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 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