Senior Solution Architect

Vitality; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Schemes

Retirement support

Discovery Health Medical Scheme

Financial protection

Job summary

Vitality is seeking a skilled professional in Johannesburg for the Product Delivery team. The role revolves around designing technology solutions that align with enterprise architecture, ensuring they meet strategic business objectives. Ideal candidates possess a tertiary qualification in IT or related fields, along with strong systems architecture knowledge. The position offers competitive bonuses, health benefits, and retirement support for your contribution to the company's technology investments.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification preferred in a relevant field.
• Strong systems architecture knowledge with development background.
• Experienced in enterprise architecture frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Review and respond to Business Requirements Specifications.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of technology investments.
• Define and design technology solutions aligned with enterprise architecture.

Skills

Advanced Solution & Enterprise Architecture Expertise

Strategic Thinking & Cross Functional Influence

Expert in systems Integration & Delivery Leadership

Education

Tertiary qualification in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

TOGAF

Job description

Team: Product Delivery

Key Skills

• Advanced Solution & Enterprise Architecture Expertise
• Strategic Thinking & Cross Functional Influence
• Expert in systems Integration & Delivery Leadership

Key Actions

• Review, interpret, and respond to detailed Business Requirements Specifications (BRS) to ensure alignment between customer expectations and current or future ICT capabilities.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of technology investments by informing and supporting the development of the enterprise architecture, ensuring maximum value and return on technology spend.
• Define and design technology solutions that align with the agreed enterprise architecture, supporting the business in achieving its strategic and operational objectives.
• Develop, test, and implement technology solutions, providing clear reporting on delivery commitments to ensure solutions are deployed as expected and within agreed timelines.
• Ensure all solution architectures align with enterprise architecture roadmaps and adhere to enterprise architecture principles, standards, and governance.
• Adhere to agreed initiative and project budgets.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification preferred in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, with relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, cloud architecture) considered advantageous.
• Strong systems architecture knowledge, development background, and solid domain expertise with the ability to interpret detailed business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
• Experienced in working within enterprise architecture frameworks, adhering to standards, and ensuring alignment with architectural roadmaps and principles.
• Skilled in identifying and managing complex system, infrastructure and project interdependencies, balancing competing demands, and delivering solutions within agreed budgets and timeframes.
• Able to contribute strategically by presenting ideas to senior leadership, participating in strategy discussions if required, and reporting on key strategic initiatives.
• Comfortable navigating complex challenges such as evolving market conditions, regulatory changes, organisational transformation and stakeholder expectations.
• A self-starter who is outcomes driven, creative, technically strong, able to connect the dots across systems and business needs, and confident in making quick, informed decisions.
• Demonstrates key behavioural competencies including action orientation, compassion, customer focus, ethics and values, interpersonal savvy and learning agility.
• Possesses advanced role-specific capabilities such as designing large or complex systems, applying appropriate design standards and tools, reviewing others’ system designs, guiding integration, supporting technical planning, conducting impact and risk analysis, and ensuring system designs balance functional, service quality and operational requirements.

Benefits

• Bonus Schemes – a bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance.
• Retirement support – we will match your contributions up to 5% of your salary.
• Health & wellbeing – Discovery Health Medical Scheme.
• Financial protection – life assurance, income protection, and short- and long-term disability insurance.