Architect Jobs in South Africa at Multichoice Africa

Job Title    Architect
Company    Multichoice Africa
Location - Country    South Africa
Location - Province    Gauteng
Location - Town / City    Ranburg
Job Type    Permanent
Equity Status    African candidates
Number of Positions    1
Close Date: 23-Nov-2012
Special Requirements 

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Context   

Diverse operating business units
Multicultural environment
Head office environment
Competitive business environment
Customer focus and service orientated environment
Multi products/currencies/countries
Constantly changing environment
Cutting edge technology

Customers   

MultiChoice Africa Corporate management and staff
All MultiChoice Africa staff members
Naspers Group companies, MWEB, Irdeto
Outsourced external suppliers and service providers e.g. WEB Services, installers, payment platform providers, STB manufacturers
MultiChoice customers (subscribers)
Internal MultiChoice divisions, DStv On-line, IT, BTD

Outputs   

Document system requirements for Africa
Concluded gap and feasibility studies into system requirements vs user requirements
Alignment of system requirements with business requirements
Ensure required integration of all e-commerce initiatives into back end systems
Ensure e-commerce requirements are included in systems solutions and architecture
Designing, developing, implementing, maintaining and upgrading customer interaction platforms and web services
Develop and maintain new media platforms like Facebook, Twitter
Create secure data transfer between web and internal systems
Development and management of website systems
Design, develop and implement database interfaces
Development and maintenance of the Application and Technology Reference Architectures and supporting architectures (Business solutions and Process)
Translated business, process and information architectures in terms of technical capabilities
Define the to-be technology architecture based on business and technology drivers
Conduct regular reviews of the to-be technology models and modify as required to support the business and technology objectives.
Provide research and development capability to the Africa Management team
Research and development of technologies and system solutions for input Africa business system frameworks.
Developed physical integration models and systems
Development of an overall infrastructure plan
Defined and implemented system solutions
Defined technical skills required for technology enablement.
Co-ordinated data and security architectures.
Ensured product and systems analysis during acquisition phase of vendors and respective products.

Education & Experience 
 
Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in infrastructure and network administration
Qualifications –bachelor’s degree or similar qualification of a IT nature
ITIL
Systems life cycle management
Expertise in integration methods
Strong knowledge of the software development proces
Application/System architecture design and documentation
Agile software development values, principles and practices
Coordinating production implementation with 3rd parties
A firm grasp of social and legal policies
Proven management of enterprise level websites
Strong knowledge of .NET based technologies
In depth knowledge of Web Development technologies – to include HTML, JavaScript, CSS
Strong database knowledge specifically SQL Server or MySQL
Business process optimization skills
Appropriate temperament and skill to conduct training and coach others
Financial analysis and modelling experience
Pay television industry or Telecommunications market knowledge

Competencies   

Strong leadership
Customer focus and service orientation
Assertiveness
Planning and organising
Conflict resolution and mediation
Cultural diversity sensitivity
Digital Native
Flexible
Logical
Innovative
Inquiring mind
Diplomacy and tact
Conscientious
Team player and builder
Results and achievement driven
Confidentiality
Initiative
Withstanding pressure
Integrity and honesty

  Equity Statement

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally. It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible. Therefore, please be aware that internal applicants will be considered first before reviewing external applicants, provided that this supports achievement of our Employment Equity goals.
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