Solution Architect (Data and Analytics)

Permanent
Cape Town
Posted 3 years ago

As a recognized authority in customer data and analytical solutions,  the solution architect strategically advises and shapes requirements for customer data and analytical solutions and creates high quality data, application and technology architectures in support of the business requirements and leads the realization of the design into the final solution implementation. Deep subject matter knowledge of data staging, data warehousing, data marts, operational data stores, big data and analytics as applicable to the Retail Customer business domain is essential.

 

Qualifications  

  • Degree in Information Systems/BSc Computer Science (or similar)

 

Experience      

  • Working experience within the IT industry.
  • Working experience in data warehousing with at least 5 project lifecycles
  • Retail industry experience with an understanding of retail business processes.
  • Proven experience with customer big data and data science / data analytics in a cloud environment (AWS/Azure/Google) as well as on-premise
  • Experience with Campaign Management, Data Management Platforms, Demand Side Platforms, and Customer Data Platforms.
  • Working experience with different ETL integration technologies (SSIS, Talend, SAP Data Services, etc.) – desirable
  • Working experience with data modelling tools – desirable
  • Worked on projects across multiple applications, SAP and non-SAP
  • Experience with all aspects of IT projects from business analysis, architectures, system analysis and design through development, testing, implementation, and production support (SDLC).
  • Excellent design and architecture skills and proven track record delivering well designed complex enterprise class systems.
  • Excellent technical development and be able to mentor others to improve their design and development skills.
  • Identification and formulation of solution architecture and solution alternatives and their assessment.
  • Demonstrated expertise in a variety of application development methodologies and practices.
  • Lead a team through an architectural development process and collaborate with application development teams, architects and other members of the software development team.
  • Experience with current research and standards in Solution Architecture.
  • Experience in high volume data and files processing, in a batch and real time, integration environment. – desirable
  • Project management experience of mid-sized projects. – desirable
  • Experience with AI and machine learning – desirable

 

Knowledge and Skills 

  • Architecture and solution design (UML, OO, SOA, etc.)
  • S/W frameworks and methodologies (Agile, TOGAF, etc.)
  • Solid track record in successful delivery solution architecture
  • Knowledge and experience in the design and use of (multi-dimensional) Data Warehouses, and the use of ETL software to provide these with information – desirable
  • Experience using an RDBMS and advanced skills in query languages, especially SQL – desirable
  • Experience with modern analytics technologies such as Snowflake, Teradata, Oracle 12c, Informatica, Cloudera, Alteryx, etc.
  • Experience in architecting big data solutions with a specific focus on customer analytics
  • Experience with cloud technologies (e.g. Hadoop, Talend, EMR, Kinesis, Selenium, Athena, Redshift, etc.) – desirable
  • Experience with data monetization business models – desirable

 

Deadline for applications is 2022/04/30

For more information, call Nova Buchan on 073 393 9731 or send your CV to  Nova@capitaledgerecruitment.co.za

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Job CategoryBusiness Analysis, Information Technology

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