Enterprise Architect

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments seeks an experienced Enterprise/Technology Architect to lead and align domain architectures with business goals. You will oversee complex technology programs, drive roadmap delivery, and ensure architecture patterns meet client and internal standards.

The role requires deep expertise in IT architecture, cloud development, DevOps, and strong stakeholder coordination across product and engineering teams. A proactive, risk-aware mindset is essential for success.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in Technology Partnering & Service Management.
• Strong understanding of Agile, LEAN, and SCRUM across teams.
• Experience managing platforms and operating systems.
• 8-10 years in Engineering (Cloud and Resilience).
• Experience in designing innovative solutions in areas like Authentication Systems, ESA, Information Architecture, or Technology Architecture.
• 8-10 years in Information Systems Architecture.
• Experience in IT architecture, infrastructure and cloud development.
• Experience in Architecture design, Business analysis, DevOps, and project/product management.

Responsibilities

• Manage technology complexities and conflicts within domain architectures and deviations.
• Coordinate activities across areas to deliver artefacts for architecture roadmaps.
• Research and deliver domain artefacts and align team direction with the Product Manager.
• Guide input and evaluation criteria for RFI/RFP, advising on weightings.
• Ensure risk management practices and adherence to validated architecture patterns.
• Safeguard alignment of technology architecture with business outcomes.

Skills

Agile

Lean

Scrum

Cloud

Architecture

DevOps

Project management

Technology partnering

Service management

Education

CISSP-ISSAP

ITIL Master

Relevant Architecture Certification

Job description

• Other Minimum Qualifications, certifications or professional memberships
• Relevant Architecture Certification; CISSP Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSIP-ISSAP); ITIL Master certification

Experience Required:

• Technology Partnering & Service Management 5-7 years
• Good understanding of Agile working practices and LEAN and SCRUM proficiency and working collaboratively across teams.
• Experience gained in the management of platforms and operating systems
• Engineering (includes Cloud and Resilience) 8-10 years
• In-depth experience in designing innovative solutions within technology businesses such as Authentication Systems, System, Platform, and Account Migrations, Enterprise Solution Architecture (ESA), Business Architecture, Information Architecture, Application Architecture or Technology Architecture with a balanced mix of skills covering technologies and industry
  knowledge.
• Information Systems Architecture 8-10 years
• Work experience in one or more Technology areas including but not limited to: IT architecture, infrastructure, and cloud development
• Engineering and software architecture design, Business analysis, DevOps, Project and product management
• Information Technology Architecture
• Internal & External IT Environment
• IT Applications
• Solution Design
• Solutions Assessment

Responsibilities:

• Manage technology complexities and conflicts relevant to the domain/segment architectures and manage deviation and exceptions of domain/segment architectures and or solutions that vary from the reference architectures, client segments and domain architectures and/or architecture principles
• Coordinate activities across areas and domains to facilitate and deliver relevant artefacts in achievement of relevant domain/segment architectures.
• Investigate, research and deliver relevant domain/segment artefacts
• Align the team in a common technical direction toward accomplishment of the solution architecture roadmaps, in cooperation with the Product Manager.
• Play a critical role in helping team achieve a common technical direction
• Provide subject matter expertise on planning and analysis, design, build, test and deploy, identification of opportunities and enablement and risk and impact analysis for Solution execution
• Guide, validate input and evaluation criteria applied during the requests for information and requests for proposals (RFI and RFP) processes and advise on weightings
• Observe sound risk management practices and implement validated and aligned architecture patterns to be consumed in Client Solution, Client Segment or Domain Architectures
• Safeguard the strategic alignment of technology architecture (functional, platform, application, information and data, security, and integration architecture) with the agreed business outcomes.