Enterprise Architect – Digital Transformation

Praesignis (Pty) Ltd; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Praesignis (Pty) Ltd is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to steer a large digital transformation. You will set enterprise-wide architectural direction across digital initiatives, APIs, integration and backend platforms.

You will work with Solution Architects and delivery teams to ensure alignment with security, resilience and scalability standards, while guiding governance and design reviews.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as an Enterprise Architect in a large enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture direction across digital initiatives.
• Develop and review architecture principles, standards and technology patterns.
• Provide guidance across digital applications, APIs, integration and backend platforms.
• Ensure proposed solutions align with enterprise architecture and technology strategy.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Engineering Leads, Business Architects and delivery teams.
• Assess architectural dependencies, risks and constraints.
• Provide input into API-led and event-driven integration approaches.
• Support architecture governance and design reviews.
• Ensure appropriate security, resilience, scalability and operational considerations are incorporated.
• Support the transition of architecture and approved designs into implementation.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Digital Transformation

APIs and integration

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Communication

Microsoft Azure

Integration patterns

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Our client, a leading financial services organisation, is looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to support a large-scale digital transformation programme.

The successful candidate will provide enterprise-level architectural direction across digital initiatives, ensuring solutions align with enterprise architecture, technology, security and integration standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture direction across digital initiatives.
• Develop and review architecture principles, standards and technology patterns.
• Provide guidance across digital applications, APIs, integration and backend platforms.
• Ensure proposed solutions align with enterprise architecture and technology strategy.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Engineering Leads, Business Architects and delivery teams.
• Assess architectural dependencies, risks and constraints.
• Provide input into API-led and event-driven integration approaches.
• Support architecture governance and design reviews.
• Ensure appropriate security, resilience, scalability and operational considerations are incorporated.
• Support the transition of architecture and approved designs into implementation.

Requirements

• Extensive experience as an Enterprise Architect in a large enterprise environment.
• Proven experience across digital transformation and technology delivery.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture and integration patterns.
• Experience with API-led integration and enterprise systems integration.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Experience across digital channels, backend platforms and APIs.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security and technology controls.
• Experience working across Agile delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Financial services, banking or insurance experience is highly advantageous.

Advantageous Experience:

• Event-driven architecture.
• Real-time processing.
• Rules engines and decisioning.
• Digital and mobile application environments.
• Collections, payments or insurance platforms.
• Large-scale enterprise transformation programmes.