Onsite Solution Architect
Job Location:
Johannesburg - South Africa
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Job Summary
Our client a leading financial services and insurance group is seeking a Solution Architect to own the end-to-end solution design for their finance and actuarial transformation. Reporting to the Head: Centre IT you will translate business requirements into robust scalable and secure architectures spanning ERP actuarial and data platforms integration and cloud. You will define target-state architecture for the finance operating model present designs to architecture review boards and provide hands-on technical guidance to delivery teams through to implementation and stabilisation.
Key focus areas: solution and integration design finance data architecture architectural governance and assurance vendor technical evaluation and executive stakeholder engagement.
Required Skills:
8 years in IT solution or technical architecture with 4 years in insurance or financial services Proven delivery of finance ERP and reporting solutions at group/enterprise scale Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion SAP S/4HANA or Workday plus point solutions such as OneStream Anaplan MS Dynamics 365 F&O Coupa or Blackline Strong integration architecture across APIs EDI ESB event streaming and batch patterns Data architecture background: Data Mesh MDM finance data lakes/warehouses ETL (Informatica) SQL Cloud architecture on Azure AWS or GCP including migration and hybrid patterns Exposure to AI RPA and ML in finance contexts Working knowledge of security IAM and data privacy by design Experience leading cross-functional design workshops and architecture forums Visio or equivalent modelling tools Jira MS Office; Agile and Waterfall
Required Education:
Degree or Diploma in IT Computer Science Engineering or related fieldIndustry-recognised architecture certification (TOGAF AWS/Azure Solutions Architect or equivalent)Advantageous: knowledge of SA financial and insurance regulation including IFRS 17; actuarial IT architecture exposure; POPIA-aligned design; mentoring experience
