AI Data & Integration Architect: Master Data Flows

Zohorecruit; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Travel opportunities

21 days annual leave

Job summary

Centrax Digital seeks an AI Solutions Architect to own the data and integration layer of AI engagements. You will assess client data readiness, map landscapes, and design Zoho integrations with finance, HR and projects to ensure scalable data flows.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years in data engineering or data architecture, including 3+ years in an architect or technical lead role. Hybrid work with client-site travel; POPIA privacy compliance must be embedded in every data flow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years in data engineering, integration, or data architecture.
• 3+ years as architect or technical lead.
• Integrations across at least three business systems.
• Data readiness and privacy design (POPIA).

Responsibilities

• Assess data readiness and quality against real data samples.
• Map client systems landscapes, APIs and integration options.
• Design integrations between Zoho apps, finance, HR and projects.
• Define data models, master data and identifier mappings.
• Specify ingestion and knowledge pipelines for documents and SOPs.
• Design data flows for management intelligence using Zoho Analytics or client platform.
• Embed POPIA requirements into every data flow.

Skills

Data engineering

Data architecture

Integration design

Technical leadership

Privacy/compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/IS/Engineering)

Tools

Zoho Analytics

Zoho ecosystem

APIs

Job description

Centrax Digital seeks an AI Solutions Architect to own the data and integration layer of AI engagements. You will assess client data readiness, map landscapes, and design Zoho integrations with finance, HR and projects to ensure scalable data flows.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years in data engineering or data architecture, including 3+ years in an architect or technical lead role. Hybrid work with client-site travel; POPIA privacy compliance must be embedded in every data flow.