Remote Enterprise Architecture Lead: Strategy & Innovation

Placements24; Kempton Park; Remote; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive compensation package

Remote work support

Home office setup allowance

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a visionary Lead Enterprise Architect to shape our technology strategy in a remote-first environment. You will define architecture standards, guide senior stakeholders, and lead distributed teams to deliver scalable, secure enterprise solutions aligned with business goals.

You will collaborate with business leaders, drive governance, evaluate emerging tech, and mentor architects, with 10+ years in EA and 3+ in leadership; TOGAF/Zachman, cloud, microservices, APIs, data

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; MBA is a plus.
• 10+ years in enterprise architecture with at least 3 years in a lead or senior management role.
• Proven track record delivering enterprise-wide technology strategies.
• Knowledge of TOGAF and Zachman frameworks.
• Strong cloud expertise (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, APIs, data analytics, and cybersecurity.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience guiding remote distributed teams.
• Experience with solution, application, data and infrastructure architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap aligned to business strategies.
• Define architectural principles, standards and guidelines for the organization.
• Lead design and implementation of complex enterprise solutions across domains.
• Collaborate with business leaders to translate objectives into architectural plans.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for innovation and competitive advantage.
• Provide architectural oversight to project teams and ensure standards adherence.
• Manage relationships with technology vendors and assess enterprise fit.
• Develop governance processes for architectural decision-making.
• Mentor and coach other architects and technical leads.
• Facilitate architecture reviews and design sessions.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, security and cost-effectiveness of the architecture.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Remote team leadership

Governance

Problem solving

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science / IT

MBA (plus)

Tools

TOGAF

Zachman

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a visionary Lead Enterprise Architect to shape our technology strategy in a remote-first environment. You will define architecture standards, guide senior stakeholders, and lead distributed teams to deliver scalable, secure enterprise solutions aligned with business goals.

You will collaborate with business leaders, drive governance, evaluate emerging tech, and mentor architects, with 10+ years in EA and 3+ in leadership; TOGAF/Zachman, cloud, microservices, APIs, data