Senior Integration Architect - Hybrid/Remote, Azure & APIs

Parvana; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Parvana seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to act as SME for an embedded business domain, bridging strategy with implementation across APIs, data, security and governance. The role focuses on designing scalable integration patterns and cloud architectures to support global investment platforms.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Finance, Technology, Security and Data teams, ensuring regulatory compliance and architectural health while guiding delivery teams through complex

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience designing enterprise-scale solutions.
• Strong knowledge of modern integration patterns, REST APIs, event-driven architectures, and middleware.
• Experience with cloud architectures, especially Microsoft Azure.
• Familiarity with TOGAF/ArchiMate frameworks.
• Understanding of security, risk, and compliance in financial or regulated industries.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and coach delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as architectural SME for an embedded business domain, bridging strategy with executable designs.
• Design resilient integration patterns focusing on APIs, event-driven architectures, and cloud middleware.
• Translate guardrails into practical delivery models balancing speed and long-term health.
• Collaborate with Finance, Technology, Security, and Data teams to convert requirements into designs.
• Shape data migration, security, and governance strategies for auditability and compliance.
• Support delivery teams through design, build, test and deployment phases.

Skills

Enterprise integration

REST APIs

Event-driven architecture

Middleware

Azure cloud

TOGAF/ArchiMate

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems

Job description

Parvana seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to act as SME for an embedded business domain, bridging strategy with implementation across APIs, data, security and governance. The role focuses on designing scalable integration patterns and cloud architectures to support global investment platforms.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Finance, Technology, Security and Data teams, ensuring regulatory compliance and architectural health while guiding delivery teams through complex