Solution Architect

Responsible for the overall application systems design, balancing requirements against

resource utilisation, architectural factors and provisioning cloud-based security

architecture solutions for clients that meet regulatory obligations and data protection

requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in either Information Systems, Informatics, Computer Science,

• Engineering or any other relevant field.

• Honours or Master’s in information systems, Informatics, Computer Science or

Engineering is preferred

• Is certified as a Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (or near completion)

• TOGAF/Zachman certification would be beneficial.

• 10 years working experience in the relevant industry and/or discipline.

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience within the solution design or architecture sphere

• Software Development experience is an advantage.

• Experience in migrating from on premise infrastructures to cloud environments

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of database platform and design.

• Knowledge and experience in identifying gaps in existing architectures.

• Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, DNS)

and network security methodologies.

• Knowledge of network access, identity, and access management (e.g. public key

infrastructure, Oauth, OpenID, SAML, SPML).

• Knowledge of capabilities and applications of network equipment including

routers, switches, servers, transmission media, and related hardware.

• Knowledge of remote access technology concepts.

• Knowledge of application firewall concepts and functions (e.g. single point of

authentication enforcement, data anonymization, DLP scanning, SSL security).

• Knowledge of identity and access management methods.

• Experience with Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS and Android operating systems.

• Experience with Azure and M365 platforms.

• AWS and Google Cloud experience will be beneficial.

• Knowledge of business continuity and disaster recovery operation plans.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Gather functional requirements to gain a complete sense of client expectations and

limitations

• Develop specifications by using familiarity with functional requirements and

existing systems to develop project specifications

• Identify potential issues between systems and client specifications and propose new solutions to work around these limitations

• Determine a project’s scope before developers begin any major work

• Identify areas where implementation may require more solutions to be

successful

• Direct and oversee activities of a team of developers, answering questions or helping to resolve issues as they arise

• May also serve as a liaison between client￾facing personnel and developers