Current Opportunities at Ezra

Context of the Role

• As a Senior Solution Architect at Ezra, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our organisation's technology landscape. This hands-on role requires a seasoned professional with a strong background in software engineering and backend system design. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, clients, and stakeholders to design, develop, and implement high-impact, scalable solutions that drive business success. Reporting to the Manager of Solutions Architecture, you will significantly impact our projects and organisational growth.

Responsibilities

• Solution Development: Drive end-to-end solution development, from initial concept through implementation.
• Analysis and Design: Analyze different patterns and trends to propose architectural solution that meet business requirements, in line with our architecture governance framework and technology roadmap.
• Technical Advisory: Act as a technical advisor to the platform owners, squad members, and software engineers throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Governance: Ensure adherence to all defined Enterprise Architecture standards, quality measures, and both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Standardization: Design Solutions for partners while maintaining the standardization of application.
• Enhancement: Propose architectural enhancements to improve security, agility, performance, and cost effectiveness.
• Technology Leverage: Maximize the use of existing technology capabilities to meet business requirements.
• Resilience and Security: Promote resilient, secure, and cost-effective design, deployment, and integration patterns.
• Documentation: Present, justify, and document the introduction of new technology, design, integration, or deployment patterns as per the enterprise architecture governance framework.
• Trend Awareness: Maintain a high awareness of technology and industry trends.

Qualifications

• Educational Background: Master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems management, or a related field.
• Software Development: Over 4 years of experience in software development and backend system design.
• Industry Experience: Over 2 years of experience in the FinTech industry.
• Java and Spring: Extensive experience in development and design with Java and Spring.
• Architectural Principles: In depth knowledge in microservices and SOA principals, guidelines, and supporting technology.
• Cloud Native: Experience in cloud native principles, designs, and deployments.
• Resilient Solutions: Experience in developing critical, highly resilient, and secure solutions.
• Lifecycle Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of the software development lifecycle, various technologies, frameworks, and coding standards.
• Integration Patterns: Knowledge of key integration patterns and tools such as event-based messaging, ETL, ESB, and microservice-based integration
• Multi-Tenancy: Experience working with multi-tenancy solution.
• API Development: Proficient in best practices for API development and deployment.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Familiarity with Continuous Integration / Deployment pipelines.
• Technology Trends: Strong understanding of technology trends and their application in Financial Services.
• Cloud Experience: Working experience on a hybrid cloud model.
• Industry Insight: Awareness of the latest trends and technologies in the FinTech industry.

Skills and Attributes:

• Analytical Skills: Excellent analytical skills to understand long-term and short-term solution perspectives.
• Communication: Fluent in English; proficiency in French is a plus.
• Team Collaboration: Strong ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to think critically and solve complex technical problems.

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About the role

• We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Project Manager with a robust background in software engineering. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in managing cross-functional teams, developing comprehensive project plans, allocating resources efficiently, overseeing budgets, and excelling in risk management. He/she must have the skills to effectively manage multiple projects along with their dependencies. Additionally, the candidate should possess strong analytical skills and the ability to compile and analyze projects using Jira.

Responsibilities

Cross-Functional Team Management

• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams comprising software engineers and professionals from various disciplines.
• Foster a collaborative work environment, ensuring effective communication and synergy among team members.

Project Planning and Execution

• Develop detailed project plans, outlining tasks, timelines, and resource requirements. Ensure project milestones are met and objectives achieved within specified timeframes. 

Resource Allocation

• Efficiently allocate resources based on project requirements and team capabilities and continuously monitor resource utilisation to optimize team efficiency.

Budget Management

• Develop and manage project budgets, tracking expenditures and ensuring adherence to financial constraints.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and optimize resource utilization to meet budgetary goals.

Risk Management

• Identify and assess project risks, developing proactive mitigation strategies.
• Regularly monitor and update risk assessments, ensuring a proactive approach to risk management throughout the project lifecycle.

Jira Dashboard Compilation

• Utilize Jira to create and maintain dynamic project dashboards, providing real-time visibility into project status, progress, and key metrics.
• Customize Jira dashboards to meet project and stakeholder requirements, incorporating analytical insights.

Project Assessment

• Apply strong analytical skills to assess project performance, identify areas for improvement, and make data-driven decisions.
• Conduct in-depth analyses to support strategic decision-making and optimize project outcomes.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Must have 3-4 Years of proven experience as a Technical Project Manager, specifically in software engineering projects.
• Strong background in project planning, resource allocation, and budget management.
• Expertise in risk management, Agile methodologies and practices.
• Proficiency in Jira for project management and dashboard compilation.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Agile certification.
• Previous experience in compiling and presenting technical projects to stakeholders.
• Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC) processes