IM Enterprise Architect Integration

Anglo American; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mining company as an IM Enterprise Architect – Integration in Johannesburg. This role focuses on defining the enterprise integration architecture, developing strategies for cloud and on-premises IT environments, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. Ideal candidates will possess strong experience in integration architecture and cloud solutions, with a commitment to driving digital transformation in the mining sector. Be part of a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation.

Benefits

Market-aligned reward and recognition

Opportunities for learning and development

Commitment to safe Operations

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in Integration Architecture or Cloud Architecture.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of mining industry applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integration architecture strategy.
• Collaborate with IT & business leaders for integration.
• Analyze costs and implement cloud migration strategies.

Skills

Integration Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Digital Transformation

Security & Compliance

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, or a related field

Master’s degree (Desirable)

Tools

Enterprise Architecture Frameworks

Cloud-related Architecture certifications

Job description

Company Description

Valterra Platinum is the world’s leading primary producer of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), operating across the full value chain, from resource to market. We mine the materials that make modern life possible, in ways that are safer, smarter and more responsible.

Our business is at the heart of the broader Southern African economic and social landscape and we are committed to working towards a safe, sustainable, competitive and profitable business that benefits our country, our communities, our people, and our shareholders.

If you're driven by purpose, performance and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us. At Valterra, you'll be part of a team creating value that lasts—powered by curiosity, courage, and care. Apply today and be part of something bigger.

This role is based in Johannesburg Office

Job Description

The IM Enterprise Architect – Integration is responsible for defining and governing the enterprise integration architecture, ensuring alignment with business objectives, operational needs, and industry best practices. The role focuses on enterprise-wide integration strategies for enterprise IT and OT environment across cloud and on-premises to achieve targeted business outcomes related to growing revenue, optimizing costs, mitigating risks, and improving sustainability.

The incumbent ensures that integration strategies are scalable, secure, cost-efficient and optimized to support business operations in the mining industry.

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Integration Strategy & Roadmap: Develop and maintain the integration architecture strategy, framework and roadmap including standards, patterns, and best practices for connecting disparate systems, ensuring alignment with business priorities, future scalability and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
• Builds the EA value proposition: Positioning the EA practice as an internal management consultancy, offering services and skills to support the development and execution of business strategy.
• Develops and applies minimal viable architectures: Includes a set of standards, reference architecture patterns, principles and guardrails, through the EA governance model.
• Technology Selection & Standardization: Evaluate and recommend integration solutions that enhance efficiency and innovation.
• Cloud & On-Premises Strategies: Define and implement strategies for cloud migrations, hybrid environments, and SaaS adoption.
• Cost optimisation: Analyze integration costs and identify areas for cost reduction.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure integration solutions comply with cybersecurity, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaboration with IT & Business Leaders: Work closely with business units, CIO, IM Portfolio & Architecture team, and IT security teams to drive integration modernization efforts.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management: Support digital transformation initiatives by communicating architectural best practices and ensuring business adoption of new technologies.
• Technical Guidance: Collaborates with infrastructure, application, and data delivery teams to ensure consistency with the enterprise architecture, as well as to leverage shared technologies, tools and processes that impact speed to value and time to market.

• Defining and implementing design and development of support standards, and practices to ensure compliance and cohesion between Marketing transformation activities.
• Responsibility for defining and maintaining best-practice, high value, support artefacts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience ( Desirable)

Certifications

• Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
• Valid EB/Code 08 driver’s licence
• Cloud-related Architecture certifications, IT Governance & Security Certification ( Desirable)

Experience

5-7 Years of experience in

• Integration Architecture, Cloud Architecture, or Digital Transformation.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in cloud migrations.
• Proven experience in infrastructure rationalization, modernization, and automation in a large enterprise.
• Hands-on experience managing technology vendors, contracts, and system integrators.
• Experience working with regulatory and compliance requirements for data security and privacy
• Mining industry experience preferred, with a strong understanding of operational and business applications.

Technical knowledge

• Expertise in API management, middleware platforms, and system integrations.
• Deep understanding of data governance, data privacy, and security best practices
• Expertise in cloud computing and cloud-based integration platforms
• Knowledge of data lakes, data warehouses, data modeling and data mapping techniques
• Proficiency in DevOps methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in message queuing, streaming, event-driven architectures and various integration technologies (e.g., APIs, SOAP, REST, JMS, ETL tools)

Additional Information

Who We Are

We are a Southern African PGM producer, marketing metals globally, with a presence across 8 regions and 17 sites. Our operations include 4 operating mines, 3 smelters, and 2 refineries, giving us full control across the Platinum Group Metals (PGM) value chain—from resource to market.

We explore, we mine, we concentrate, we smelt, we refine and we market. As a result, we have an in-depth knowledge of PGM production and markets. Using this knowledge, we invest in developing sustainable markets for PGMs, partnering directly with research institutions as well as customers in the industrial, jewellery and investment sectors.

With 3 global marketing hubs and a team of over 29,000 employees, we serve a diverse international customer base while remaining deeply rooted in Southern Africa.

What We Offer

At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.

We offer:

• Meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment.
• Market-aligned reward and recognition.
• Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
• A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
• A clear commitment to safe Operations.

Inclusion and Diversity

Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.

Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form via this job advert.

Closing Date: 03/07/2025

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