Job Description

Position: Solutions Architect

Salary: Market related

Location: Pretoria

Job type: Permanent

Industry: Medical Aid

Reference Number: CWR.M.SA.19092023

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Our client is a Medical Aid Scheme based in Pretoria and they are looking for an experienced Solutions Architect to join their team. Candidate will be expected to work full time at the office during training period and thereafter hybrid, should performance be on standard/acceptable.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The post is responsible for designing and overseeing the architecture of software applications. The incumbent will work closely with cross-functional teams, including software developers, process engineers, analysts, and other stakeholders, to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. Applicants must have expertise in application design, development methodologies, and emerging technologies, as this will be instrumental in driving the successful delivery of software projects. The post contributes to the various development efforts across the solution landscape, including ERP, intranet, online, and mobile.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop, install, maintain, and modify advanced, integrated business application programs
• Develop custom solutions where software is inadequate
• Support Developers with program code, such as .Net Core and Natural/Adabas
• Design solutions architectures for platform modernisation initiatives
• Develop architecture documents consisting of flows, state transition, ERDs/data modelling and functional decomposition
• Assist the team with core system development initiatives
• Perform z/OS operations
• Provide guidance to Developers with projects of moderate complexity, and lead Developers in system design
• Identify and rectify badly written code to enhance system performance
• Monitor mainframe performance with tools such as Review, Grafana, and Rmfmon

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12
• B.Sc. Computer Science or equivalent degree

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• At least 5 yearsxe2x80x99 relevant development experience, of which two years must have focused on solutions architecture (with degree)
• 8 Yearsxe2x80x99 relevant IT and development experience, of which three years must have focused on solutions architecture (without degree)
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical and solutioning skills.
• Digital readiness, with demonstrated thought leadership in areas of emerging technology.
• Strong back end and front-end skills.
• Knowledge of OOP concepts and design patterns, including data modelling.
• Skilled in drawing up transition and data flow diagrams, file mapping, and data dictionaries.
• Familiar with all legislative and regulatory prescripts, with specific reference to the Medical Schemes Act and Regulations.
• Knowledge of the following:
• C#, Natural/Adabas, z/OS software
• .Net Core Framework, Mobile (Flutter, Xamarin, Swiftic, etc.)
• SQL Server, SAP Sybase
• Typescript/JavaScript/jQuery
• RESTful and SOAP APIs
• CI/CD pipelines and code versioning/GIT, Azure DevOps

TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION, PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW:

https://www.careers-page.com/the-globevest-group-2/job/L444VRXV

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