Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Architect
Hiring Organization: NCBA
Group
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Banking
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 04/23/2024
Job
Purpose Statement
The senior Infrastructure Architect is responsible for evaluating business requirements by leveraging software, data, and infrastructure. The role acts as a bridge and is responsible for mapping these requirements into technology solutions.
The role
focuses on applying the different elements of business, information, and
technology in solving problems while maximizing the return on technology
investment. The architect identifies reviews, and proposes the various building
blocks that will actively lead the technical vision to success.
He/She
reviews deviations from specifications and ensures that relevant technical
strategies, policies, standards, and practices are applied correctly.
Ideal
Job Specifications
- Degree
in Science/computer science/Engineering/Business related degree from a
reputable institution. A master’s degree in Information Technology or an
MBA will be an added advantage.
- Training
and certification in IT Service Management, e.g., ITIL, COBIT, ISO
- IT
Architecture Training and Certification, e.g., TOGAF
- Infrastructure
and Cloud related certification and training
- Business
Continuity training
- 8+
years’ experience in IT applications, infrastructure or security
operations, and management
- 4+
years professional experience in IT solution architecture, deployment of
APIs, cloud, Docker, and Kubernetes experience is desirable
- Solid
grasp of design patterns and principles, particularly Object-Oriented
Design (OOD), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microservice
Architecture (MSA), and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA).
- Experience
in systems; Core Banking Systems and integrations to Mobile money
transfer, USSD / SMS, Omni Channel, Internet Banking, BPM, ERP, CRM, and
other systems in a financial services ecosystem are a MUST.
- possesses
a strong customer service attitude and excellent communication skills and
exhibits a passion for learning and continuous improvement.
- The
architect participates in the stewardship of Service Oriented Architecture
(SOA), Microservices Architecture (MSA), and Application Programming
Interface (APIs) artifacts and definitions.