Start Date:

2009-05-01

Location:

Centurion, GP SA

Job Status:

Open

Work Site:

Centurion

Hires Needed:

1

Reports to

Team Leader: STS & Self-Service

Job Type:

Permanent

Charge Code:

2046356

Vacancy Type:

New Position

Job Category

IT Architecture

Working Hours

Normal Working Hours

Education

Bachelors Degree or Equivalent

Salary Range

Negotiable: depending on experience and qualifications

Level of Experience

6+ years

 

Job Description

 

We currently have a position available  for a System Architect in Retail. The successful applicant will be responsible for building and motivating strong teams, applying strategic thinking and executing effectively to deliver a track record of sustained accomplishments. The position will give the successful candidate an opportunity to apply his or her technical expertise within an area where he/she needs to:

 

·         Design complex systems at the component level

·         Make strategic technological choices

·         Conceptualise, launch and drive business and product strategies, and multi-year roadmaps

·         Influence, guide and act as mentor

·         Lead and foster development of high performing technical teams

·         Influence, identify, and recruit technical leaders

·         Collaborate with peer architects to solve complex problems

 

Job Requirements

 

·         Interpersonal skills

·         Coaching and mentoring skills

·         High level communication skills (verbal and writing)

·         Strategic thinking

·         Risk management

·         Motivating and building strong teams

·         Project management

·         Leadership skills

·         Creative self starter

·         Influencing skills

·         Knowledge of enterprise internet/web

·         PC/desktop environments

·         Object orientated (OD) software development

·         Design large scale systems

·         Varying levels of abstraction within business and product strategy

·         Technical design (micro/macro) and implementation

·         In-depth knowledge of IBM software stack a plus

·         Object orientation theories and principles

·         Architecture

·         Software Development

·         Smalltalk

·         CORBA

·         Internet based development

·         JAVA (including EJB, JSPP)

·         C++

·         Orale tools

·         BSC Computer Science or related IT qualifications

Skills

 

Information Technology -> Applications Development