Technical Architect / Technical Specialist
| Location | Bellville, South Africa |
| Date Posted | March 10, 2020 |
| Category |
Engineering
|
| Job Type |
Full-time
|
| Currency | ZAR |
Description
Tasks
- The planning, designing and building of the IT infrastructure and technology architecture to support the Group BI and Analytics program (BI). This includes computer hardware, server hardware, storage and backup, operating systems, utilities software and data storage / management software as well as integration between the components of the platform
- The specification, product selection and design of infrastructure components to implement a systems architecture
- The identification of new and emerging software technologies, methodologies and products, and ICT methods and techniques and the ongoing assessment of their relevance and potential value to the organization
- Applying mainly Development Management Technologies and methodologies, such as Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) e.g. Agile, Waterfall or other pattern, practices, and development frameworks
- Utilizing mainly a combination of relevant Architecture Models such as Technology, Data, Access, Identity, Security Management Models and Change Management Models
- Acts as the technical subject matter expert (SME) in the BI Platform technical domain by providing solutions and advice to business across multiple complex problem sets
- Manages and controls the technical IT domain solution in both project and production support environments
- Provides a service that combines all the elements of consultancy, facilitation and implementation, thus providing an end-to-end enablement and implementation service
- Participates in the planning, development and implementation of the IT Domain projects and enhancements
- Monitors projects throughout all phases to ensure compliance to design standards
