Principal Consultant (IT)

• Performs consulting projects, ranging from short- to long-term engagements requiring varied interpersonal and technical skills.
• Technical responsibilities include problem identification, implementation, testing, client training, solution design and deployment.
• Assists and participate with enterprise architecture definition, hardware/software specification and/or design.
• Viewed by customers as a product expert and is typically measured by delivery of agreed solutions within budgeted hours.

Please email cv and latest payslip : cathy@aaaa.co.za

• Act as team lead and provide direction in solution design to other consultants at client site.
• Lead the preparation of client proposals; participate in RFP process; and participate in the identification and development of sales opportunities.
• Demonstrate expert working knowledge of SAG/WebMethods products and methodologies.
• Recommends and participate in the development of Architecture blue prints
• Recommends and participates in activities related to design, development and maintenance of Enterprise Architecture.
• Advises and recommends Enterprise Architecture Strategies, processes and methodologies.
• Train, coach, mentor, and assist others in a team effort.
• Identify additional product/services opportunities in customer organization.
• Create and present functional or technical training materials
• Interprets business situations and uses best practices to improve products, processes and services
• Analyses and solves complex problems; considers existing solutions from a new perspective
• Develops new solutions and support others in solving complex problems
• Implements technical/ functional architecture for complex IT applications
• Coordinate and lead customer workshops
• Analyse functional requirements and provide detailed technical specification and effort estimation
• Knows the relevant competitors and their distinguishing characteristics in the market
• Technical expert in more than one specialised area/industry and has technical knowledge in other areas
• Manage technical projects with low complexity or risk, if necessary.
• Manage colleagues in a professional manner and if required in a disciplinary capacity
• Presentations to clients and internal management to be conducted in an effective and professional manner.
• Considers and understands internal/external challenges and recommends best practices
• Adhere to company policies and procedures

1. Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Computer Science or a related field
2. Minimum of 10 years work experience with some supervisory
3. A minimum of three Software AG certifications on current version of the relevant product suite.
4. A minimum of one external certification in area of expertise
5. Experience or training with three or more of the following areas:

o Object oriented programming (Java/C++/.NET)

o XML

o RDBMS (Oracle, Informix, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase, MySQL)

o Operating Systems (Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows)

o EAI, middleware, or other integration experience

o Web servers (Netscape, Microsoft) or web application servers

o CRM (Siebel, Clarify, Vantive...)

o ERP (PeopleSoft, SAP, Baan, Oracle Applications, JDE)

o B2B – RosettaNet, EDI, EBXML or industry-specific standards

o Web development (JSF, Servlets, Portlets, JSP)

o webMethods or Software AG products.

o Tibco, SeeBeyond,Vitria, etc. a plus.