Solution Architect

Key Responsibilities:

Solution Architecture & Design:

• Design and develop end-to-end solution architectures aligned to business and enterprise architecture strategies.

• Define architecture blueprints, solution designs, and integration patterns across multiple systems.

• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned to cloud-native principles.

• Drive adoption of microservices architecture, API-driven design, and event-driven patterns.

Modernisation & Innovation:

• Lead and contribute to application modernisation initiatives, including legacy system transformation.

• Identify opportunities for innovation, optimisation, and automation across business processes and system landscapes.

• Drive adoption of containerisation platforms and cloud-native architectures.

• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies aligned to organisational strategy.

Technology Leadership:

• Provide technical leadership to development teams across Java and .NET technology stacks.

• Guide engineering teams on architecture principles, best practices, and design standards.

• Collaborate with DevOps teams to enable CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and platform engineering practices.

Platform & Infrastructure Alignment:

• Design solutions leveraging:

o Containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

o OpenShift platform

o Cloud-native architectures (public/private/hybrid cloud)

• Ensure solutions are optimised for performance, scalability, and high availability.

• Align solutions with enterprise infrastructure and platform standards.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Engage with business, delivery, and technical stakeholders to define solution requirements and architecture direction.

• Facilitate architecture design sessions and technical workshops.

• Provide clear communication of complex technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders.

Governance & Compliance:

• Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture governance, standards, and policies.

• Conduct architecture reviews and ensure alignment across projects.

• Maintain architecture documentation, including solution diagrams, design specifications, and technical standards.

Closing date: 19th of June 2026.
Contract position until the 31st of March 2027.
Hybrid and successful candidates must be based in the Gauteng province.
Open to people with disabilities.

Qualifications & Experience:

Qualification:

• Relevant Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field; or relevant Diploma with at least 10 years of software development experience and at least 5 years proven experience as a Solutions Architect.

• Relevant Architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF, Cloud Certifications – AWS/Azure)

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience as a Software Developer

• Minimum 5+ years’ solid experience in Solutions Architecture

• Proven experience in enterprise-scale application design and delivery

• Demonstrated experience in modernisation and transformation initiatives

• Experience working across multiple concurrent projects

Required Technical Skills & Competencies

Core Technical Skills:

• Strong experience in:

o Java technology stack

o .NET technology stack

• Extensive experience with:

o OpenShift platform

o Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)

o Cloud-native architectures

• Strong experience with:

o Microservices architecture

o API design and integration

o DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

Architecture Capability

• End-to-end solution design

• Integration architecture (REST, SOAP, messaging patterns)

• Data architecture (high-level)

• Security and performance considerations

• Infrastructure and platform alignment

Key Deliverables

• Solution architecture designs and blueprints

• Technical design documentation

• Architecture review outputs and governance artefacts

• Integration and system design specifications

• Contribution to modernisation roadmaps

• Alignment with enterprise architecture frameworks

Advantageous Experience

• Experience in public sector / enterprise environments

• Experience with digital transformation programmes

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

• Experience with event-driven architectures and streaming platforms

• Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF)

Behavioural & Leadership Competencies

• Strong innovation mindset and forward-thinking approach

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing ability

• Ability to operate in complex, high-pressure environments

• Strategic thinking with strong delivery focus

• Strong communication and presentation skills