Thursday, August 28, 2014

Software Applications Architecture & Design Analyst


Company/Location:

Confidential 

Industry:
Banking
Reports To:  
IT Solution and Development Manager
Division:
Information Technology


Job Information

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Candidates should have knowledge of Applications Architecture & Design. The role involves documenting & reviewing software architecture and & designs, and supporting development teams.
The Applications Architecture & Design Analyst is part of the Systems Design and Functional Architecture team within IT Solutions and Development Division. He is responsible for ensuring that business requirements are aligned with system functionality and provides technical designs for all solutions developed. He is also responsible for any special projects, as directed by the Senior IT management team.

PREFERRED  QUALIFICATION:
·         BSc or Master Degree in Computer Science or Management Information System or any related field with at least seven to ten years in a technical development environment.
·         High level of Arabic and English interpersonal skills and communication skills both written and oral.

OBJECTIVES,  FUNCTIONS, AND SKILLS:






















Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential task satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and / or abilities required:
·         Excellent functional & technical knowledge of bank’s application systems.
·         Good problem-solving skills.
·         Willingness to grow and expand capabilities, interests and competencies.
·         Strong understanding of application development methodologies and approaches.
·         Strong and proven interviewing and workshop facilitation skills specific to the collection and analysis of functional and technical system requirements.
·         Strong and proven ability to render clear documentation and system specifications from interviews/discussions/workshops.
·         Experience in supporting projects/Proven leadership of technical and non-technical teams.
·         Requires exceptional collaborative, teaming and consensus building abilities, as well as proficiency in cross-discipline, cross-organization and cross-product group cooperation.
Team spirit/Customer Focus/Entrepreneurial spirit/Professional expertise/Cross cultural awareness.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
·         Review new projects / change requests for existing projects to define different team stakeholders participating in accomplishing this objective.
·         Creating and maintaining SW Architecture documents using defined technical documentation templates.
·         Guiding SW design approach.
·         Provides application and system functional expertise for development projects.
·         Assigns appropriate resources to analyze business requirements and produce related functional specification documentation
·         Produces technical designs to facilitate the development or enhancement of applications to fulfill business needs
·         Coordinate with special projects (Proof of concept, Production enhancements …) for successful completion, as defined by senior IT management.
·         Provides consultancy services to other teams within IT & Operations Group.
·         Provides higher-level support in response to user problems, difficulties and questions regarding system functionality, operations, input/output, reporting and general operational procedures for all IT applications.
·         Working as part of a team, which may be established purely for a particular project, to work on a specific project
·         Adapting current Architecture & Design to new requirements.
·         Reacting to problems and correcting the design as necessary.
·         Act as 4th level production support for issues related to integration between different systems.
·         Identifies opportunities of improvements for existing applications.
·         Analyzing and tuning the design performance/Investigating, analyzing and documenting design parameters.
·         Consulting manuals, periodicals and technical reports to learn new ways to develop design and maintain existing skills and knowledge.
·         Defines, promotes and encourages the use of development best practices.
·         Communicate with external vendor from technical prospective in project early stages as proof of concept till the end of the project to resolve any issues.
·         Participate in RFP & vendor evaluation.
General Skills Required
·         Excellent people skills. Ability to recruit, motivate and lead a team.
·         Strong product development and engineering skills.
·         Strong communications skills, both in writing and speaking. Ability to excite and
·         motivate employees, partner and customers with a compelling vision
·         Good understanding of the software business and its practices
·         Good organizational and time management skills
We offer

·         Modern, energetic working environment
·         Opportunities for professional growth and promotion
·         Salary ranges depending on skills and expertise
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