Principal Solutions Architect

Vitality; Sandton; Híbrido; ZAR 1.200.000 - 2.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Bonus schemes

Pension contribution matching

Descripción de la vacante

Vitality in Sandton, South Africa, is seeking a Principal Solutions Architect to lead architecture across Vitality's Global Markets technology portfolio. You will drive standards, governance and design of scalable, secure solutions across markets, collaborating with Enterprise Architects, Product Managers, Engineers and UX teams to ensure alignment with enterprise objectives.

The role offers hybrid work with 2 days in the Sandton office and a focus on strategic technology direction and

Formación

• Senior Solution Architect with extensive enterprise experience.
• Ability to lead architecture across multiple products and platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication of complex concepts.

Responsabilidades

• Lead solution architecture across Global Markets and set direction, standards and best practices for solution design.
• Provide architectural leadership across complex programmes, products, platforms and business domains.
• Design scalable, secure and strategically aligned solutions that support enterprise objectives and business growth.
• Act as the senior point of escalation for architectural decisions, risks, challenges and technology direction.
• Establish and govern architecture review processes, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and engineering principles.
• Provide leadership, coaching and quality oversight to Solution Architects across the function.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Product Managers, Engineers, Business Analysts and UX teams to shape solution outcomes.
• Own and govern solution design documentation, architecture artefacts and approval processes.
• Drive technology decision-making, promoting reuse, shared capabilities and long-term sustainability across markets.
• Support delivery teams throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring solutions are implemented as designed.

Conocimientos

Enterprise Architecture Leadership

Global Solution Design

Technology Strategy

Herramientas

Cloud technologies

Microservices

APIs

Java

.NET

JavaScript

Descripción del empleo

About The Role

Team – Vitality Programme - EMEA and LATAM Product

Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Sandton Office. Full time, 37.5 hours per week.

We are happy to discuss flexible working!

Top 3 skills needed for this role:

• Highly Credible Enterprise Architecture Leadership
• Extensive Global Solution Design Expertise
• Advanced Technology Strategy & Governance Capability

What this role is all about:

We're looking for a Principal Solutions Architect to lead solution architecture across Vitality's Global Markets technology portfolio. This role will provide architectural leadership across complex business and technology initiatives, ensuring solutions are aligned to enterprise standards, strategic objectives and engineering best practice. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping technology direction, driving architectural consistency and supporting the delivery of scalable, high-quality solutions across multiple markets.

Key Actions

• Lead solution architecture across Global Markets, setting direction, standards and best practice for solution design
• Provide architectural leadership across complex programmes, products, platforms and business domains
• Design scalable, secure and strategically aligned solutions that support enterprise objectives and business growth
• Act as the senior point of escalation for architectural decisions, risks, challenges and technology direction
• Establish and govern architecture review processes, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and engineering principles
• Provide leadership, coaching and quality oversight to Solution Architects across the function
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Product Managers, Engineers, Business Analysts and UX teams to shape solution outcomes
• Own and govern solution design documentation, architecture artefacts and approval processes
• Drive technology decision-making, promoting reuse, shared capabilities and long-term sustainability across markets
• Support delivery teams throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring solutions are implemented as designed

What do you need to thrive?

• Extensive experience operating as a senior Solution Architect within large-scale enterprise environments
• Proven ability to lead architecture across multiple products, platforms, technologies and business domains
• Strong expertise in modern technology ecosystems, including cloud technologies, microservices, APIs, Java, .NET and JavaScript
• Demonstrable experience defining architecture standards, governance frameworks and solution design best practices
• Track record of shaping technology strategy and influencing complex architectural decisions at a senior level
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing Solution Architects while building architecture capability across an organisation
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, delivery methodologies and the full software development lifecycle
• Experience working within Agile environments and collaborating closely with cross-functional technology teams
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and commercial decision-making skills

So, what’s in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

Our promise to you, we will:

• Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits
• Be there for you when you need us
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.

About Us

We’re incredibly proud to be recognised for the culture we've created — recently being named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2026, and in 2024 we were delighted to be awarded Top 10 Places to Work in the Sunday Times Awards.

Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.

We’ve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives – they benefit, our business benefits, and society benefits. We’re successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people – and because we care.

Plus, you get to join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.

Ready to find out if we’re the right fit for you? We can’t wait.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Vitality, we’re committed to diversity and inclusion because it’s good for our employees, for our business, and for society. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Vitality’s approach to sustainability

Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page. #LI-Hybrid