Job Title:

Microsoft .Net Solutions Architect 

Location:

Centurion , GP , SA 

Reports to:

Team Leader: Call Centre Systems 

Job Type

Permanent 

Working Hours :

Normal Working Hours

Education Required:

Bachelors Degree or Equivalent 

Level of Experience:

4-6 years 

Job Category:

IT Development 

Salary/Range:

Negotiable: depending on experience and qualifications

Position Summary

We currently have a position available at the Group's Head Office in Centurion, for a  Microsoft .Net Solutions Architect in Retail. The successful applicant will be expected to:

·         Take responsibility for, and ownership of the architecture and related technical decision with regards to implementation of Service call centre application and supporting systems

·         Track the progression of Microsoft's rich client technologies and propose a road map for future of the Service call centre application with regards to the company IT strategy as well as the Retail business mandate

·         Work in the Service IT team as a coach and mentor to assist in the growth of developers both technically as well as in the adoption of and adherence to the SDLC

·         Work with other technical and business teams  to ensure the successful implementation of functionality in the Service call centre application.

Job Requirements

·         A relevant B-degree is a requirement

·         A relevant post-graduate qualification will be an advantage

·         Five years software development working experience is a requirement

·         Excellent interpersonal skills

·         Good communication skills

·         Able to work in a team

·         Analytical and design skills

·         Able to integrate disparate concepts into a cohesive whole

·         Able to reason at various levels of abstraction

·         Assertiveness

·         Sound judgment

·         System architecture and design

·         Object oriented theory and principles

·         Rich client design principles and patterns

·         Service Oriented Architecture

·         Agile software development values, principles and practices

·         Iterative and incremental SDLC

·         Test-Driven Development

·         Continuous Integration

·         Refactoring

·         Source code management principles

·         Threading and concurrency

·         Application deployment and management

·         Net Windows Forms application architecture

·         .Net Framework 2.0

·         .Net Framework 3.0 (Windows Communication Foundation)

·         C#

·         ASMX Web Services and web service consumption in .Net

·         Win32 application architecture and API

·         Microsoft Customer Care Framework (.Net 2.0 or 2008)

·         Microsoft Composite UI Application Block

·         Microsoft Enterprise Library (2.0 or 3.0)

·         Microsof SQL Server

·         .Net Interop (COM and Win32)

·         UML

·         XML

·         Windows Services

·         Borland Delphi (6 or higher)

·         IBM i-Series

·         Java

·         Microsoft ClickOnce Deployment

·         Microsoft Exchange

Behavioural Skills

·         Self-starter

·         Attention to detail

·         Quality as a core value

·         Passionate about adding value through technology

·         Passionate about software development

·         Passionate about creating a learning environment