IT Software Architect at AB Microfinance Bank

Job Description

• Interact with our business and technology stakeholders to understand our business direction to ensure it informs our technology direction
• Establish architectural specifications, ensuring feasibility, functionality, and integration with existing software systems
• Demonstrates critical understanding of technical architecture, data architecture, infrastructure, and IT operations
• Identify the appropriate software architecture based on the requirements and design elements contained in a system specification.
• Record software architecture in a software architecture document using use cases and the Unified Modeling Language (UML).
• Maintain and evolve software architecture documents based on evolving system requirements and industry trends and technologies.
• Analyze risk and report problems in meeting system requirements.
• Provide supporting information to the Engineers to aid in the creation of a system specification.
• Assist Software Designer/Implementers with the creation of detailed software design specifications.
• Lead the review process for software architecture documents.
• Perform software version control and maintain periodic compilation schedule.
• Participate in the system specification review process to ensure system requirements can be translated into valid software architecture
• Comply with all applicable product development processes. Perform detailed software design as well as implements and/or maintains code according to duties and responsibilities
• Ensure the overall integrity of the software architecture and validates it against the system specification.
• Integrate internal and external product design into a cohesive user experience
• Work with visual designers to improve and refine product visual design and consistency
• Develop architectural solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle
• Update knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications
• Develop tactical tool in order to streamline or bring more efficiency within processes
• Give support to other Software vendors on CBS interface or 3rd parties
• Support operations teams to ensure that our business services are performing optimally.

Necessary Experience, Skills and Knowledge

• Minimum B.Sc / HND in Computer Science, Software engineering or related discipline with cognate experience
• At least five years of professional experience in a similar role and operational environment
• At least two years of UML experience (Unified Modeling Language)
• At least two years of experience with software source control and version control
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving database problems including database integrity, performance, blocking and deadlocking, replication, connectivity, security etc.
• DB Administration experience with MS SQL Server
• Experience in Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
• Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for MSSQL Server including Clustering, Database Mirroring, Replication, and AlwaysOn Availability Groups
• Good knowledge of Object-oriented Programming languages and relational database
• Experience in web development, mobile development and object-oriented programming
• Knowledge of Web Interfaces and PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, ASP.NET, Java, C#, SOA
• Knowledge of Software Development Process, Software Requirements, Software Design, Software Debugging, Software/System Documentation, Software Testing
• Must be organized, have an eye for detail, and be able to put ideas into a tangible form
• Ability to prioritize and manage work to critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment. Ability to develop new approaches to complex design problems
• Experience in implementing operational automation
• Documentation skills for operational processes and procedures
• Ability to efficiently work with multiple developer teams
• Audit/approve developers' change requests to existing tables, stored procedures, indices, constraints, triggers and views, as well as audit/approve new entries
• Knowledge of 3rd party DBA tools and applications (DB Admin)
• Experience supporting developers to troubleshoot and write effective SQL
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical and problem solving skills and process-oriented approach to work
• Self-starter, self-managed, and able to work under stress to meet deadlines
• Collaborative, consultative and customer-oriented approach
• Reliable team player with excellent communication skills
• Fluent English, both in writing and orally
• A certified ISAQB would be an asset.