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Solutions Architect (Chief Expert)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Pretoria - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
22 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
19 August 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Reference: JHB001424-SN-1
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
- Strong solution architecture experience across cloud and on-premise environments with proven ability to design end-to-end architectures
- Deep knowledge of AWS cloud services and architecture best practices
- Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Java Python or TypeScript for solution design and prototyping
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools and patterns (e.g. Terraform AWS CDK Ansible)
- Understanding of data modelling and document databases preferably MongoDB
- Competence with integration patterns APIs and middleware technologies
- Familiarity with frontend technologies and frameworks to enable full-stack solution design
- Solid grasp of CI/CD DevOps practices and how they influence architecture and delivery
- Strong security-by-design knowledge including identity access management and secure communication
- Excellent stakeholder communication and documentation skills to translate business needs into technical solutions
ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:
- Hands-on experience with Amazon Glue Athena or other cloud data services
- Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes)
- Exposure to Angular or other modern frontend frameworks
- Familiarity with monitoring observability and FINOPS concepts
- Prior work with integration touchpoint teams and enterprise integration platforms
- Knowledge of Agile/DevOps delivery models and working with cross-functional feature teams
- Experience producing technical documentation and solution runbooks
- Practical experience with AWS CDK and cloud-native patterns
- Background in systems engineering concepts and architecture frameworks (TOGAF Zachman)
- Experience with automation of infrastructure patching build and deployment pipelines
Duties & Responsibilities
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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- Design and own end-to-end solution architectures that meet business requirements and align with the architectural roadmap
- Engage and collaborate with product and integration teams to define integration touchpoints and shared technical requirements
- Translate business and process requirements into functional and technical specifications and conceptual prototypes
- Evaluate alternative technologies and propose scalable secure maintainable solutions
- Produce clear high-quality technical documentation architecture diagrams and implementation guidance
- Coordinate and participate in test and deployment efforts to ensure delivered solutions meet technical and
- functional specifications
- Support development teams with architectural decisions patterns and best practices (including IaC CI/CD and
- observability)
- Work with stakeholders to prioritize requirements and organize delivery in an iterative value-driven manner
- Assist with troubleshooting and root cause analysis of complex system issues across the stack
- Ensure architectural compliance with enterprise standards security controls and governance processes
- Mentor and coach engineering teams on design principles integration approaches and cloud-native practices
- Continuously review and improve solutions for performance cost-efficiency reliability and operability
- Degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or equivalent proven experience
- Extensive experience (typically 8 years) in solution architecture systems integration and cloud-native design
- Strong background in designing architectures that include AWS services API/integration patterns data modelling and DevOps practices
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Required Experience:
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