Lead Solution Architect - Salesforce at Absa Group

Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Solution Architecture, Salesforce, Analytical Problem Solving, Design Thinking, Microservices, Agile Delivery, Coaching, Risk Management, Governance Compliance, Domain-Driven Design, Integration, Technical Architecture, Application Architecture, System Architecture, Salesforce FSC, Feasibility Studies

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time. With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. Job Summary Drive the design and delivery of complex fit for purpose, business strategy-aligned, high impact, cross domain technology solution blueprints & associated solutions & build architectural capability in Dev teams across an estate. Job Description Architecture · Leverage a solid and deep understanding of the organization strategy to identify, design and deliver relevant, scalable, testable, reusable technology solutions · Work with the broader architecture team to analyze customer requirements and current-state business capabilities to support the specification/framing of business problems · Leverage expertise in analytical and creative problem solving to synthesize solution designs · Participate in design thinking processes to deliver solution blueprints and roadmaps · Create components of complex end-to-end solution blueprints and ensure implementation across all phases of the initiative lifecycle · Contribute to feasibility studies and business case development · Apply engineering knowledge including domain-driven design, loosely coupled integration, and microservices · Collaborate with project/program management teams to design solution roadmaps · Embed within delivery teams to ensure successful design and implementation · Ensure solution details align with architectural principles and are implementable · Conduct solution reviews, code reviews, and testing · Stay informed on emerging architectural principles · Contribute to the architecture body of knowledge and evolution of principles · Experience working in a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) environment · Active Salesforce Architect with certifications including: · - Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) · - Salesforce Certified Application Architect · - Salesforce Certified System Architect · - Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I & II · Experience with Salesforce FSC is an advantage · Prior experience in solution architecture is an advantage · Responsible for creating architecture artifacts and following ARB/Design forum governance process that includes security and data compliance. People · Participate in peer and development team reviews and share knowledge · Coach and build architectural capability across delivery teams · Contribute as a high-performance member of agile delivery teams · Demonstrate strong communication skills with stakeholders across business and technology domains Financial, Risk & Governance · Identify solution design and delivery risks and propose mitigation strategies · Apply organizational risk and governance frameworks · Ensure compliance with regulatory, risk, and governance standards · Engage chapter and guild leads in solution decision-making · Deliver solutions on time and within budget Additional Job Description · Ensure all activities comply with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Risk Management Framework, and organizational policies · Understand and manage risks and incidents relevant to the role Education Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank. Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised Absa Group Limited (“Absa Group”) is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups. Absa Group offers an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and insurance. Absa Group owns majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (Absa Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia and has insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. Absa also has representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.

Responsibilities

Drive the design and delivery of complex technology solutions aligned with business strategy. Collaborate with teams to ensure successful implementation and adherence to architectural principles.