The Role
We are looking to hire a talented Solution Architect to define and integrate our company’s software architecture. In this role, you will be responsible for upgrading or defining new architecture systems to support future and current Java applications. You will also be involved in software design and the integration of all Java-based applications.
To ensure success as a Solution Architect, you should have in-depth knowledge of software architecture, experience with network design, and high-level like Java programming skills. Ultimately, a top-class Solution architect can see the big picture needs of a company and design scalable architecture to handle the company’s current and future software application needs.
The role is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Duties and Responsibilities
Develops the technical design documents, ensures proper handover of the technical design to developers(team) to code as per design
Should be able to create a complete technical design for projects, making sure the design is extensible and scalable
Should have played a Designer role(s) and must have designed a solution for the developers to build
High level system architecture involving more than one system
Assist development team in resolving technical problems
Anticipate, identify, track and resolve technical issues and risks affecting delivery
Assist with the design, build, rollout and run support for technology solutions
Design and/or configure applications/tools to functional and technical requirements
Participate in effort estimation for new project(s) technical solutions
Design & develop reusable components and IP for the organization where possible
Performing a QA review of applications/products built for the provided design
Identify gaps in existing systems and suggest solutions for the identified gaps
Quick learning of current market frameworks and tools to introduce in projects
Assisting the software design team with application integration
Meeting with technology managers and the design team to discuss the goals and needs of the company
Generally, uphold the values of the Company
Qualifications & Experience:
Degree in Information Systems / B Sc Computer Science (or similar)
Experience working in an Agile environment
3+ Years in Architecture / Design Solutioning
10 years overall experience within the IT industry
Background projects experience – OOPS, Java, Development Projects, Data architecture (will be added advantage)
TOGAF 9.2 / ArchiMate or relevant architecture certification will be a value add
Experience in cloud design solutions preferably AWS and AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Architecture and solution design (UML, OO, SOA) is required
Experience in Test Driven Development (TDD) and Agile Methodologies
Experience in Micro services development using tools like spring boot
Experience with Apache Camel and Apache Kafka
Experience with data architecture using either Open source or closed source technologies (ELK Stack , Apache Spark etc)
You will be a good fit if you have:
Excellent technical skills, come from a software background and have proven development skills as there is a large hands-on element to this role
Good documentation and diagramming skills and a desire to communicate and back up designs using documentation
A strong passion for designing and seeing through the implementation of highly available and performant systems, including validating the implementation through extensive load tests and high availability tests
Good communication skills
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