Solutions Architect, Payments, Transaction Banking (CIB Technology)

Standard Bank Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Bank Group in Johannesburg seeks a Solutions Architect for Payments within Transaction Banking (CIB Technology). The role defines, develops and maintains domain architectures and roadmaps, guiding project architects and ensuring alignment with a cohesive technical direction.

Experience with Agile practices and enterprise architecture disciplines is essential, with a focus on delivering robust, scalable payment solutions for corporate clients.

Qualifications

• Post graduate degree in Information Technology.
• Experience in Enterprise Technology & Solutions Architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop and maintain domain architectures and designs for specific business functional/technical areas and provide high-level roadmaps for implementation aligning to a common technical direction.
• Guide architects delivering on projects/initiatives within the focus area and provide thought leadership throughout the programme.
• Ensure conformance of domain architecture to approved reference architectures and contribute to architecture principles for downstream consumption.
• Adhere to Agile methodologies and drive continuous delivery maturity within teams.
• Align the team toward a common technical direction to accomplish solution architecture roadmaps, in cooperation with the Product Manager.
• Analyse complex business problems involving multiple applications, platforms and database interactions and recommend technology solutions.
• Articulate solution risks and impacts to stakeholders in Client Solutions, Client Segment and Domain Architectures.

Skills

Articulating Information

Challenging Ideas

Developing Expertise

Developing Strategies

Information Technology Architecture

Internal & External IT Environment

Solutions Assessment

Stakeholder Management (IT)

Education

Post Graduate Degree: Information Technology

Job description

Solutions Architect, Payments, Transaction Banking (CIB Technology)

• Full-time
• Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

To define, develop and maintain the domain architectures and designs for specific business functional/technical areas and provide high-level roadmaps for the implementation of the solutions, aligning to a common technical direction ensuring accomplishment of the roadmaps. To guide architects delivering on projects/initiatives within focus area (domain) and provide thought leadership throughout the programme

Account for conformance of domain architecture to approved reference architectures to align to strategic and target roadmaps and develop and contribute to architecture principles for downstream consumption

• Account for conformance of domain architecture to approved reference architectures to align to strategic and target roadmaps and develop and contribute to architecture principles for downstream consumption
• Adhere to Agile methodologies and follows Agile principles through work outputs and behaviours and strive to reach mature levels on the Continuum model by building own and team competence to work in a continuous delivery environment
• Align the team in a common technical direction toward accomplishment of the solution architecture roadmaps, in cooperation with the Product Manager. Play a critical role in helping team achieve a common technical direction
• Analyse complex business problems and needs involving multiple applications, platforms and database interactions and recommend technology solutions
• Articulate solution risks and impacts to relevant stakeholders in Client Solutions, Client Segment and Domain Architectures

Education and Experience

• Post Graduate Degree: Information Technology

Experience Required: Enterprise Technology & Solutions Architecture

• 5-7 years: Good understanding of Agile working practices and LEAN and SCRUM proficiency and working collaboratively across teams. Experience gained in the management of platforms and operating systems
• 8-10 years: In-depth experience in designing innovative solutions within technology businesses such as Authentication Systems, System, Platform, and Account Migrations, Enterprise Solution Architecture (ESA), Business Architecture, Information Architecture, Application Architecture or Technology Architecture with a balanced mix of skills covering technologies and industry knowledge.
• 8-10 years: Work experience in one or more Technology areas including but not limited to: IT architecture, infrastructure, and cloud developmentEngineering and software architecture design, Business analysis, DevOps, Project and product management

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Developing Expertise
• Developing Strategies
• Information Technology Architecture
• Internal & External IT Environment
• Solutions Assessment
• Stakeholder Management (IT)