Chief Solution Architect at Tezza Business Solutions Ltd

A high-impact Architecture function can accelerate progress against critical IT objectives that require a cross-enterprise perspective. The mission (duties and responsibilities) of Tezza’s Architecture is to:

• Provides advice to customers regarding industry best practices in business process and software deployment methodologies
• Conducts/leads business process analysis or design/construction phase of the project including writing functional specifications
• Creates and modifies procedural and system documentation throughout the project
• Develops functional and technical specifications for modifications, interfaces, reports and screens that meet the customers' business objectives and are of sound design
• Provides primary user support and verifies that the system provides the required business functions
• Prepares and delivers presentations for user, management, and executive level audiences
• Communicates and/or supports business cases to Product Management and Product Development regarding specific trends for future product functionality and enhancements
• Assists Project Managers in planning efforts
• Working with the Project Manager, creates detailed tasks on overall project plan (i.e. during sales cycle, during project mobilization and design, or based on change requests)
• Ensures knowledge transfer is conducted with key customer project team members
• Is a thought leader in the Transportation Solution Industry and is able to apply that knowledge to customer engagements
• Incorporate SOA principles into enterprise architecture design, including identifying opportunities for common services and service reuse
• Participate in relevant external standards organizations, industry groups, panels, etc.
• Document all architecture design and analysis work
• Develop, improve, validate, and use tools to facilitate enterprise architecture efforts
• Lead analysis of technology industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on the enterprise architecture

Required Skills (Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities to enter the job):

• 10+ years solutions design and implementation experience at line of business or enterprise level
• 5+ years’ experience in design and architecture at enterprise level.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or equivalent discipline is required
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or equivalent discipline is desired
• Desire work out of Lagos – Nigeria and eventual travel in central Africa
• Experience leading large teams in a matrix management environment.
• Fully knowledgeable about solution architecture patterns, integration patterns, mobile and web application architectures.
• Able to quickly translate vague user requirements to possible and probable solution architectures.
• Broad knowledge of technology from mobiles to servers and data centers.
• Extremely quick to research and evaluate potential platforms and technologies.
• Knowledgeable about general business transactions and functions across multiple domains - banking, retail, manufacturing, service etc.
• Ability to prepare and present solution proposals.
• Ability to work with a young and less experienced team and bring them up to speed quickly. Ready to act as chief innovation officer for the company.
• Experience managing vendor agreements and tracking service levels.
• Superior oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Strong presentation and facilitation skills to communicate with and persuade a wide range of audiences

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A high-impact Architecture function can accelerate progress against critical IT objectives that require a cross-enterprise perspective. The mission (duties and responsibilities) of Tezza’s Architecture is to:

• Provides advice to customers regarding industry best practices in business process and software deployment methodologies
• Conducts/leads business process analysis or design/construction phase of the project including writing functional specifications
• Creates and modifies procedural and system documentation throughout the project
• Develops functional and technical specifications for modifications, interfaces, reports and screens that meet the customers' business objectives and are of sound design
• Provides primary user support and verifies that the system provides the required business functions
• Prepares and delivers presentations for user, management, and executive level audiences
• Communicates and/or supports business cases to Product Management and Product Development regarding specific trends for future product functionality and enhancements
• Assists Project Managers in planning efforts
• Working with the Project Manager, creates detailed tasks on overall project plan (i.e. during sales cycle, during project mobilization and design, or based on change requests)
• Ensures knowledge transfer is conducted with key customer project team members
• Is a thought leader in the Transportation Solution Industry and is able to apply that knowledge to customer engagements
• Incorporate SOA principles into enterprise architecture design, including identifying opportunities for common services and service reuse
• Participate in relevant external standards organizations, industry groups, panels, etc.
• Document all architecture design and analysis work
• Develop, improve, validate, and use tools to facilitate enterprise architecture efforts
• Lead analysis of technology industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on the enterprise architecture

Required Skills (Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities to enter the job):

• 10+ years solutions design and implementation experience at line of business or enterprise level
• 5+ years’ experience in design and architecture at enterprise level.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or equivalent discipline is required
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or equivalent discipline is desired
• Desire work out of Lagos – Nigeria and eventual travel in central Africa
• Experience leading large teams in a matrix management environment.
• Fully knowledgeable about solution architecture patterns, integration patterns, mobile and web application architectures.
• Able to quickly translate vague user requirements to possible and probable solution architectures.
• Broad knowledge of technology from mobiles to servers and data centers.
• Extremely quick to research and evaluate potential platforms and technologies.
• Knowledgeable about general business transactions and functions across multiple domains - banking, retail, manufacturing, service etc.
• Ability to prepare and present solution proposals.
• Ability to work with a young and less experienced team and bring them up to speed quickly. Ready to act as chief innovation officer for the company.
• Experience managing vendor agreements and tracking service levels.
• Superior oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Strong presentation and facilitation skills to communicate with and persuade a wide range of audiences