Our Client a Global tech firm is seeking a Technical Architect to join their team in Durban. They offer stability, growth, attractive salary with benefits and an excellent working environment.
Description
The Technical Architect is a seasoned professional who is responsible for specifying and designing solutions based on their technical expertise across one or more technology domains. The individual in this position takes responsibility for the successful overall technical design and build of the custom elements of the solution to meet a client’s business requirements.
Requirements
Select and apply appropriate design standards, methods and tools, consistent with the agreed enterprise and solution architectures and ensure that these are effectively applied and adopted.
Guide successful implementation and execution of system solutions.
Provides detailed and specific advice regarding the application of their specialism(s) to the planning and operations processes.
Contributes to the development of solution architectures in specific business, infrastructure or functional areas.
Defines and manages scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for small-scale changes and assists with more complex change initiatives.
Designs components using appropriate modelling techniques following agreed architectures, design standards, patterns and methodology.
Provides pre-sales technical support and expertise in analysing client requirements, in conjunction with the client’s current infrastructure, architecture, system capabilities and business challenges.
Ensure technical solutions accomplish the client’s objectives.
Work with Solutions Architects (SAs) to produce a technical specification for the solution’s custom development and systems integration requirements.
Develop the technical design document to match the solution design specifications.
Lead the scope of work determination, product pricing and RFP/RFI responses and assist with the decision to pursue or abort a deal.
Manages client proof of concept (POC) initiatives, which require appropriation of appropriate resources, and setup and delivery of the POC.
Knowledge, skills and attributes
Demonstrate broad product knowledge integrated with strong technology understanding
Good understanding of the vendor’s products, business and technology positioning
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Ability to establish and create excellent client relationships with their technical expertise
Ability to develop and leverage their knowledge of reference architectures
Ability to maintain knowledge of trends and development in technology domains
Knowledgeable in core frameworks used
Strong knowledge of the problem domain that their systems are to provide solutions for
Academic qualifications and certifications:
Qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science or Information Systems
Certification and working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, etc.)
Relevant vendor and industry certifications in Cisco and other Hybrid Networking products
Software and programming languages, e.g. C++
SAFe Scaled Agile certification advantageous
Experience required:
Proven track record as an architect of new hyridid networking solutions
Previous work experience working as a network engineer
Proven client engagement and development consulting experience
Experience managing expectations when balancing alternatives against business and financial constraints
Proven experience in a variety of architectures for specific domain or specialization
Experienced designer and development know-how
Project management experience
Experience presenting technical solutions to non-technical audiences
Experience working in an agile development environment
