Purpose Statement Let me tell you a bit about yourself.
You are a tech-savvy individual who understands the importance of staying ahead of the game when it comes to technology. You know that devops culture is the key to solving problems at scale, and you have a passion for innovation and love to explore new skills and techniques in adynamic and fast-paced environment. If this sounds like you or the person you want to be, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
We are looking for a Solutions Architect to join a product team at Capitec Bank the largest retail bank in South Africa. At Capitec, we pride ourselves in having a tangible client-first culture that attracts 200, 000 new clients every month. As a Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for the success of a product at Capitec. 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 with languages like C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python. Additionally, you will have experience with both relational and non-relational databases, as well as AWS cloud skills. 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.
At Capitec 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.
If you are passionate about technology and have a desire to make a real impact, we would love o hear from you!
Experience
- 10+ years' experience in IT Delivery, including a minimum of 2+ years' experience in architecture
- 4+ years' experience in solution design
- 4+ years proven experience as Solutions Architect
- 4+ years' experience in Salesforce solution design and architecture
- Financial Services experience
- Experience must be in designing end-to-end and full stack
* End-to-end - able to design solution, which includes all components, ensuring that all end users are
services correctly in production
* Full stack - able to design for each component within the solution addressing the functional (application),
non-functional (platform) and infrastructure and cloud services
Qualifications Minimum:
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology
- Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
- Salesforce Certifications:
* Financial Service Cloud Accredited Professional
* Salesforce Certified Data Architect
* Salesforce Certified Architect - Amazon Web Services Certification:
* AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Ideal:
- A relevant post graduate degree
- Amazon Web Services Certifications such as:
* Application Architecture
* Cloud Data Engineer
* Software Developer Engineer
* Cloud Security Architect
* Machine Learning
Knowledge Minimum:
- System architecture (technical design and implementation processes)
- Systems analysis and design
- Agile systems development processes (CI/CD standards and agile delivery methods)
- A solid understanding of modern software development environments
- Component-based and Service-oriented Architecture
- Designing and delivering resilient solutions
- Policies, standards, patterns, and best practices
- Financial Services solutions environment
Ideal:
Solid understanding of:
- Banking business model
- Business process modelling
- Business analysis
- Cloud architectures
- Big data
- DevOps development culture and principles
- Various development technologies (preferably Cobol, Java, .NET, JavaScript, and Python ecosystems)
Skills
- Communications Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Commercial Thinking Skills
- Facilitation Skills
- Business Process Modelling skills (IDEF-0, Financial Modelling, Enterprise Architect, BPMN, etc.)
- Negotiation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical Skills
Conditions of Employment
- Clear criminal and credit record
Capitec is committed to diversity, applications to this position will strictly be considered in support of our employment equity goals.
