Enterprise Architect

Vitality; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus schemes

Retirement support

Health & wellbeing scheme

Financial protection - life insurance

Job summary

Vitality is seeking an Enterprise Architect to shape the target architecture and technology direction for its global product ecosystem. You will translate business strategy into practical roadmaps, strengthen governance and guide investment to improve resilience, reuse, scalability and long-term value.

You will build consensus across Global Product Delivery, Global Architecture and markets, guiding complex decisions and driving architecture governance, risk management and value creation.

Qualifications

• Substantial senior architecture experience within a complex global or federated organisation.
• Proven experience creating target architectures and transition roadmaps that influence investment and delivery decisions.
• Strong knowledge across enterprise, solution, application, integration, data, platform, cloud and security architecture.
• Extensive experience in architecture governance, portfolio planning, technology risk and executive-level decision support.
• Ability to resolve competing priorities and lead across markets, functions and delivery teams through influence rather than hierarchy.
• Strong commercial judgement across lifecycle cost, vendor selection, reuse, technical debt and build-versus-buy decisions.
• Clear executive communication with the ability to present evidence, trade-offs and recommendations.
• Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience, with a recognised architecture certification such as TOGAF advantageous

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain current-state, target-state and transition architecture across global products, platforms, data, integration, security and technology.
• Translate business strategy and capability priorities into practical architecture roadmaps that guide portfolio investment, delivery sequencing and technical debt reduction.
• Provide strategic architecture leadership across global and market teams, aligning technology decisions with customer needs, commercial outcomes and enterprise direction.
• Establish proportionate, risk-based architecture governance with clear decision rights, assurance criteria, delegated authority and escalation routes.
• Identify architectural dependencies, duplication, obsolescence and concentration risks while creating opportunities for cross-market reuse and interoperability.
• Guide complex decisions where market requirements, global product objectives and enterprise standards compete, presenting clear options, impacts and recommendations.
• Maintain an enterprise architecture risk view covering resilience, security, data, integration, vendors, scalability, operability and architectural debt.
• Build trusted relationships with CIOs, senior leaders, customers and delivery teams, communicating complex technology decisions in clear business terms.
• Develop robust business cases that demonstrate the value, cost, risk, scalability and sustainability of technology investments and transformation initiatives.
• Build a federated architecture community that strengthens decision quality, shared practices, reusable knowledge and collaboration across markets.

Skills

EA Leadership

Global Influence

Commercial Architecture

Executive Communication

Governance

Education

Degree or equivalent

TOGAF certification advantageous

Job description

About The Role

Team – Vitality Programme - Global Product

Working Pattern -

Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Sandton Office. Full time, 37.5 hours per week.

We are happy to discuss flexible working!

Top 3 skills needed for this role:

• Extensive Enterprise Architecture Leadership
• Proven Global Technology Influence
• Strong Commercial Architecture Judgement

What this role is all about:

We’re looking for an Enterprise Architect to shape the target architecture and technology direction for Vitality’s global product ecosystem. Working across Global Product Delivery, Global Architecture and Vitality’s markets, the role will translate business strategy into practical architecture roadmaps, strengthen governance and guide investment decisions that improve resilience, reuse, scalability and long-term value.

Key Actions

• Define and maintain Vitality’s current-state, target-state and transition architecture across global products, platforms, data, integration, security and technology
• Translate business strategy and capability priorities into practical architecture roadmaps that guide portfolio investment, delivery sequencing and technical debt reduction
• Provide strategic architecture leadership across global and market teams, aligning technology decisions with customer needs, commercial outcomes and enterprise direction
• Establish proportionate, risk-based architecture governance with clear decision rights, assurance criteria, delegated authority and escalation routes
• Identify architectural dependencies, duplication, obsolescence and concentration risks while creating opportunities for cross-market reuse and interoperability
• Guide complex decisions where market requirements, global product objectives and enterprise standards compete, presenting clear options, impacts and recommendations
• Maintain an enterprise architecture risk view covering resilience, security, data, integration, vendors, scalability, operability and architectural debt
• Build trusted relationships with CIOs, senior leaders, customers and delivery teams, communicating complex technology decisions in clear business terms
• Develop robust business cases that demonstrate the value, cost, risk, scalability and sustainability of technology investments and transformation initiatives
• Build a federated architecture community that strengthens decision quality, shared practices, reusable knowledge and collaboration across markets

What do you need to thrive?

• Substantial senior architecture experience within a complex global or federated organisation
• Proven experience creating target architectures and transition roadmaps that influence investment and delivery decisions
• Strong knowledge across enterprise, solution, application, integration, data, platform, cloud and security architecture
• Extensive experience in architecture governance, portfolio planning, technology risk and executive-level decision support
• Ability to resolve competing priorities and lead across markets, functions and delivery teams through influence rather than hierarchy
• Strong commercial judgement across lifecycle cost, vendor selection, reuse, technical debt and build-versus-buy decisions
• Clear executive communication with the ability to present evidence, trade-offs and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences
• Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience, with a recognised architecture certification such as TOGAF advantageous

So, what’s in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• Retirement support – We will match your contributions up to 5% of your salary
• Health & wellbeing – Discovery Medical Health Scheme
• Financial protection - Life assurance, income protection and short and long-term disability insurance

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

Promise to you, we will:

• Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
• Be there for you when you need us.
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.

About Us

Vitality South Africa plays a key role in the development and delivery of the shared-value insurance model within the Discovery Group. The team leads key strategic initiatives in the South African market, strengthens alignment across the organisation, and ensures the successful implementation of Vitality’s health and wellness programmes. In addition, the team provides specialised expertise, cutting edge technology, behavioural science and health and wellness, drawing on both global innovation and local market insight. Roles within Vitality South Africa are dynamic and fast-paced. As such, we are seeking individuals who are adaptable, solutions-oriented, and capable of delivering high-quality, sustainable value in a complex and evolving environment.

Employment Equity

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.