Mid-Level Enterprise Architect

Anonymous; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Anonymous is seeking an experienced architectural SME to bridge strategic objectives with executable designs within an embedded domain. You will shape resilient patterns and guide delivery across teams, ensuring scalable, secure solutions that meet business goals.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Finance, Technology, Security, and Data teams, turning complex requirements into practical designs, while maintaining architectural health and long-term sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Act as the architectural SME and coach for an embedded business domain, bridging strategic objectives with executable solution designs.
• Design resilient integration patterns - focusing on APIs, event-driven architectures, and cloud middleware - to connect upstream and downstream systems clearly.
• Translate enterprise guardrails into practical delivery models, balancing rapid execution with long-term architectural health.
• Partner closely with Finance, Technology, Security, and Data teams to convert functional requirements into clear, implementable technical designs.

Job description

Location: Cape Town | Work Type: Hybrid | Job ID: J

About our client: Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance. You are welcome to go into the office daily or to take advantage of their hybrid in-office / remote benefit. This company places significant investment in employee wellness, their benefits which are on top of generous basic salaries, are industry leading in their generosity. Our client is large, offering fantastic career development opportunities but also very dynamic, they track as many metrics as possible in order to continuously improve - they spare no expense on the tools to do so. Automation, AI and R&D are pillars of their business framework which ensures you should never be at risk of falling behind or getting stuck working with old legacy software. Culturally they are very cosmopolitan and diverse, you will be working with the best globally.

What you will be doing: Act as the architectural SME and coach for an embedded business domain, bridging strategic objectives with executable solution designs.Design resilient integration patterns - focusing on APIs, event-driven architectures, and cloud middleware - to connect upstream and downstream systems cleanly.Translate enterprise guardrails into practical delivery models, balancing rapid execution with long-term architectural health.Partner closely with Finance, Technology, Security, and Data teams to convert functional requirements into clear, implementable technical designs.Help shape