Strategic Enterprise Architect: Data, Ai & Cloud Solutions

Optimal Growth Technologies; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a Senior Data Architect to act as the strategic technical advisor between Sales, Clients, Industry Leaders, Delivery and Global Practices, with a focus on Enterprise Data and AI. This role offers the opportunity to shape the Data go-to-market strategy in a high-growth market, backed by a global delivery network and strong partner ecosystem.

As part of the role, you will help Sales develop and elevate executive conversations around data strategy, governance and transformation

Job description

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Your day at NTT DATA

This Senior Data Architect's role acts as the strategic technical advisor between Sales, Clients, Industry Leaders, Delivery and Global Practices, with specific focus on Enterprise Data and AI. This role offers the opportunity to shape the Data go-to-market strategy in a high-growth market, backed by a global delivery network and strong partner ecosystem.

As part of the role, you are responsible for helping our Sales team develop, influence and elevate executive conversations specifically around their Data and Application estate. In your role you are responsible for developing, supporting and closing opportunities in data strategy, analytics, cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric), and related managed services, working closely with local clients, partners, and internal delivery teams. Through your experience, you help elevate client conversation towards organizational transformation, long‑term data governance strategy, AI adoption, information architecture, ontology‑driven business models and industry‑specific digital operating models.

You possess broad enterprise architecture capability, and are not beholden to a single technology domain - you have a broad understanding of Microsoft, Databricks, AWS, Snowflake and other technology capabilities, and you can combine this with strong consulting skills and commercial awareness to have a conversation with business stakeholders. You enjoy engaging with the C‑suite to shape strategic roadmaps, challenge thinking and identify transformation opportunities, whilst you bring enough technical depth to build credibility with technical teams.

In addition to opportunity shaping, you will help build industry‑specific propositions across Financial Services, Manufacturing, Mining and Healthcare, translating global capabilities into locally relevant client outcomes.