Solutions Architect Cape Town

Weplace (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Cape Town is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to join their dynamic team in the insurance sector. In this role, you will own the technology strategy and solution architecture, bringing over 5 years of relevant experience to solve complex problems. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in IT, substantial experience in the banking or insurance industries, and expertise in various programming languages and cloud technologies. This position offers opportunities for growth in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant design and development experience.
• At least 3 years of proven experience as an Architect in the insurance or banking industry.
• Experience in delivering proof of concept solutions to third parties.

Responsibilities

• Own technology strategy and target state solution architecture within Insurance.
• Design a fit for purpose technology operating model.
• Produce a comprehensive technical specification to address business requirements.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Facilitation skills

Business process modelling skills

Education

Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational

Bachelor's degree in information technology

Tools

AWS

Azure

UML

SQL

Java

Python

Job description

Job Reference

Reference: JHB******-LG-1An industry leading Bank has an exciting opportunity available for a Solutions Architect within the insurance space to join their dynamic team.

Overview & Responsibilities

We are looking for a Solutions Architect to join the Insurance team.

As a Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for the success of a product. You will have full autonomy over your application, acting as the apex technical leader for your product.

The scale and growth of the client base means that you get to solve complex problems at scale.

You will bring deep technical knowledge of at least one programming paradigm, preferably object‑oriented or functional programming, and be comfortable working on programming assignments using either of: SQL, C#, Java, JavaScript, C++, C or Python.

Additionally, you will have experience with both relational and non‑relational databases, as well as basic AWS cloud skills.

You will intimately understand dataflows, system integration and constructing a highly available architecture.

You will have the opportunity to learn and work with domain‑driven design, event‑driven architecture, and Kubernetes.

You will be a problem solver at heart, with the ability to think critically and creatively to find innovative solutions.

You will have the opportunity to explore new skills and technologies, while working with a team of dedicated professionals in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment.

Role Purpose

To own (develop, maintain, and enhance) the technology strategy and the target state solution architecture within Insurance.

To design a fit for purpose technology operating model (including core concepts, features and elements that provide an overarching framework) that will enable execution on strategic objectives.

To produce a comprehensive technical specification that offers a technically viable solution and addresses the business requirements.

Experience & Qualifications

Experience Minimum

• At least 5 years' relevant design and development experience.
• At least 3 years' proven experience as an Architect (pre‑sales advantageous) in the insurance or banking industry.
• Evidence of delivering proof of concept solutions to third parties.
• At least 4 years' experience in presenting to mid‑senior level management to convey technical concepts in a simplified, understandable language.
• Analysis, design and writing technical specifications.
• Constructing detailed technical design and non‑functional requirements.
• Designing and delivering scalable and resilient solutions.
• Ideal: deep understanding of continuous availability, commitment to frequent incremental release philosophy and practice.
• Insurance, Banking and Finance experience.
• Understands relational database design concepts, and familiarity to 3NF & de‑normalised database solutions.

Qualifications Minimum

• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational.
• Bachelor's degree in information technology.
• Ideal or preferred: a relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology – Computer Science.
• Knowledge: system architecture (technical design, software architecture), data flow diagrams, high‑level systems diagrams, IT systems development processes, application development / software development (typed and scripting coding languages).
• Waterfall and Agile systems development processes (Prince II / SAFE).
• CI/CD standards and agile delivery methods, service‑oriented architecture.
• Ideal: banking systems, insurance systems.
• Knowledge of UML, cloud architectures, working knowledge of AWS / Azure.
• Solid understanding of best practices for Quality Assurance (QA).
• AWS/Azure cloud components and cloud vs on‑premise solutions.
• Problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, analytical skills, facilitation skills, business process modelling skills (IDEF‑0, Financial Modelling, Enterprise Architect, BPMN, etc.).

Additional Information

Should you not receive a response from us within one week of your application, your application has unfortunately not been successful.

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