IT Systems Architect

Job description

At First Quantum, we free the talent of our people by taking a very different approach which is underpinned by a very different, very definite culture – the “First Quantum Way”.

Working with us is not like working anywhere else, which is why we recruit people who will take a bolder, smarter approach to spot opportunities, solve problems and deliver results.

Our culture is all about encouraging you to think independently and to challenge convention to deliver the best result. That’s how we continue to achieve extraordinary things in extraordinary locations.

Job description

Overall Job Purpose

• Collaborate with business and IT teams to scope projects and define detailed architectural requirements aligned to region and group standards.
• Assess and analyse business requirements, current state environment and technology choices, to evaluate solution alternatives that meet sponsor needs.
• Participate in the development, maintenance and governance of IT solutions across site, ensuring they meet the current and emerging strategic needs of the business.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and confirm business requirements and solution designs for stakeholders consistent with the business vision, priority and strategy.
• Convert business requirements into solution designs, including systems integration, service-based architecture, and enterprise application architecture.
• Identity architectural risks or non-conformance issues and escalate to resolve them in line with governance procedures.
• Deliver solution design and implementation estimates and lead software product selection, leveraging knowledge from other SME practitioners.
• Perform and supervise solution/tool selection, functional and non-functional requirement gathering, solution design, application configuration, and testing.
• Assess design, applications, and systems alternatives, and provide recommendations to business and IT stakeholders.
• Develop and complete solution design documentation, technical proposals, descriptions, and content to describe system capabilities.
• Create documentation and visual representation of the end-to-end solution architecture for any new IT implementations across site.
• Provide expert guidance on IT solutions and suppliers that meet the business need.
• Manage the relationship with all stakeholders to ensure that the solution is in line with business requirements.
• Identify change requirements and the components involved: hardware, software, applications, processes, and people.
• Supports solution installation, configuration, customization, testing, and deployment, including preparation of test scenarios.
• Participate in and support any procurement-related activities on system implementation, vendor selection and software product selection.
• Ensure adherence to established regional and group strategies, standards, and policies and suggest changes where appropriate.

Key Job Attributes:​

• Ability to effectively communicate with personnel at all levels of management
• Critical thinking
• Conflict management
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a pressured and deadline-driven environment
• Detail-orientated with the technical aptitude and ability to perform tasks accurately and comprehensively
• Commercial astuteness and experience in negotiating with vendors
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to balance infrastructure-level systems thing within a solution and business-driven design

Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years hands-on experience in systems/solution design and implementation across various platforms, with a strong ability to work with different technologies and propose solutions.
• Background as a Business Analyst / Systems Analyst / Solutions Architect.
• Good understanding of network, data centre and cloud architectures in an IT/OT environment.
• Extensive experience working with the Microsoft Power Platform including; SharePoint, Power Apps, and Power Automate, including application development and support methodologies.
• Working knowledge of the MS development ecosystem including; .NET Frameworks, MS SQL Server.
• Experience working with MS cloud services and data integration patterns.
• Familiar with the principles of databases, operating systems, networking, and software engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure systems that meet the requirements and expectations of the stakeholders.
• Mining industry experience will be advantageous
• Membership of ICTAZ.
• Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field