Lead Solutions Architect for Enterprise IT & Cloud

Catalyst24; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Catalyst24 is hiring a Lead Architect to own architecture and integration across platforms in Cape Town, South Africa. You will work with business stakeholders, Change and IT teams to design and deliver enterprise solutions, while leading and mentoring a team of domain architects for strong outcomes.

The role requires extensive experience in cloud and on-prem designs, IT governance, and banking switch platforms, with a focus on secure, scalable architectures aligned to business strategy.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience guiding, developing and mentoring teams.
• Experience designing and deploying Cloud and On-Prem solutions.
• Knowledge of IT governance and operations.
• Experience with Banking Switch platforms (Base24, Postilion).
• Experience in enterprise and solution architecture within financial services.
• Certified Architect or equivalent.
• 15 years of experience in related roles.
• Technical skills: Cards Payments, PHP (Laravel, Lumen), GoLang, Java, Python.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor the architecture team of IT domain architects.
• Define required skills and training plans for the architecture team.
• Identify broader context and deeper problems and opportunities.
• Communicate technical concepts across teams in accessible language.
• Promote Architecture practice and ensure processes are followed.
• Foster continuous improvement mindset within the IT team.
• Maintain Architecture Repository as a reference for IT assets.
• Govern architecture and technical design for all IT changes.
• Balance standards with business ambitions, risks and costs.
• Translate business problems into technical designs for IT solutions.

Job description

Catalyst24 is hiring a Lead Architect to own architecture and integration across platforms in Cape Town, South Africa. You will work with business stakeholders, Change and IT teams to design and deliver enterprise solutions, while leading and mentoring a team of domain architects for strong outcomes.

The role requires extensive experience in cloud and on-prem designs, IT governance, and banking switch platforms, with a focus on secure, scalable architectures aligned to business strategy.