Global IT & OT Infrastructure Architect

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments seeks an Infrastructure Architect (IT and OT) to drive end-to-end technology architecture initiatives across multinational environments. The role focuses on governance, design leadership, and cross-functional collaboration with offshore and supplier resources.

You will guide architecture roadmaps, validate migration plans, and ensure solutions meet business strategy while mentoring staff and influencing stakeholders globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT-related fields.
• 8+ years in a corporate IT environment, in senior leadership roles.
• 8+ years' experience in IT technology architecture.
• Experience in a related technical field (application development, deployment/implementation, and infrastructure).
• Experience in mentoring and developing staff.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the global process to manage new technology ideas and demands, providing research, analysis, design review and recommendations to leadership.
• Provide design support to projects and business groups to ensure efficient and safe technology architectures.
• Proactively managing global leader stakeholder in a matrixed organization; developing a trust advisor and teaming approach.
• Collaborating with the team to identify, select and implement appropriate solutions.
• Monitor and research emerging innovation to determine value for business.
• Validate and prioritize the enterprise architecture implementation and migration plan.
• Confirm transition enterprise architecture increments and phases.
• Oversee full technology solutions architecture lifecycle: requirements, vendor selection, design, costing and non-functional options.
• Lead matrixed teams across clients, suppliers, and dispersed virtual teams.
• Operate IT infrastructure and applications services in multinational environments.
• Engage external suppliers and offshore resources where needed.
• Develop technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy.
• Create standards and policies governing IT matters.
• Engage diverse stakeholders across cultures and geographies.

Skills

Consulting

End-to-End Testing

Solutions Design

Solutions Development

Technical Solutions

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT related fields

Job description

Boardroom Appointments seeks an Infrastructure Architect (IT and OT) to drive end-to-end technology architecture initiatives across multinational environments. The role focuses on governance, design leadership, and cross-functional collaboration with offshore and supplier resources.

You will guide architecture roadmaps, validate migration plans, and ensure solutions meet business strategy while mentoring staff and influencing stakeholders globally.