Job Description

Who are we?

Sanlam Group Technology is responsible for the provision of a digitally enabled technology service as a group COE, drive business and transformation and provide group-wide digital and data architecture. We operate the various technology platforms and shared services, ensure Cyber and Information Security resilience, and act as technology governance and risk orchestrator for technology across Sanlam.

What will you do?

As an Infrastructure Solutions Architect, your role will entail providing both infrastructure and Cloud architecture related services to the business community. As a champion for innovation and change, you will provide technical guidance and expertise based on established patterns and solution designs, while also taking the lead in defining and promoting new standards.

You will work in conjunction with Enterprise, Solution and Domain Architects to facilitate a robust, supportable and enterprise grade solution based on best practices and sound architecture principles while advocating for sharing, consolidation, reusability and cost saving opportunities. The role will also encompass technical consultancy, thought leadership, mentorship, testing, optimising, analysing and diagnosing problems specific to infrastructure or Cloud related services.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Gather and compile technical requirements.
• Drafting and maintenance of solutions architecture diagrams.
• Present and obtain solution design approval at relevant architecture or quote forums.
• Cloud and Infrastructure Designs:
• Architect end-to-end infrastructure solutions that meet business and technical requirements.
• Design and implement cloud-based solutions, ensuring seamless integration with on-premises infrastructure.
• Optimize cloud architecture for performance, cost, and security.
• Design scalable, secure, and highly available solutions.
• Deliver health checks on implementations to ensure alignment to Architecture.

• Technical Leadership:
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development and operations teams.
• Stay current with emerging cloud and infrastructure technologies as well as industry best practices.
• Present new technologies for use cases in solution architecture approval forum.

• Security and Compliance:
• Implement and maintain security controls, IAM policies, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
• Ensure that the cloud environments adhere to industry-specific compliance standards.

• High Availability and Disaster Recovery:
• Design and implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Develop and test failover and backup procedures.
• Develop disaster recovery strategies to minimize downtime.

• Capacity Planning:
• Conduct capacity planning and performance analysis for infrastructure components.
• Develop strategies for scalability and flexibility to accommodate future growth.

• Collaboration:
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including development, operations, and security, to ensure cohesive and efficient solutions.
• Act as a technical advisor on infrastructure-related matters.

• Documentation:
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure solutions, including architecture diagrams and configuration details.

• Collaboration with business IT teams to ensure business implementation aligns to architectural design and Sanlam standards.
• Assist to ensure that solution documentation and solution packs are updated upon solution / project implementation.
• Assist in troubleshooting project and BAU incidents.
• Coordination of technical tasks in BAU initiatives or business projects and ensuring delivery of tasks

Qualification

Matric
Relevant IT Diploma, Degree, or equivalent qualifications (Relevant IT Diploma, Degree, or equivalent qualifications)

The following will be beneficial:
Relevant accredited courses/IT certifications (A+ & N+ & S+
AWS / Azure Certified Solutions Architect
CCNA
Project Management
ITIL
TOGAF

Experience:
5 years' relevant work experience
At least 3 years architecture experience
MS Visio / Draw.io experience

Knowledge:

Architecture Principles
Data Centre Services

• VMware, SAN, AIX, Windows, Linux

Defence in Depth
Perimeter Security
Server concepts and technologies
Firewall concepts and Firewall rules
Reverse Proxy services
Load Balancing
Disaster Recovery
High Availability and clustering concepts
Network VLANs and routing
Application hosting
Cloud Services
Understanding of Financial concepts

Personal Attributes

Plans and aligns - Contributing through others

Collaborates - Contributing independently

Communicates effectively - Contributing independently

Customer focus - Contributing independently

Nimble learning - Contributing independently

Build a successful career with us

We're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its four business clusters - Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

Being resilient - Contributing through others

Collaborates - Contributing through others

Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others

Customer focus - Contributing through others

Drives results - Contributing through others

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.

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