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    Solution Architect - Nairobi, Kenya - KCB Group

    KCB Group
    KCB Group Nairobi, Kenya

    1 week ago

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    ABOUT THE COMPANY

    KCB Bank Group is East and Central Africa's oldest and largest commercial banking and has through its history set new records becoming the No.1 Bank in the region.

    JOB SUMMARY

    The PersonFor the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field of studyProfessional Qualifications', TOGAF, ITIL Foundation, Design Thinking, and Innovation (One or more certification).Project Management/ Scrum Certifications; PRINCE II/PMP/MSP/SMC/CSM/PMI-ACP7+ years of progressive experience in Information TechnologyExperience in at least two IT disciplines such as (business architecture, application architecture, application development, middleware, microservices and Service Oriented Architecture) Experience in Database management systems.Prior working experience with a formal enterprise architecture framework Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies, cloud computing and containerization.Excellent understanding of software delivery processes, (DevOps) and methodologies (i.e. waterfall, agile, hybrid)Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.Excellent planning and organizational skills with ability to breakdown complex items to actionable elementsKnowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architectureFamiliarity with graphical modeling approaches, tools and model repositoriesAbility to balance the long-term ("big picture") and short-term implications on individual components and projects.Ability to liaise with all levels of management and subject matter experts across the industry and within the organization to drive adoption of solution Architecture.Highly developed soft skills, such as listening, empathy, and the ability to adjust communication style based on the audience.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Analyzing enterprise specifics - Facilitate the identification and analysis of the Bank's business drivers to deliver enterprise business, information, technical and solution architecture requirements.Solution Design – End-to-end solution & architecture design for assigned projects and initiatives and ensuring solution design alignment between stakeholders before implementation.Analyzing and documenting requirements - Elicit business requirements using interviews, analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis.Setting the collaboration framework- Liaise with the business subject matter experts in the development of clear roadmaps of business solutions.Analyzing the technology environment - Provide an analysis to determine best path for solving business problems/opportunities that may include process improvement vis a vis information technology systems enhancement.Controlling solution development - Participate in solution developments to ensure technical (as documented in solution designs) and business requirements are adhered to. Any valid deviations should be documented exceptions for tracking and remediation of technical debt.Supporting project management- Provide architectural oversight of projects and ensure that requirements are in alignment with business strategies and business architecture roadmap/framework.Leverage's business capabilities as a platform for illustrating the link between business needs with decisions to their technology, solution, business and information architecture effortsTranslate strategic initiatives into delivery-focused change initiatives, while translating business processes and issues into effective conceptual and logical models.Build and maintain repository for deliverables, methodologies, and business development documentsAbility to independently facilitate discussions with groups of diverse stakeholders and manage the flow of conversation while driving to meet business objectives.Ability to independently manage conflict among diverse cross portfolio stakeholders related to competing interests and requirements. Able to help stakeholders objectively examine real needs versus wants and ways to collaborate to achieve win/win resolutions.Develop and guide adoption of design patterns with a view of standardizing solution components built for the enterpriseParticipate, guide and support quality assurance team in planning and execution of performance testing and other non-functional testsLead in all round capacity management for current and future solutions

    REQUIRED SKILLS

    Accounting, Compliance, Tax management, Accounting IT-systems (use of)

    REQUIRED EDUCATION

    Bachelor's degree

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