South Africa: Cloud Solution Architect posted by Progressive IT Resourcing

Job Purpose

To provide overall application systems design and balance requirements against resource utilisation and architectural factors and in line with the Companies business strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Company Culture building initiatives
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
• Identify opportunities to improve or enhance processes by identifying and recommending improvements to tools; policies and procedures to add value to Company.
• Deliver operational reports by complying to service level agreements
• Reduce risk by ensuring accuracy of information through compliance with risk and compliance requirements Manage production environment through application and checking of processes
• Control cost by managing time and resources
• Develop outputs according to provided specifications through interaction with analysts and designers
• Improve business knowledge through being mentored by business and product specialists
• Develop training material for end users
• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters; websites and attending sessions
• Understand and embrace the Company Vision and Values by demonstrating the values through interaction with team and stakeholders
• Ensure that own contribution and participation contributes to the achievement of team goals
• Create and manage own career through guidance and support of management; department and colleagues
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames
• Ensure knowledge management; continuity and team success through constructive participation in a diverse team and sharing knowledge with team
• Track progress against work plans by providing feedback on own delivery in project feedback sessions
• Utilize resources by complying to organisational and departmental standards and procedures
• Demonstrate understanding of policies; procedures and standards by completing relevant surveys
• Identify risks according to bank and departmental policies and take corrective action according to level of control
• Communicate dependencies to project team.

Job Responsibilities Continue

• Cloud Strategy Development:
  • Crafting strategies for migrating existing applications to the cloud or building new applications that leverage cloud-native technologies.
  • Demonstrate experience in the creation of an application roadmap relevant to cloud technologies.
• Architecture Design:
  • Designing scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures that utilize services like containers, serverless computing, microservices, and managed cloud services.
  • Establishing reusable patterns for solutions enabling efficient cadence to deliver solutions.
  • Designing scalable and secured data solutions and integration patterns.
• Requirement Analysis:
  • Understanding business requirements and translating them into technical specifications for cloud solutions.
• Container Orchestration:
  • Utilizing container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes to manage containerized applications efficiently, including deployment, scaling, and load balancing.
• Security and Compliance:
  • Aligning cloud architecture/designs to security best practices and ensuring compliance with industry regulations and standards.
• Cost Optimization:
  • Optimizing cloud usage to minimize costs while maximizing performance and reliability, which may involve rightsizing resources, leveraging reserved instances, or adopting cost-effective architectures.
• Collaboration and Communication:
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams including developers, DevOps engineers, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals.
• Continuous Learning:
  • Staying updated with emerging cloud technologies and best practices through continuous learning, certifications, and participation in industry events and communities.

Technical Knowledge

• Deep understanding of cloud computing platforms, including public, private, and hybrid clouds, as well as various cloud services and technologies.
• Ability to design and implement cloud-based architectures that meet the organization’s requirements in terms of security, performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Strong technical background in areas such as networking, databases, and security, as well as experience with cloud platforms and services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
• Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders, including business leaders, technical teams, and vendors, to understand their needs and requirements and to present technical solutions in a clear and concise manner.
• Experience in managing complex projects, including defining project scope, creating project plans, and coordinating with other teams to ensure successful implementation of cloud-based solutions.
• Ability to identify and troubleshoot technical issues that arise during implementation and maintenance of cloud-based solutions.

Essential Qualifications – NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Professional Qualifications/Honours Degree

Preferred Qualification

• Master’s degree in Information Systems or Computer Systems
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

Desired Qualification/Skills

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity
• AWS Certified Developer
• AWS Certified Security
• Java, Spring boot, C#, .NET, Angular, Python basic knowledge
• Understanding of FSI governance, standards, suppliers, and applications.

Minimum Experience Level

• 5-8 years and/or relevant industry experience as well as experience in relevant IT discipline

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Administrative procedures and systems
• Banking knowledge
• Banking procedures
• Business principles
• Business terms and definitions
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Microsoft Office
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Business writing skills
• Microsoft Office Product
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
• Project Management
• System Development Life cycle(SDLC)
• Unified Modelling Language (UML)
• Rational design toolset application
• IT Architecture

Behavioural Competencies

• Continuous Learning
• Collaborating
• Customer Focus
• Initiating Action
• Work Standards
• Managing Work
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills