IT Solution Architect Lead

Abantu Staffing Solutions; Durban; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Abantu Staffing Solutions in Durban seeks an IT Solution Architect Lead to steer technology vision across the product lifecycle, overseeing design, development, deployment, and maintenance of systems in line with global guidelines.

The role requires mentoring a development team, planning enterprise information systems, and driving cost-efficient IT operations to support business growth.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or similar qualifications.
• 10+ years IT experience with 5+ in leadership.
• 10 years full-stack development experience (majority with C#).
• Experience in Logistics/Supply Chain is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of MSSQL, RESTful services, and web apps.
• Experience mentoring developers.
• Familiarity with cloud and containerization, especially Azure.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the development, design, and implementation of new applications and changes to existing systems and software packages.
• Responsible for the end-to-end development, reviewing, and publishing all new changes in applications.
• Identify emerging information technologies to be assimilated, integrated, and introduced within the company.
• Develop system documentation and keep it updated with every version update.
• Develop testing strategies and system documentation ensuring to cover both technical and end user levels
• Assess new computing technologies to determine potential value for the company.
• Oversee ongoing improvements and the feasibility of system enhancements.
• Direct the information and data integrity of the company and its business units.

Skills

Full-stack dev

C#

Java

Leadership

Mentoring

RESTful APIs

EDI frameworks

Power BI

Azure

SQL Server

Data warehousing

Cloud & containers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Grade 12 / Matric

Tools

MSSQL

Power BI

Azure

REST APIs

EDI

Job description

Overview

Our client is seeking an IT Solution Architect Lead to join their team in Durban. The successful incumbent will be responsible for providing technology vision and leadership in the entire product development lifecycle, including the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of all new and existing South African Business Systems in line with Global Architectural guidelines. To provide leadership and mentorship to the development team and ensure the team is productive. Assist in planning and implementing enterprise information systems and infrastructure to support the business operations and achieve more effective and cost-beneficial enterprise-wide IT operations.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric

• Degree in Computer Science or Similar Qualifications

• 10+ years of general IT experience.

• 5 years' experience in a similar IT leadership position.

• 10 years of full-stack development experience (majority with C#)

• Experience in the Logistics/Supply Chain environment will be an advantage.

• Have knowledge of multiple back-end languages (like C#, Java), back-end frameworks and front-end frameworks

• Have extensive knowledge and working experience of MSSQL databases, web servers, and application services.

• Have extensive working knowledge of EDI frameworks, RESTful APIs, web services, and similar technologies.

• Have extensive knowledge of and experience in testing and debugging.

• Have experience with coaching and mentoring other developers.

• Experience overseeing and driving projects forward.

• Experience in data warehousing would be an advantage.

• Experience in Power BI would be an advantage.

• Be familiar with cloud platforms and containerization technologies in general, with Azure working experience.

• Required to perform any task as and when required by management.

Job Responsibilities

• Overseeing the development, design, and implementation of new applications and changes to existing systems and software packages.

• Responsible for the end-to-end development, reviewing, and publishing all new changes in applications.

• Identify emerging information technologies to be assimilated, integrated, and introduced within the company.

• Develop system documentation and keep it updated with every version update.

• Develop testing strategies and system documentation ensuring to cover both technical and end user levels

• Assess new computing technologies to determine potential value for the company.

• Oversee ongoing improvements and the feasibility of system enhancements.

• Direct the information and data integrity of the company and its business units.

• Implement the objectives of the information technology needs of the company to ensure the system capabilities are responsive to the needs of the company's growth and objectives.

• Advise senior management on strategic systems conversions and integrations in support of business goals and objectives.

• Interact with company managers on internal and external operations that are impacted by the capture, storage, processing and dissemination of information.

• Ensure that the security of the information systems is paramount in the development lifecycle in adherence to all corporate cybersecurity standards

• Lead and manage the application development and support resources that fall within the information technology department.

• Required to perform any reasonable task as and when required by management.

Key Competencies / Skills

• Business Acumen

• Communication

• Holistic view of business

• Strategic Thinker

• Organisational Skills

• Interpersonal Skills

• Analytical Ability

• Proactive

• Leadership Skills

• Performance-driven

• Interpersonal Skills

• Customer Service

• Process and Systems Driven

• Project Management

• Results Driven