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Telkom

Key Responsibilities: 

• Conceptualize ideas into solutions
• Responsible for assessing and defining solutions that aligns with the IT strategy and Architecture principles, policies and standards; and governing their use
• Create end-to-end solutions according to the best practices
• Define and align solutions with Enterprise Architecture strategy and roadmap for Telkom Consumer
• Define best practices, standards and re-usable architecture solution patterns
• Strategic alignment with the agreed Business Architecture
• Strategic alignment of solutions to Security Architecture, Data Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture and Integration Architecture
• Develop design patterns based on adopted architecture technologies and best practices
• Drive the use of microservices architectural approach in design patterns and models within Telkom Consumer
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues from other disciplines to define technology objectives, assess solution options and devise architectural solutions that achieve both strategic business goals and meet operational requirements (PMO, EA, Product Management, IT Strategy, Marketing, etc.)
• An all-rounder, with technical understanding of how systems can work together effectively.
• Provide detailed architectural solution design to delivery teams
• Continuous solution architecture improvements using holistic thinking/ systems approach
• Collaborate with all relevant Telkom domains to communicate the Consumer IT Architecture plans and direction on a continuous basis
• Develop and continuously improve Architecture design documentation for internal, vendor and partner consumption
• Develop and communicate Architecture rollout strategies and data migration solutions
• Support the development of strategic business case and high-level Program plan
• Drive end-to-end solution designs until completion

Senior Manager: IT Strategy & Solution Architecture

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Key Responsibilities: 
Telco Digital Solutions Architecture: 
•	Support the product development team to conceptualize, plan and develop customised technical solutions for Telco Digital customers; 
•	Ensure flexible and economical technical designs with timely delivery;
•	Participate in the digital sales cycle to gather customer business needs and define technical requirements for Telco Digital; 
•	Ensure robust interface between IS and other relevant teams to clearly identify root causes of major incidents and resolve these; Apply knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve Telco Digital products and services;
•	Identify platform deficiencies and design and implement effective solutions in collaboration with IS; 
•	Analyse user complaints, incidents and recorded faults for continuous improvement; 
•	Make recommendations with regard to application and program design, standards and program enhancements; 
•	Liaise with technology suppliers and manufacturers to assess the technology changes that are in the pipeline relevant to Telco Digital;
•	Analyse and interpret user journey stats in order to improve the customer experience; 
•	Participate in testing and quality assurance of all products and services for Telco Digital to ensure they adhere to the set specifications 

Partner Management: 
•	 Manage Stakeholder interfaces with relevant 3rd Party Service and Platform providers. Performance 
•	Track new trends and platform, design & development opportunities in the digital space; and 
•	 Create and leverage data analytics driven methodologies to ensure optimal efficiency of digital solutions.

Manager: Telco Digital Solution Architecture

Key Responsibilities: 
• Presenting Technical advancements and capabilities of systems to business units 
• Define, Plan, Architect and Implement business requirements 
• Requirements Analysis and Consulting 
• Improve Customer Facing Channels 
• Business Project Tracking and Management 
• Product/System Ownership 
• Current and Future Technical Landscape 
• Align Systems with Company Strategies and Best Practices 
• Capacity Based Planning 
• System Documentation and Training 
• Vendor Management and Relationship 
• ATP and E2E Testing 
• Incident and Event Managing 
• Manage Customer related queries

Senior Engineer : Charging Solutions

Key Responsibilities: 
• Provide technical solutions and advise to key stakeholders (i.e. Marketing Department, other technical teams) 
• Design system architecture and solution design for new MTN products 
• Drive the capturing of Business Requirements and Analysis them in order to successfully produce Functional Requirement Specifications for all projects (External and Internal). 
• Ensure that all Projects go through a proper Inception, Elaboration, Construction Phase, Transition - Validation, Transition - Deployment & Project Close-Out Project life-cycle 
• Working closely with Specialist Engineers to drive overall System strategy making sure it is in- line with Business Roadmaps 
• Ensure planned platforms, products and services are delivered on time to meet operational requirements 
• Review architecture within the Payment Systems area’s and make recommendations according to world best practices to improve performance, stability and product delivery

Engineer : Charging Solutions

Altron

Key Responsibilities: 
• Business and Systems analysis 
• Problem solving and Diagnostic work 
• Creating functional specifications and system design specifications from user requirement specifications for new features/products required by clients(main client Vodacom) 
• Taking responsibility during the software development life cycle to resolve any business related issues 
• Involvement in functional / technical design sessions with the development teams 
• Performing integration testing to ensure that solution for new feature is functioning in integrated system environment and supporting testing efforts 
• Taking ownership to ensure new product features are delivered successfully 
• Ensuring issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner

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