Solutions Architect

Zensar Technologies; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in Johannesburg seeks a Java Solution Architect to design and implement innovative solutions in the Banking domain. The role requires a deep understanding of Java technologies, cloud experience, and hands-on expertise with various technology stacks. Ideal candidates will possess both architectural and analytical skills with the ability to drive projects to successful completion.

Qualifications

• Must have Solution Architect experience.
• Solid practical software engineering experience required.
• Experience with Banking applications in an integrated environment necessary.

Responsibilities

• Analyze problems and formulate achievable solutions.
• Design architecture solutions following established patterns.
• Collaborate with the Architecture team for technology selection.
• Assist software designers with lower-level designs.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring boot

Microservices

Banking Domain

IBM Integration Bus (IIB)

REST API

SOAP services

Service Manager

XLRelease

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Informatics, Computer Science, or Engineering

Information Technology Architect Certification (ITAC)

Togaf Certification

ITIL

Tools

Core Java

Hibernate

JPA

Job description

Overview

Role : Java Solution Architect [Engineering Lead Role]

Location : Johannesburg

Duration : 12 Months Renewal

About Zensar Technologies

We are a technology consulting and services company with 11,800+ associates in 33 global locations. More than 130 leading enterprises depend on our expertise to be more disruptive, agile, and competitive. Our success in South Africa for 24 years comes from our people-first focus that emphasizes empowerment from the ground up.

Zensar is recognized as proudly South African in 2022 and is the Top Employer in 2024, 2023 and 2022 in South Africa by the Top Employer Institute. Zensar is a certified B-BBEE Level 2 contributor and partners with MICT, SETA, Education Africa, and Tomorrow Trust. We strongly believe in the power of communities and leveraging diversity to solve problems together.

Zensar is a place where you are free to express yourself in an environment that values individuality, nurtures development and is mindful of wellbeing. We put our people and customers at the center of everything that we do. Our core values include:

• Putting people first
• Client-centricity
• Collaboration

Grow. Own. Achieve. Learn. with Zensar. To know more about our Employee Value Proposition

Job Spec

Must have Solution Architect experience, Java/J2EE, Spring boot, Microservices, Cloud Experience

Banking Domain - JAVA, IBM Integration Bus (IIB), exposure to Volante.

• Core Java, Spring, Spring MVC, Spring boot framework, Hibernate and JPA, REST API and SOAP services
• Exposure to Volante
• Experience along with tools like Service Manager & XLRelease

Must have end to end experience of executing one project as Solution Architect.

Role

• Analyze problems and formulate solution based on organisations boundaries, architectures, and constraints: Needs to be achievable and operational, must push boundaries when required and continuously push for improvements.
• Design detail solution architecture using new technologies in consultation using the patterns approved by Enterprise Architecture and technology domain SMEs.
• Collaborate with the Architecture team to identify the right technologies to be used in the applications.
• Work with technology domain SMEs to shape, contribute and to integrate a solution across the technology stack
• Take proposed solutions through relevant governance forums and obtain acceptance for solutions from relevant specialists (domain or technology).
• Decomposition of the solution and assisting with the scheduling/sequencing work and identification of resourcing needs.
• Flesh out designs and contributes to functional and non-functional requirements.
• Assist software designers with lower-level designs.
• Troubleshoot issues relating to technical delivery.
• Understand constraints and risk and make the necessary trade-offs.
• Craft the end-to-end solution taking into consideration: people, technology, systems and data.
• Future proof end to end solutions as far as possible within the organization constraints.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience in development and design (Application, Infrastructure, etc.).
• Bachelor’s degree in either Information Systems, Informatics or Computer Science or Engineering (or equivalent work experience).
• Advantage to have Information Technology Architect Certification (ITAC) (Open Group).
• Togaf Certification, ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) or equivalent

Experience

• Solid practical software engineering, programming, and design experience
• Experience with the solution engineering of Banking applications in an integrated Banking environment
• Strong technical acumen on how the technical landscape fits together: Broad understanding of end-to-end landscape, specialization in one domain.
• Hands on experience with following technology stacks JAVA, Spring, Spring MVC, Spring boot framework, Hibernate and JPA, REST API and SOAP services, IBM Integration Bus (IIB)
• Exposure to Volante
• Experience in end-to-end system, security, integration, and infrastructure design.
• Architectural thinking.
• Strong financial background either fintech banking start-up or financial e-commerce.
• Troubleshooting in software solution development.
• Experience in technical design modelling and methods.
• Require a broad understanding of end-to-end landscape and specialization in one or more domains.
• Exposure to Support and Maintenance