Job Description

Job Overview

Business Segment:

Personal & Private Banking

Location:

ZA, undefined, Johannesburg, 5 Simmonds Street

Job Type:

Full-time

Job Ref ID:

80444580A-0001

Date Posted:

10/6/2025







To define and develop complex architecture roadmaps, practices, and processes that embed strategic applications across an entire Business Unit / Group scope. To link the business mission, vision, strategy, and processes for a dedicated Business Unit to its IT strategy, documenting this using multiple architectural models or views that demonstrate how the current and future needs of the Business Unit will be met in an integrated, efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner.



Qualifications

Type of Qualification:

First Degree

Field of Study:

Information Technology



Experience Required

Enterprise Technology & Solutions Architecture

Technology

More than 10 years

Significant experience as an Architect ideally with time in an Enterprise capacity. Track record in IT disciplines including data management, integration and large scale solution architectures. Experience with the complete information system life cycle. Architecture/Solution design delivery in large domestic or global institutions. Ability to deal with all levels of the business and technology stakeholders across large organisations.



Knowledge



Robust knowledge of Solution Design & Architecture with SAP AND/OR Payments experience

SAP within Core Banking Environment

Core Banking experience preferential

Ability to advise on, plan and manage end to end architecture and design.

Proven ability to lead, manage and drive high performance across technical and project teams.

Knowledge/experience of architecture/design frameworks.

Demonstrable relevant experience in writing technical documents.

Ability to present to all levels from C-level to technical staff.

Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit and trade-off analysis, budgeting, and risk management.

Knowledge of business ecosystems, software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as aservice (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics.

Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services

management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Articulating Information

Challenging Ideas

Checking Things

Convincing People

Developing Strategies

Directing People

Embracing Change

Managing Tasks

Producing Output

Providing Insights

Resolving Conflict

Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

Benefits Management

Business Analysis Environments and Perspectives

Business Process Design

Business Process Improvement

Change Control and Management (IT)

Emerging Technology Monitoring

Financial Acumen

Financial and Accounting Control

Information Technology Architecture

Managerial Budgeting

Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting

Policy Development

Programme Management

Project Definition

Project Reporting

Quality Management

Root Cause Analysis

Scenario Development

Stakeholder Management

Strategy Definition

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