GV Alliance Partners Limited is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Enterprise Architect
Location: Lagos
Job Description
This is a leadership role that requires both broad and deep technology knowledge and the ability to Architect Solutions by mapping common customer business problems to end-to-end technology solutions.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Provide Expert Technology advice in the following areas
Solution Architecture and Design.
- Provide client’s inputs for project timelines, activity/task, material etc.
- Meet with Customers on projects as demanded.
- Work in tandem with the in-house technology leadership of the client.
- To develop frameworks and adopt best practices.
Solution Dimensioning.
System capacity Planning.
Documentation
- Provide input for commercial documentation as required.
- Provide technical design documentation and control as required.
Pre-Sales & Concept
- Supports client’s sales team technically during bidding and prospecting phases.
- Design and Set-up strategy for optimal project costing during the planning phase.
- Participate in sales meeting and pitching.
- Translate business requirements of projects to technical information.
- Identify resources and skills required for a solution/project.
Product Development and Design
- Work with the client’s in-house experts to develop blueprints and road maps.
- Advise on infrastructure planning and requirements specific to each solution.
- Client VAS- To be proactively involved in rebuilding client’s Vas.
Implementation
Will be involved in Quality Assurance activities during implementation.
Leadership
- Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in chosen technology disciplines.
- Set an example for the team by maintaining a positive attitude and dedicated work ethic.
- Strive for continued growth and maturity of your skills.
Coach and mentor peers.
- Communicate and provide prompt response and follow-ups with clientele.
- Ensure client issues are resolved in a timely manner.
Production & Operation
Will be involved in production and/or Operation should the need arise.
Business
- Must be able to always understand the business needs and propose a technology solution that addresses the associated requirements.
- Proven ability to communicate at multiple levels of a mid-size to enterprise-level organization.
- Ability to work equally as effective independently or in teams.
- Assist sales and consulting team in driving new opportunities and educating clients on applicable technology solutions.
Skills, Knowledge
- Conceptualize all in house application to cafe out off the shelf products for licensing.
- The architect needs to create a conceptual vision of all client’s solutions. This will typically be in form of a conceptual architecture diagram, a drawing that shows the major user/channels of the system, systems it has to interact with, and the major logical functions and data it must perform or use.
- Help in facilitating technical support and mentorship for in-house developers.
- Designing solutions in accordance with architectural standards.
- Provide quality assurance for services within the solution area.
- Spearhead product marketing and product development.
- Develop and execute a solution strategy and business plan that support product growth.
- Code contributions to Open Source projects.
Organizational Position
This position will report to the Chief Technology Officer and will spend a significant portion of time meeting with clients, project delivery, technical and Sales team.
Qualifications/Certifications & Experience
- HND/BSC in Computer Science or Information technology any related course.
- Must have at least 7 - 10 relevant working experiences and be able to work without supervision.
- Proven experience interacting directly with end users.
- He/she must have vast knowledge of Oracle, SAP and software development.
- Also, knowledge of Microsoft BI and SharePoint applications development is a plus.
- Several years hands on experience of designing and developing Web Architectures.
- Solid Python, Apache, WSGI, SQL, MYSQL, and Linux.
- Strong understanding of Web Security issues.
- Experience of designing and developing REST based Web Services.
- Experience of capacity planning and building scalable architectures.
- Experience of software development practices such as TDD, Code Reviews, and Pair Programming.
Key Competencies
- Right attitude
- Good team spirit
- Bold, articulate and confident
- Excellent analytical, writing and oral skills
- Good use of presentation tools
- Good interpersonal relation
Application Closing Date
30th June, 2014
Method of Application
Candidates who meet the above requirement should email their resume to:
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