Business Applications Solutions Architect

Job Title:Business Applications Solutions Architect

Location:Umhlanga and remote from home (hybrid)

Reports To:ERP Technical Lead

Contract term:initial 6 months (may be renewed)

Hours:08h00 17h00

Travel:Hybrid (limited travel as needed)

Rate:R1000 p/h

About the Role:

• Proactively and holistically leads and supports Solution Architecture activities that guide the development and management of business applications
• Provides the necessary leadership analysis and design tasks related to supporting the development of technology solutions
• Support datadriven decisionmaking through architecture of BI/reporting tools such as Power BI and backend systems like Microsoft SQL Server.
• Provide expertlevel support for businesscritical applications with a focus on HSE systems including health and safety management environmental monitoring and compliance tracking

Key Responsibilities:

Interpret Business Needs and Develop and Maintain Business Applications IT Strategy

• Translate business & technical requirements into an architectural blueprint to achieve business objectives & documents all solution architecture design & analysis work
• Develop and articulate a clear technical vision for application solutions aligning with the companys technology roadmap and architectural principles
• Serve as a Liaison between the Business Solution Architects and the AMS Functional teams.
• Works closely with other solution owners and managers to ensure a robust architectural runway that can support future business applications and catalog requirements throughout the product lifecycle

Application design and solution delivery

• Analyse and troubleshoot complex issues across multiple platforms ensuring high availability and performance of applications.
• Provide expertlevel support for businesscritical applications with a focus on HSE systems including health and safety management environmental monitoring and compliance tracking
• Support the migration of business applications to cloud
• Support the Jivs archiving system

Assess Technology Solutions and ITSC

• Support solution and service managers in endoflife product decisions to maintain refresh or retire services or systems including applications technologies processes and information
• Understand emerging technology trends and disruptions and their practical application to enable new and evolving applications and operating models (stretch).
• Analyse the technology industry competitors and market trends and determine their potential implications for a given solution (stretch)
• Analyse the ApplicationsIT environment to detect critical deficiencies legacy and technical debt and recommend solutions for improvement (stretch)
• Act as a consultant and advisor to the Functions and Solution Delivery on a broad range ofdevelopment technologies platforms and vendor offerings to drive targeted business outcomes
• Take accountability for ensuring solution implementations and changes deliver business requirements.

Key Performance Indicators

• Integrated Technical management and controls
• Technical and audit controls applied with 90% audit compliance 0 high priority findings
• Current state architecture documentation vendor assessment for RFPs contribution to cost/benefit analysis contributions to proofofconcept implementation(stretch)
• Solution documentation enterprise target state architecture (stretch) application/platform strategy (stretch)

Requirements:

• B Comm or relevant tertiary qualification
• 10 years of supporting business applications
• Knowledge of Power BI and data analysis
• Handson experience with Microsoft SQL Power BI and data visualisation tools
• Experience working with HSE applications and systems including health and safety management environmental monitoring and compliance tracking
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills with the ability to translate complexity to simplicity

Technical & Soft Skills:

• Architecture design and documentation
• Application lifecycle management
• Data architecture and visualisation
• Cloud migration support
• Stakeholder management and vendor engagement
• Commitment to audit and technical control standards

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