U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Senior Solutions Architect

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Johannesburg • 🇿🇦 South Africa

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudJavaJavaScriptMicroservicesNode.jsNoSQLPythonRDBMS

About the role

  • Lead the design and support the implementation of complex technology solutions
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned with organisational standards and strategies
  • Advise on service, process, and operating model changes and drive technology innovation
  • Lead the development and implementation of technology solutions aligned with business objectives and technology vision
  • Drive architectural planning and decision-making to support scalability, innovation, and business transformation
  • Design and document scalable, reliable, and secure solutions for cloud and on-premises environments
  • Ensure solutions adhere to relevant architectures, strategies, policies, standards, and security practices
  • Establish and maintain best practices for solution development, deployment, and governance
  • Design resilient architectures with appropriate failover and disaster recovery strategies and conduct risk assessments
  • Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, estimate technical feasibility, and provide high-level impact assessments
  • Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders and present technical information to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Investigate new technologies, lead proof-of-concept initiatives, and provide justifications for technology adoption

Requirements

  • Diploma or degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in Solution Architecture or 10+ years in software development
  • Experience with architectural styles such as microservices and monoliths
  • Proficient in designing and building highly available, scalable systems
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), web services, databases (RDBMS and NoSQL), and distributed caching
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, Agile methodologies, and software engineering principles
  • Strong development background in Java, Python, Node.js, or similar languages
  • Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills
  • Customer-oriented with strong relationship-building skills
  • Certifications advantageous: Cloud Application Design and Development; TOGAF
  • Must be comfortable with hybrid working (3 days/week in Randburg)
Benefits
  • Continuous training and professional development programs
  • Sponsorship of technical events (DevConf, GDG)
  • Culture of learning with internal speaking and training
  • Opportunity to work alongside established developers
  • Hybrid work arrangement (3 days a week in Randburg)

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Hard skills
Solution Architecturemicroservicesmonolithscloud platformsAWSweb servicesRDBMSNoSQLCI/CDAgile methodologies
Soft skills
problem-solvingdecision-makingcommunicationcustomer-orientedrelationship-buildingtechnical leadershipcollaborationinnovationrisk assessmentpresentation skills
Certifications
Cloud Application Design and DevelopmentTOGAF