System Architect (Connectivity)

·        Job Description Summary

Designs a complete and complex framework, system or product. Defines processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility. Conceives system interfaces and business application prototypes. Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses. Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems. Provides multi-layered technical expertise for next generation initiatives. Survey Tip: Exclude field technicians, engineers and personnel primarily involved in installation, maintenance, modification and repair of equipment. If 75 percent of the time is spent performing a specific engineering function, use that family for your job matches.

·        Job Description

The role of Systems Design/Architecture Engineer is responsible for designing systems architecture. This position conducts system design activities to ensure that architectural solutions meet technical and functional requirements. The Systems Design/Architecture Engineer conducts architectural analysis, evaluation, and designs systems that support and seek to solve complex business and technical problems.

Key Role and Responsibilities:

·        Conduct system design activities

·        Review detailed application, software and system components across a variety of technology stacks

·        Ensure that architectural solutions meet technical and functional requirements

·        Review existing system architecture and recommend improvements

·        Participate in engineering reviews to determine any ambiguities

·        Investigate and scope change requests to determine the scale of work to be done and estimate the timeframe and input required

·        Determine system loads and volumes as input into infrastructure requirements

·        Ensure that proposed and existing systems architectures are aligned with the company’s goals and strategies

·        Enable the design and development of new systems and solutions

·        Ensure that new systems and solutions conform to current system architecture and/or align to strategic system architectural direction

·        Conduct architectural analysis, evaluation, and design of systems that support and seek to solve complex business and technical problems

·        Enable and ensure that system architecture is delivered in the form of robust and scalable solutions to business problems and needs

·        Identify, evaluate, and assess risks in order to mitigate them and eliminate any factor that may interfere or hinder the delivery of the architectural solution and dependent functional requirements

·        Specify the solutions functional and technical requirements, and implementation phases required in order to deliver on and solve complex business problems

·        Implement processes for integrating architectural solutions

·        Implement architectural governance, standards, metrics for measuring, monitoring and improving architecture

·        Implement and/or maintain the use of fitness functions to ensure architectural success

·        Proactively identify potential problems that could be remediated by more effective architectural solutions

·        Ensure team members understand system architectural implications of requirements

Knowledge, skills and attributes:

·        Strong communication and organisational skills

·        Sound business acumen

·        Ability to effectively deal with stakeholders in challenging situations.

·        Ability to navigate through complexity and ambiguity

·        Strong understanding of system architecture, design, and delivery

·        Understanding of regulatory requirements and organisational standards including security

·        Knowledge of the system design life cycle models

·        Ability to design systems compatible with cloud computing architectures and selection of components

·        Ability to design and select system components

·        Planning and decision-making skills

·        Good verbal and written communication skills

·        Ability to use a variety of design tools

·        Ability to problem-solve and apply critical thinking

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

·        Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science or related etc.

·        Relevant certifications required

Experience required:

·        Demonstrated experience in similar IT roles, with a focus on system design / architecture engineering

·        Proven working experience in a large-scale organisation

·        Demonstrated experience, judgment and drive to plan, make decisions and accomplish individual and team goals

·        Demonstrated experience with software development lifecycles

·        Demonstrated experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment