Solution Architect - Design Office

Job description / Role

Job Description
- To apply advanced methodologies for the analysis and design of solutions by translating client business requirements into technical solutions in specific industries ensuring recommending the most advanced and updated technologies as per customers' business requirements.
- Lead the requirements gathering session with the clients to analyze the AS IS processes and identify the TO BE processes and applications requirements to Obtains the signs off the client on the developed deliverable.
- Estimate the level of effort and skills/seniority required for the fulfillment of the proposal.
- Develop the technical proposal to ensure total compliance to the technical aspects and review the overall proposal before submits by the presales team for further action to assure the consistence of the proposal.
- Develop the overall project scope work breakdown structure, highlighting the interdependencies between the tasks and submits to the Project Manager.
- Review the applications and technical architecture deliverables throughout development testing to ensure quality and requirement tractability.
- Negotiate conflicts with relevant stakeholders regarding requirements and consolidates stakeholders agreed actions, and the final status and decision rationale for all requirements.
- Analyze the client business needs to define the required solution by segregating the solution components and their interaction and prepares and presents the required documents, presentations, demo and PoCs.
- Act as the primary contact between the client and the implementation team to ensure proper understanding for the project requirements and scope.
- Act as a primary member of the solution tam to develop the solution architecture.
- Prepare the End to End Solution Architecture with the support of the Software Architects to ensure total compliance to the sold solution and customer needs.
- Review the training material and user manual and conducts package specific training for the client.
- Develop and review the SOW (statement of work) before signed.

Requirements

Personal Skills
- Passionate about coding and taking up challenges.
- Strong personal ownership and ability to set and meet high professional standards, flexible and responsive work style.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to multi-task and work under pressure.
- Excellent leadership and people management skills.
- Excellent command of English.

Technical Skills
- Smart City and Smart Solutions experience is preferred.
- Experience implementing enterprise integration architectures.
- Experience designing integration solutions.
- Ability to define and communicate the "big picture" in terms of the overall integration solution (both functional and technical components) and break it down into smaller manageable work units Understanding of the concepts of re-use and when to apply Data modeling skills.
- A minimum of 12 years of related experience.
- 3 or more years of experience writing code (such as, and not limited to, Java, C, C++, C#, VB.Net; databases like SQL Server/ Oracle; and Testing tools Experience of multiple full release cycles.
- 3 or more years in developing solution architecture.
- Advanced understanding of modern software development tools and methodologies.
- Advanced in developing and managing large solutions.
- Expert in Database Concepts.
- Advanced Customer Management.
- Expert Business Analysis.
- Expert multi-tier - distribution technologies.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; influencing skills and ability to work effectively in a geographically dispersed team.
- Good Demonstrated technical leadership.
- High-level and low-level Design expertise.
- Expert in Software Sizing and planning.
- Expert in multiple business domains and industries.
- Advanced knowledge of ETOM.

Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

About the Company

Giza Systems, a leading systems integrator in the MEA region, designs and deploys industry-specific technology solutions for asset-intensive industries such as the telecoms, utilities, oil and gas, hospitality and real estate among other market sectors. We help our clients streamline their operations and businesses through our portfolio of solutions, managed services, and consultancy practice. Our team of 1000 professionals are spread throughout the region with anchor offices in Cairo, Riyadh, Dubai, Doha, Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam, Abuja, Kampala and New Jersey, allowing us to service an ever-increasing client base in over 40 countries.