Solution Architect

HR-Aid Consults is a startup consultancy that provides business advice and services to small businesses. 

Job Title: Solution Architect 
Location: Remote
Job Type: Full time 
Salary: N1m – N2m

We are looking to hire an experienced Solution Architect for our client, an NGO in the healthcare sector. 

Responsibilities 
•    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, behaviour, 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
 
 

Qualifications 
•    Bachelor’s degree from college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems Technology, or 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

Qualified females are strongly encouraged to apply.