum
• Runs through the architecture principles to test options
• Provide input into the estimation of the financial impact of EA /
• Technical Architecture alternatives
• Based on these suggests the preferred option.
• Acts as sounding board to review the solution options that are presented
• Balance long-term ("big picture") and short-term views of situations and implications of Technical Architecture decisions
• Project Management
• Provide input to projects with regards to IS architectures requirements
• Provides technical aspects of the project with options.
• Analyze project, program and / or portfolio needs and recommend technology resources needed to meet objectives
• Future technology strategy development
• Rapidly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies and where appropriate recommend how to apply them effectively to address business needs
• Benchmark IS architectures against best practices
• Context
• Creative problem solving and new ideas generation
• Collection, interpretation, synthesis and integration of information
• Requires appreciation of all processes and technology and a good knowledge of the Companies business as well as development specialisation
• Strategic challenges, with unclear and constantly changing business strategy
• Holistic viewpoint required as organisational culture is siloed which creates difficulty in engaging all role players
• Implementation challenges related to getting others to move and change to overcome
• Delivery focus
Please submit the following answers to the questions below with your resume:
Please confirm your current monthly salary (nett)?
Please describe your current benefits / package structure (including any company contributions)?
Do you have a B.COM, BSc or any IT related tertiary qualification?
Do you have at least 10 years experience in Commercial Programming?
Rate your ASP.NET/C# architecture and development experience?
Rate your MS SQL Server experience?
How well do you understand object-oriented programming and design patterns?
Rate your SharePoint development experience?
Rate your jQuery Development experience?
Do you have at least 1 years Project Management experience?
Rate your Scrum and Agile experience?