eHealth Africa is focused on improving healthcare by creating effective ways to implement reliable health information management systems. We have developed eHealth and mHealth solutions that can be rapidly deployed to manage patient information, streamline clinical procedures, and provide data and analysis on health program outcomes. Accurate health data will provide NGO’s, hospitals, and donor agencies with access to timely health system indicators needed to evaluate their health interventions and respond to critical public health needs. We bring about positive change by harnessing the potential of technology, valuing the power and knowledge of local people, and maintaining a sharp focus on the health worker. To help close the gap in access to health care we have developed and share a depth of expertise in: eHealth and mHealth software and solutions Technology Infrastructure Training and capacity building for sustainable health systems Research and data analysis Project Management eHealth Africa works closely with health NGOs in order to provide them with technology solutions that will enhance their on-going and new health programs. We also strive to work with state and government officials to manage large scale implementations at health facilities across the country. eHealth and Information Systems Africa, Inc. is a California, USA Public Service Corporation. We have offices based in California, USA, and Kano, Nigeria.
- Job Type: Full Time , Remote
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 7 years
- Location: Nigeria
- Job Field: ICT / Computer
Purpose of the position
- The Solution Architect will be responsible for the analysis and evaluation of alternatives and arriving at the best technology solution to solve specific business problems.
- He / She will be responsible for translating requirements into process and technical designs that meet customer expectations and technical standards.
- He / She will lead architecture design for specific systems, products or platforms and collaborate with the organization’s leaders to prioritize solution delivery.
Keywords: SDLC, TOGAF, Android, IOS, Scrum, Agile
What you’ll do
- Evaluate alternatives and arrive at the best technology solution to solve specific business problems.
- Provide technical direction, oversight of technical design and architecture and effort estimation and for all software solutions
- Leads the estimation and assessment of the feasibility of solutions and their business impact
- Lead the establishment and enforcement of related architectural governance and ensure alignment with industry frameworks.
- Identifies and manages the organizational impact (on skills, processes, structures, and culture) and financial impact of proposed architectural solutions.
- Continuously assesses the systems’ architecture currently in place and works with technical staff to recommend and implement solutions to improve it.
- Provides technical design and architectural leadership for the development of solution prototypes to justify the suitability of recommended solutions
- Analyze and study complex systems requirements and prepare design documentation.
- Provides updates to stakeholders on product development processes, costs, and budgets
- Contribute toward the continuous improvement of project management methodology utilized within the Development team
- Continually research the current and emerging technologies and propose changes where needed
- Describes the structure, characteristics, behavior, and other aspects of software to project stakeholders
- Provides mentorship to junior architects and developers
- Performs miscellaneous projects and duties as assigned to support the management team
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree from college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems Technology or related field. A postgraduate degree is desirable.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in engineering and software architecture design
- Minimum of 4 year as a solution architect
- Working experience of architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF)
- Working experience of development frameworks and methodologies (Agile, DevOps, Scrum)
- Development experience in at least one of the following: .Net, Java, SQL, React, Angular, Python, etc.
- Mobile development experience (Android, iOS)
- Fluent in English.
- Excellent communication skills
- Analytical mindset
- Project and resource management aptitude
- Excellent collaboration and team working skills