AI-First Enterprise Architect (Cloud & Platform)

CohesionX; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

CohesionX is seeking an experienced architect to drive enterprise platform strategy under the CTO. You will partner with delivery and engineering leads, sit with the management team, and shape decisions that affect the entire company.

The stack is cloud-agnostic and hybrid, demanding deep AI architecture and governance across regulated environments. You will advocate practical reference architectures, balance cost and feasibility, and ensure the architecture remains actionable and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as architecture authority on large-scale enterprise systems.
• Proven ability to design and communicate reference architectures.
• Experience navigating regulated industries and data residency requirements.
• Ability to balance business value with technical feasibility in customer discussions.
• Hands-on with AI-enabled platform design and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Define and own reference architecture across product teams.
• Engage with CTO, delivery and engineering leads to shape platform decisions.
• Participate in customer calls and delivery stand-ups to address timing, cost and constraints.
• Lead architecture artefact creation and governance without blocking teams.
• Evaluate AI tooling and ensure governance, observability and resilience.

Job description

CohesionX is seeking an experienced architect to drive enterprise platform strategy under the CTO. You will partner with delivery and engineering leads, sit with the management team, and shape decisions that affect the entire company.

The stack is cloud-agnostic and hybrid, demanding deep AI architecture and governance across regulated environments. You will advocate practical reference architectures, balance cost and feasibility, and ensure the architecture remains actionable and