Cloud-Native Solutions Architect

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking an experienced IT Architect to translate client requirements into robust solution designs. You will define system interfaces and guide high‑level architecture decisions, collaborating with stakeholders to capture a concrete solution intent.

The role emphasizes design pattern usage, cross‑team coordination, and ensuring alignment with non‑functional requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in relevant IT domains (prefer consulting).
• 1+ years as digital Solution/System/Domain Architect.
• Hands-on experience in designing software systems at a platform level.
• Strong software architecture experience from a whole‑system perspective.
• Excellent communications skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Create architecture designs and translate client requirements into solution designs.
• Participate in high‑level design and evaluate alternatives.
• Define systems and interfaces, allocate subsystems, and specify deployment needs.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to establish solution intent and documentation.
• Elicit critical non‑functional requirements at project and technical levels.
• Produce complex architectures using advanced design patterns.
• Coordinate with client IT/business teams to address deployment dependencies.

Skills

Software architecture

Solution architecture

Agile methodologies

Cloud-native/containers

Communication skills

English proficiency

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Cloud-native solutions

Container technologies

Job description

Boardroom Appointments is seeking an experienced IT Architect to translate client requirements into robust solution designs. You will define system interfaces and guide high‑level architecture decisions, collaborating with stakeholders to capture a concrete solution intent.

The role emphasizes design pattern usage, cross‑team coordination, and ensuring alignment with non‑functional requirements throughout the project lifecycle.