Solution Architect at eHealth Africa

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

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Solution Architect

Location: Remote
Category: 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.

Responsibilities
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

Requirements

• 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

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can become louder at times due to group discussions or activities. eHA is a tobacco-free environment. 

Benefits of Joining

• Work in a mission-driven, global, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Remote first, with the option to work in-person occasionally
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• Work-life balance is not a myth, we offer a generous paid leave policy comprising; 28 days annual leave, 30 days sick leave, bereavement leave 
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity and 3 months paternity leave
• Pension Benefit 
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one time home office set-up budget
• We believe learning should never stop and so we provide a $500 stipend annually towards learning and development irrespective of role, title or tenure
• Discretionary trips to our offices across the globe, with global travel medical insurance 
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.