Senior Specialist Integration Designer

Key Responsibilities - Responsible for overall Integration designs deliverables for assigned domain within integration. - Responsible for representing respective Integration domain at Project and/or programme meetings that includes Project schedule, Solution Architecture, Business Requirement Specification, Functional Spec review sessions, bug meetings, war-room, etc. - Expected to be able to influence through communication plus ability to make complex decisions. - Responsible for raising and communicate project and Production Fixes issues, highlight project risks and escalate the issues for resolution where required. - Responsible for making presentations on project issues and solution recommendations at management and project teams. - Accountable for delivery of the Logical Integration Design (LID) document, Schemas, Mapping documents, Technical Integration Document (TID) and any other required Integration Design artefact. - Responsible for conducting LID review sessions to the Project team as well as handing over Integration Design artefacts to the internal Integration Development team. - Contribute towards the keeping of the Integration artefact inventory true on artefacts related to the assigned project or domain. - Accountable to conduct presentations of the Integration Design document at required project forums as well as handover Integration Design Documents to the internal Development team. - Responsible for strategic thinking within on domain around areas of efficiency, quality and innovation. - Contribute towards providing expertise testing support at project/programme level as well as Prod-Fixes. - Responsible for issue identification during testing and Production as well as making fixes required to remedy problems. - Provide clear and timely account of issues as well as mitigating factors to prevent such from happening again. Expected to participate in Internal Review. - Update the ICC Service Inventory when required with all required service-related information as well as conducting troubleshooting on ESB Transaction Log on request. - Participate in Internal review Initiatives that includes Process Improvement initiatives, strategic initiatives, and present solutions to internal company review Boards when requested. Requirements - Relevant Bachelor's degree/ Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) and at least 8 years’ experience in in complex, large Integration environments preferably with Enterprise Service Bus Design experience with Message Broker preferably or - Matric with a relevant IT Certification (including but not limited to UML, SOA Certification, TOGAF, ITIL, COBIT) and at least 8 years’ experience in in complex, large Integration environments preferably with Enterprise Service Bus Design experience with Message Broker preferably. - A good understanding of the SDLC process, tools and techniques specifically as applied to software development methodology. - Ability to work in a team environment. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Ability to work in high-pressure environments and manage multiple priorities. - Ability to coordinate in a cross functional manner across disciplines. - Proven track record in maintaining professional, high-quality communication with stakeholders in support of their operations. Skills and Knowledge requirements Implementation experience in Integration Design, inclusive of: - Integration Technologies(s). - Modelling Tools (e.g. Rational Software Architect, MS Visio, Rational Rose, etc.). - Integration Styles (Remote Procedure Call [RPC], Non and Managed File Transfers, Databases, API, Messaging, Service) Encoding, Message Exchange formats (XML, Flat Files, EDI) Quality of Service; Communication Protocols: ( JDBC, MQ, IDOC, JMS, REST, SOAP, WSDL). - A basic working knowledge of Tax related matters for Individuals and other entity types and related process flows. - Ability to investigate and troubleshoot functional behavior on integration solutions and a good track record of experience in doing this in the last 2 years. - Technical high-level understanding at Enterprise level application solution built on Service Orientated architecture. - The ability to author executive level communication on SLA reporting and management to internal and external stakeholders. - Senior Integration Design experience in working with software development resources that operate across the SDLC. - A sound understanding of basic project management principles. - The ability to understand the root cause of system problems and prioritise the highest impact elements to ensure continuous system availability. - Represent the team in an Enterprise level forums/boards and provide the necessary leaderships and collaboration for the preparation and execution of a successful release. Personal Profile - A leader with a demonstrated ability to inspire, guide, and motivate team members and ability to work under pressure. - Passionate about mentoring and developing the skills of others, ensuring the team operates at its best and strong sense of accountability and ownership. - Sharp analytical thinker with innovative problem-solving skills and proven experience in supporting production environments from the integration design perspective. - Resilient under pressure and focused on delivering results. - Exceptional communicator across technical and non-technical audiences. - Adept at conflict resolution and fostering collaboration. - Self-driven and resourceful, with a proactive approach to challenges. - Strong attention to detail and highly organized. - Committed to delivering exceptional client service and satisfaction. - Energetic, self-motivated, and driven to exceed expectations. - Collaborative team player with a customer-centric approach.