Solutions Architect at Rensource Energy Full Time

Rensource began commercial operations in 2016. It is a leading renewable energy and merchant services company revolutionizing energy provision in Africa by building and operating clean energy based microutilities. It is Nigeria’s fastest growing provider of off-grid energy, powering the productivity of small and medium size enterprises.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Solutions Architect

Location: Lagos

Description

• We are looking for an innovative Solution Architect to develop and implement a systems architecture that will meet business needs
• The Solution Architect’s responsibilities include gathering requirements and functional specifications, assessing the current software systems in place in order to identify areas in need of improvement, and overseeing development teams
• You should also be able to regularly update the company on any developments in systems architecture projects
• To be successful as a Solution Architect, you should be able to integrate any updated specifications and requirements into the systems architecture
• An outstanding Solution Architect should be able to explain complex problems to management in layman’s terms.

Responsibilities

• Building and integrating information systems to meet the company’s needs
• Assessing the systems architecture currently in place and working with technical staff to recommend solutions to improve it
• Resolving technical problems as they arise
• Providing supervision and guidance to development teams
• Continually researching the current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where needed
• Informing various stakeholders about any problems with the current technical solutions being implemented
• Assessing the business impact that certain technical choices have
• Providing updates to stakeholders on product development processes, costs, and budgets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• Minimum of 5 years experience in engineering and software architecture design.
• Previous project management experience is advantageous
• In-depth understanding of coding languages (Java, JavaScript) or (Java, JavaScript)
• In-depth knowledge of Cloud computing Architecture e.g AWS
• In-depth knowledge of DevOps (Jenkins, Github workflow) as well as containerization of application (Docker)
• Sound knowledge of various operating systems and databases(Postgres, Mysql and Mongo)
• Experience in SSO and Scaling User databases
• Efficient communication skills
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.