Solution Architect - eHealth Africa HND / BA / BSc Job

Location: Remote

Job Type: Full-time

Department: Software Engineering

Purpose of the position

The Solution Architect will be responsible for the analysis and evaluation of alternatives and arriving at the best technology solution to solve specific business problems.

He / She will be responsible for translating requirements into process and technical designs that meet customer expectations and technical standards.

He / She will lead architecture design for specific systems, products or platforms and collaborate with the organization’s leaders to prioritize solution delivery.

Keywords: SDLC, TOGAF, Android, IOS, Scrum, Agile

What you’ll Do

Evaluate alternatives and arrive at the best technology solution to solve specific business problems.

Provide technical direction, oversight of technical design and architecture and effort estimation and for all software solutions

Leads the estimation and assessment of the feasibility of solutions and their business impact

Lead the establishment and enforcement of related architectural governance and ensure alignment with industry frameworks.

Identifies and manages the organizational impact (on skills, processes, structures, and culture) and financial impact of proposed architectural solutions.

Continuously assesses the systems' architecture currently in place and works with technical staff to recommend and implement solutions to improve it.

Provides technical design and architectural leadership for the development of solution prototypes to justify the suitability of recommended solutions

Analyze and study complex systems requirements and prepare design documentation.

Provides updates to stakeholders on product development processes, costs, and budgets

Contribute toward the continuous improvement of project management methodology utilized within the Development team

Continually research the current and emerging technologies and propose changes where needed

Describes the structure, characteristics, behavior, and other aspects of software to project stakeholders

Provides mentorship to junior architects and developers

Performs miscellaneous projects and duties as assigned to support the management team

Who you Are

Bachelor’s Degree from College or University in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems Technology or a related field.

A Postgraduate Degree is desirable.

Minimum of 7 years of experience in engineering and software architecture design

Minimum of 4 year as a solution architect

Working experience of architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF)

Working experience of development frameworks and methodologies (Agile, DevOps, Scrum)

Development experience in at least one of the following: .Net, Java, SQL, React, Angular, Python, etc.

Mobile development experience (Android, iOS)

Fluent in English.

Excellent communication skills

Analytical mindset

Project and resource management aptitude

Excellent collaboration and team working skills

Application Closing Date

Not Specified.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:

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EHealth Africa designs and implements data-driven solutions and technologies to improve health systems for and with local communities. eHAs technology works in low connectivity settings and uses data to drive decision-making by local governments and partner agencies to get optimum results.