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Principal Consultant (IT) - BryanstonJob SummaryBryanstonPermanentMarked RelatedPrinciple ConsultantInformation TechnologyJOB SUMMARY:Performs consulting projects, ranging from short- to long-term engagements requiring varied interpersonal and technical skills.Technical responsibilities include problem identification, implementation, testing, client training, solution design and deployment.Assists and participate with enterprise architecture definition, hardware/software specification and/or design.Viewed by customers as a product expert and is typically measured by delivery of agreed solutions within budgeted hours.Please email cv and latest payslip : cathy@aaaa.co.zaESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSAct as team lead and provide direction in solution design to other consultants at client site.Lead the preparation of client proposals; participate in RFP process; and participate in the identification and development of sales opportunities.Demonstrate expert working knowledge of SAG/WebMethods products and methodologies.Recommends and participate in the development of Architecture blue printsRecommends and participates in activities related to design, development and maintenance of Enterprise Architecture.Advises and recommends Enterprise Architecture Strategies, processes and methodologies.Train, coach, mentor, and assist others in a team effort.Identify additional product/services opportunities in customer organization.Create and present functional or technical training materialsInterprets business situations and uses best practices to improve products, processes and servicesAnalyses and solves complex problems; considers existing solutions from a new perspectiveDevelops new solutions and support others in solving complex problemsImplements technical/ functional architecture for complex IT applicationsCoordinate and lead customer workshopsAnalyse functional requirements and provide detailed technical specification and effort estimationKnows the relevant competitors and their distinguishing characteristics in the marketTechnical expert in more than one specialised area/industry and has technical knowledge in other areasManage technical projects with low complexity or risk, if necessary.Manage colleagues in a professional manner and if required in a disciplinary capacityPresentations to clients and internal management to be conducted in an effective and professional manner.Considers and understands internal/external challenges and recommends best practicesAdhere to company policies and proceduresEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCEBachelor's degree (B.S.) in Computer Science or a related fieldMinimum of 10 years work experience with some supervisoryA minimum of three Software AG certifications on current version of the relevant product suite.A minimum of one external certification in area of expertiseExperience or training with three or more of the following areas:o Object oriented programming (Java/C++/.NET)o XMLo RDBMS (Oracle, Informix, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase, MySQL)o Operating Systems (Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows)o EAI, middleware, or other integration experienceo Web servers (Netscape, Microsoft) or web application serverso CRM (Siebel, Clarify, Vantive...)o ERP (PeopleSoft, SAP, Baan, Oracle Applications, JDE)o B2B - RosettaNet, EDI, EBXML or industry-specific standardso Web development (JSF, Servlets, Portlets, JSP)o webMethods or Software AG products.o Tibco, SeeBeyond,Vitria, etc. a plus.Salary: Highly Negotiable / Market Related

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