Strategic IT Enterprise Architect: OT/IT & Data Integration

PBT Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

PBT Group is seeking an experienced IT Enterprise Architect to join a strategic architecture engagement, supporting OT/IT data integration and business-building architecture across the enterprise.

The role translates strategic objectives into practical artefacts, reference architectures, target-state views and phased technology roadmaps, engaging with stakeholders to drive governance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in Enterprise, Solution, Integration and/or Data Architecture.
• Strong experience developing enterprise, reference and target-state architectures.
• Practical OT/IT integration and industrial environments experience.
• Understanding of cybersecurity architecture and secure integration principles.
• Experience producing architecture documentation, roadmaps and governance-ready material.
• Enterprise Architecture certification or training such as TOGAF, ArchiMate, BIZBOK or equivalent advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise, reference and target-state architecture artefacts aligned to business and technology strategy.
• Facilitate architecture workshops across business, OT, IT, data, cyber security, integration and platform teams.
• Define OT/IT integration architecture, including data flows, security boundaries, integration patterns and operational considerations.
• Identify and document data domains, ownership, stewardship and data platform requirements.
• Develop data platform strategies and governance frameworks aligned to enterprise architecture principles.
• Define and evaluate integration patterns, including API, event-driven, batch, mediated and data-platform approaches.
• Develop business capability maps and assess operating-model implications.
• Define target data architectures, including data domains, ownership, master/reference data and analytics requirements.
• Develop phased architecture and technology roadmaps, including dependencies, risks, priorities and key decision points.
• Produce Architecture Decision Records, architecture packs, governance checklists and other materials for architecture review and approval.
• Maintain architecture decision, risk, issue, assumption and dependency logs.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements, resolve conflicting viewpoints and translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations.
• Support knowledge transfer and ensure artefacts are stored in the EA repository.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Integration Architecture

Data Architecture

Cyber Security Architecture

Stakeholder Engagement

Workshop Facilitation

Architecture Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems/Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Sparx EA

Archi

Lucidchart

ServiceNow APM

MuleSoft

Job description

PBT Group is seeking an experienced IT Enterprise Architect to join a strategic architecture engagement, supporting OT/IT data integration and business-building architecture across the enterprise.

The role translates strategic objectives into practical artefacts, reference architectures, target-state views and phased technology roadmaps, engaging with stakeholders to drive governance.