Solutions Architect, Payments, Transaction Banking (CIB Technology)

Location: Johannesburg, GP, za

Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

To define, develop and maintain the domain architectures and designs for specific business functional/technical areas and provide high-level roadmaps for the implementation of the solutions, aligning to a common technical direction ensuring accomplishment of the roadmaps. To guide architects delivering on projects/initiatives within focus area (domain) and provide thought leadership throughout the programme

Account for conformance of domain architecture to approved reference architectures to align to strategic and target roadmaps and develop and contribute to architecture principles for downstream consumption

• Account for conformance of domain architecture to approved reference architectures to align to strategic and target roadmaps and develop and contribute to architecture principles for downstream consumption
• Adhere to Agile methodologies and follows Agile principles through work outputs and behaviours and strive to reach mature levels on the Continuum model by building own and team competence to work in a continuous delivery environment
• Align the team in a common technical direction toward accomplishment of the solution architecture roadmaps, in cooperation with the Product Manager. Play a critical role in helping team achieve a common technical direction
• Analyse complex business problems and needs involving multiple applications, platforms and database interactions and recommend technology solutions
• Articulate solution risks and impacts to relevant stakeholders in Client Solutions, Client Segment and Domain Architectures

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Degree: Information Technology

Additional Information

Experience Required: Enterprise Technology & Solutions Architecture

5-7 years: Good understanding of Agile working practices and LEAN and SCRUM proficiency and working collaboratively across teams. Experience gained in the management of platforms and operating systems

8-10 years: In-depth experience in designing innovative solutions within technology businesses such as Authentication Systems, System, Platform, and Account Migrations, Enterprise Solution Architecture (ESA), Business Architecture, Information Architecture, Application Architecture or Technology Architecture with a balanced mix of skills covering technologies and industry knowledge.

8-10 years: Work experience in one or more Technology areas including but not limited to: IT architecture, infrastructure, and cloud developmentEngineering and software architecture design, Business analysis, DevOps, Project and product management

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Developing Expertise
• Developing Strategies
• Embracing Change

Technical Competencies:

• Emerging Technology Monitoring
• Information Technology Architecture
• Internal & External IT Environment
• Solutions Assessment
• Stakeholder Management (IT)