Job Description

Job Overview

Business Segment:

Personal & Private Banking

Location:

ZA, GP, Johannesburg, 5 Simmonds Street

Job Type:

Full-time

Job Ref ID:

80380960A-0001

Date Posted:

10/2/2025







To develop, design and maintain the solution architectures for specific business functional/technical areas. To participate in the definition of the higher-level functional and non-functional requirements, analyse technical trade-offs, determine the major components and subsystems, and define the interfaces and collaborations between them, safeguarding the strategic alignment of technology architecture with the agreed business outcomes.



1. Solution Design & Architecture



Design scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions aligned with business requirements.

Define data architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.

Lead the selection of appropriate technologies, platforms, and tools for data solutions.



2. Enterprise Data Strategy



Contribute to the development and execution of enterprise data strategies.

Align data architecture with business goals, digital transformation initiatives, and regulatory requirements.

Promote data as a strategic asset across the organization.



3. Data Modeling & Integration



Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models.

Architect data integration solutions across on-premises and cloud environments.

Ensure data consistency, quality, and lineage across systems.



4. Cloud & Platform Architecture



Design and implement cloud-native data solutions (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).

Evaluate and integrate data platforms such as data lakes, data warehouses, and lakehouses.

Optimize data storage, compute, and processing architectures.



5. Governance, Security & Compliance



Embed data governance principles into solution design.

Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., POPIA, GDPR).

Implement data security controls, access management, and encryption strategies.



6. Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement



Work closely with business units, data engineers, analysts, and IT teams.

Translate business needs into technical requirements and data solutions.

Present architectural decisions and roadmaps to senior leadership.



7. Innovation & Continuous Improvement



Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends in data architecture.

Drive innovation in data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML enablement.

Continuously improve architecture for performance, cost-efficiency, and agility.



8. Mentorship & Leadership



Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineering and analytics teams.

Establish architectural review processes and promote knowledge sharing.

Contribute to talent development and capability building in data disciplines.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification:

First Degree

Field of Study:

Information Studies

Other Minimum Qualifications, certifications or professional memberships



Relevant Architecture Certification;

AWS Certification advantageous

TOGAF Frameworks



Experience Required

Information Lifecycle Management

Data & Analytics

5-7 years

Knowledge and experience working with and implementing internationally recognised frameworks; such as TOGAF, Zachman etc. Proven track record of comprehensive analysis and architectural skills to drive delivery of architectural constructs and artefacts in line with business strategy



5-7 years

Proven track record of comprehensive analysis and architectural skills to drive delivery of architectural constructs and artefacts in line with business strategy



Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Adopting Practical Approaches

Articulating Information

Challenging Ideas

Checking Things

Examining Information

Exploring Possibilities

Interacting with People

Meeting Timescales

Producing Output

Providing Insights

Taking Action

Team Working

Technical Competencies:

Data Integrity

IT Applications

Knowledge Classification

Knowledge Management Systems

Systems Design

Please note:

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