Solutions Architect

Smart4 Cloud Limited; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Smart4 Cloud Limited is seeking a Solution Architect for a 12-month Hybrid role based in Sandton. The role requires banking sector experience and credit & crim clearance.

You will define and implement complex technology solutions, provide architectural guidance, and drive governance and strategic alignment across IT layers. You will lead architectural design efforts, assess feasibility and security, and mentor junior architects while collaborating with senior leadership to propel technology

Qualifications

• Banking experience is required.
• Credit & crim clearance is mandatory.
• Hybrid role based in Sandton, South Africa.
• Ability to define and implement complex technology solutions across architecture domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of advanced IT architectures aligned with business strategy.
• Define architectural principles, standards, and governance for scalability and maintainability.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to translate business objectives into technology strategies.
• Conduct high-level solution assessments and architecture reviews for feasibility, security and efficiency.
• Drive adoption of emerging technologies to enhance organisational agility and outcomes.
• Oversee complex system integrations ensuring interoperability across applications and infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain architecture models and roadmaps for IT development and investment.
• Mentor junior architects and lead architecture working groups.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Technical Leadership

Architecture Governance

Cybersecurity

Vendor Management

Job description

We are seeking a Solution Architect for a 12-month Hybrid role based in Sandton

Hybrid

Must be credit & crim clear

Banking experience is a must

To define and implement complex technology solutions that align with business and IT strategy by developing high-level architectural

designs, setting technology direction, and ensuring coherence in IT solutions.

Provide guidance on system architecture, optimise technology investments, and influence decision-making.

By driving innovation and ensuring architectural integrity, enhance the organisation’s ability to deliver robust, scalable, and future-fit

technology solutions.

• Lead the design and development of advanced IT architectures that align with business strategy and technology roadmaps to
• Define and enforce architectural principles, standards, and governance structures to ensure consistency, scalability, and
• maintainability of IT systems.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to translate business objectives into technology strategies and architectural frameworks.
• Conduct high-level solution assessments and architectural reviews to evaluate the feasibility, security, and efficiency of
• proposed technology solutions.
• Drive innovation by identifying, evaluating, and implementing emerging technologies that enhance organisational agility and
• Oversee complex system integrations, ensuring seamless interoperability between applications, platforms, and infrastructure
• Develop and maintain architecture models that provide a strategic blueprint for IT development and investment.
• Optimise IT performance by assessing and refining existing architectures to improve system resilience, scalability, and cost effectiveness.
• Establish and lead architecture working groups to drive knowledge sharing and ensure architectural alignment across teams.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior architects, fostering skills development and knowledge transfer.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies for IT implementations, ensuring alignment with cybersecurity and regulatory compliance
• requirements.
• Engage with external vendors and technology partners to evaluate solutions, negotiate contracts, and drive successful
• technology adoption.
• Champion a culture of high performance by setting best practices, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous
• improvement.
• Lead innovation initiatives by identifying disruptive technologies and steering their adoption within the organisation.
• Demonstrate strategic influence by engaging stakeholders and shaping IT direction through thought leadership and expert