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Main Responsibilities

• Application Architecture Design:
  
  

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• 7+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3-5 years in a senior or lead architecture role, preferably in a banking or financial services environment.
• Proven experience designing and architecting enterprise-level applications, with a focus on scalability, performance, and security.
• Strong experience with modern application frameworks, cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, and RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with core banking systems, digital banking platforms, mobile apps, and enterprise integrations.
  
  

• Proficiency in programming languages (Java, C#, Python, or similar), and experience with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman.
• Deep understanding of application integration strategies, including API design, SOA, and microservices architecture.
• Strong experience with database design and management, including SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience in cloud architecture, particularly in designing cloud-native applications and migrating on-premise solutions to the cloud.
• Knowledge of banking regulations (e.g., PCI DSS, SOX, GDPR) and security protocols to ensure compliance across applications.

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Information Technology
• Industries Technology, Information and Media

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South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future.

We are looking for candidates who bring in-depth market experience, who see technology as a way to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society.

If you are looking for a career where every day is different, where challenges are complex and where you can make a real difference, then we want to hear from you. By choosing to join SATIC, you are choosing to work with teams all over the world, harnessing the power of world leading tech and making a difference to real people’s lives.

Requirements:

Qualifications / Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• A certification in TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect would be advantageous.
• Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in application architecture, software development lifecycle, and enterprise application design.

Experience & Skills:

• Proficiency in application design methodologies (e.g., Agile, DevOps) with experience in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Strong understanding of enterprise application integration patterns and tools, data management principles, and architecture best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a commitment to delivering distinctive outcomes.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross functional team environment, demonstrating a sense of urgency and empathy in all interactions.

Responsibilities:

Application Design and Architecture:

• Develop and maintain architecture roadmaps for enterprise applications that align with the firm’s strategic goals.
• Design robust, scalable application architectures that utilize best practices, ensuring compliance with quality standards and enterprise architecture frameworks.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Work closely with Product Development teams to gather requirements and translate business needs into technical specifications and architectural designs.
• Collaborate with Core Tech and Support teams to ensure effective application performance and resilience, emphasizing a culture of collective ownership and success.

Technology Risk Management:

• Ensure that all applications standards and stacks adhere to the firm-wide technology risk management and compliance standards, promoting integrity and accountability.
• Assess and mitigate technology risks associated with application development and deployment processes.

Standards and Governance:

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of IT and Data Governance Frameworks, promoting alignment with the organization’s strategic objectives.
• Advocate for adherence to architectural standards and best practices across application teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Mentorship and Knowledge Sharing:

• Mentor junior team members and facilitate knowledge sharing across the Africa Tech and Digital team, enhancing collective skills and capabilities.
• Provide guidance on application architecture best practices and innovations to peers and stakeholders, supporting a learning culture.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices; evaluate and recommend new tools and technologies that enhance application development.
• Identify and implement enhancements to existing applications and processes to drive efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Prepare and maintain architecture documentation, including design specifications, architecture diagrams, and process flows to ensure clarity and consistency.
• Report on application performance and architectural compliance to senior management, highlighting key metrics and areas for development.

Support and Troubleshooting:

• Collaborate with IT Support Desk teams to troubleshoot and resolve application-related issues, ensuring high availability and user satisfaction.
• Encourage a proactive approach to identifying problems and implementing solutions that reflect the firm’s commitment to quality and client service.

Role overview:

As an Application Architect at the Manager Level within the Africa Tech team, you will be a subject matter expert in application design and architecture, responsible for building scalable, efficient, and high-quality enterprise applications standards and architecture. Your role will focus on ensuring that applications align with organizational strategies while fostering an environment of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You will also be integral in adapting to changes in technology and leveraging AI-assisted tools to create impactful solutions for the firm and our clients.

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Consulting and Information Technology
• Industries Business Consulting and Services and IT Services and IT Consulting

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Ikue is a tech start-up with a clear purpose and vision - to provide telecommunications operators with a superior product to deliver outstanding customer experiences.

We are building a diverse team, all unified by a desire to unleash the data needed by marketers. Creativity is at the core of Ikue and is something we are looking to further strengthen in 2025! There are no typical profiles; each team member shares our vision and wants to be part of its success.

We offer an internationally competitive salary, an employee share incentive scheme, and the opportunity to work fully remote.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a financially backed, pioneering start-up at an early stage with creative license to drive the company's technical vision.

Recently, we completed a funding round in the US and UK, backed by successful Silicon Valley and UK SaaS entrepreneurs who have previously exited other ventures.

The Solutions Architect will leverage their expertise in designing solutions with AWS technologies to:

• Take ownership of the overall solution and design of our innovative platform, enabling marketers to deploy data pipelines via a user-friendly interface without relying on IT.
• Collaborate with industry leaders to ensure the architecture is fit-for-purpose.
• Define a technology strategy supporting the platform's evolution and roadmap.
• Lead design activities to transform our current capabilities into a multi-tenant SaaS product.
• Work within cross-disciplinary teams of UI/UX designers, architects, engineers, and data scientists across various domains.

The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic self-starter prioritizing personal development, with opportunities to mentor colleagues and work with talented teams.

We seek a highly skilled SaaS Solution Architect with experience in the telco industry, responsible for designing and optimizing our cloud-native SaaS solutions tailored for telecommunications providers. Experience with similar telecom products is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Design: Develop and maintain the architectural vision for our telco-focused SaaS products, aligning with industry standards.
• Scalability: Design solutions that are high-performance and scalable to meet telecom demands.
• Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams, including telco experts, developers, DevOps, and product managers.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed architectural documentation.
• Technology Selection: Choose appropriate telco-specific technologies, tools, and frameworks.

Requirements and skills

1. Cloud-Native Expertise (preferably AWS): Deep understanding of microservices, containerization, serverless, and orchestration technologies in telco contexts.
2. Telecom-Specific Security: Designing products with industry-leading security measures, data protection, and compliance.
3. Event-based Integration using Kafka/Kinesis
4. Performance Optimization: Addressing telco-specific performance bottlenecks and optimizing solutions.
5. Product Modeling for catalogue-driven sales and orchestration
6. Familiarity with TMF or similar frameworks for channel architecture development.

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Primary Duties And Responsibilities

Responsible for the overall application systems design, balancing requirements against resource utilisation, architectural factors and provisioning cloud-based security architecture solutions for clients that meet regulatory obligations and data protection requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in either Information Systems, Informatics, Computer Science, Engineering or any other relevant field.
• Honours or Master’s in information systems, Informatics, Computer Science or Engineering is preferred.
• Certified as a Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (or near completion).
• TOGAF/Zachman certification would be beneficial.
  
  

• 10 years of working experience in the relevant industry and/or discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years experience within the solution design or architecture sphere.
• Software Development experience is an advantage.
• Experience in migrating from on-premise infrastructures to cloud environments.
• Knowledge of database platforms and design.
• Knowledge and experience in identifying gaps in existing architectures.
• Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, DNS) and network security methodologies.
• Knowledge of network access, identity, and access management (e.g. public key infrastructure, Oauth, OpenID, SAML, SPML).
• Knowledge of application firewall concepts and functions (e.g. single point of authentication enforcement, data anonymization, DLP scanning, SSL security).
• Knowledge of identity and access management methods.
• Experience with Azure.
• Azure performance and cost optimisation experience.
• AWS and Google Cloud experience will be beneficial.
• Knowledge of business continuity and disaster recovery operation plans.
• Knowledge of development and architectural standards and principles.
  
  

• Gather functional requirements by working closely with sales team members and enterprise architects to gain a complete sense of client expectations and limitations before undertaking a major development project.
• Develop specifications by using the familiarity with functional requirements and existing systems to develop project specifications.
• Required to develop schedules and test plans, prepare documentation based on analyst reports, and assemble documents presenting project guidelines and milestones to team members. At the same time, identify potential issues between systems and client specifications and propose new solutions to work around these limitations.
• Determine a project's scope before developers begin any major work. Conduct extra research on a client's existing systems and configurations to determine whether added time and work are necessary to align the project with enterprise-level systems.
• Identify areas where implementation may require more solutions to be successful. Throughout this process, one should communicate directly with enterprise architects, developers, and clients.
• Throughout the development lifecycle, one should direct and oversee the activities of a team of developers, answering questions or helping to resolve issues as they arise. This aspect of the role requires one to ensure that specifications and requirements are clearly articulated to their development teams. Monitor timelines and progress to ensure that team members are adhering to these specifications. May also serve as a liaison between client-facing personnel and developers.
• Interface directly with clients from the initial conversations to determine project scope and specifications to the final presentation of software solutions, one meets directly with clients to provide feedback and updates on development projects.
• Prepare reports and presentations, as well as demonstrations, to keep the client informed about issues that arise during development and report on integration and deployment. Receive updated specifications and requirements from clients throughout the development lifecycle.
• For many projects, one will work with outside vendors to develop and implement specific aspects of the software solution. This aspect of the role may require you to consider costs and timelines and ensure that vendors meet deadlines for deliverables and project elements.
• Review proposals and estimates from these vendors and determine whether they fit into existing budgetary and time restrictions and ensure that external solutions work with internal development projects.
  
  

• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Excellent communication skills: Ability to engage with C-level stakeholders, both verbal and non-verbal and communicate a deep understanding of the business and a broad knowledge of technology and applications.
• Technical Literacy: Possess a high level of technical literacy, which helps them determine how a software solution fits into an organization’s current structure and assists in the development of specifications and requirements.
• Analytical Assessment: A high level of analysis to examine current systems and determine overall project needs and scope.
• Schedule Management: Extensive time management skills to determine development schedules and milestones and ensure that deliverables are completed on time for oneself and your team.
• Team Leadership: To oversee and direct development teams throughout the project development lifecycle, experience with team leadership and motivation is essential.
• Ability to translate strategy and strategic objectives into measurable and executable projects.
• Experience working on a large project(s) incorporating processes and procedures and standards.
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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Ikue Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Let's build the future together!

Ikue is a tech start-up with a clear purpose and vision - to provide

Let's build the future together!

Ikue is a tech start-up with a clear purpose and vision - to provide

telecommunications operators with a superior product to deliver superior

customer experiences.

We are building a diverse team, all unified by a desire to unleash the data needed

by marketeers. Creativity is at the core of Ikue and is something we are looking to

further strengthen in 2025! There are no typical profiles, each and every team

member shares our vision and wants to be part of its success.

Internationally Competitive Salary, Employee Share Incentive Scheme and opportunity to grow

fully remote

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a financially backed, pioneering start-up at an early stage with creative license to drive the technical vision for the company as you see best.

We have recently finished a round of funding in the US and the UK, and are funded by successful Silicon Valley/UK SaaS entrepreneurs who’ve previously raised investment before exiting prior venture.

The Solutions Architect will use their deep expertise in designing solutions using AWS technologies to:

Take ownership of the overall solution and design of our innovative platform, which is unlike anything else in the industry, enabling marketeers to deploy data pipelines on the fly via the User Interface, without relying on IT.

Work alongside innovators and leaders in the telecommunications and data space, drawing on industry-critical experience to Ensure the architecture is fit-for-purpose.

Define an overall technology strategy that supports the evolution and roadmap of the platform and services to deliver on the product owner’s vision.

Lead the design activities to transform the current capability to a multi-tenanted SaaS product.

Join a highly talented, cross-disciplinary teams of UI / UX designers, technical architects, software engineers and data scientists, working across API development, security, cloud-native engineering and more.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic self-starter who prioritises their own development, as you will have the opportunity to mentor junior colleagues and benefit from highly talented, cross-disciplinary teams.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced SaaS solution Architect with a strong background in the telco industry. As a Solution Architect, you will play a pivotal role in the development and evolution of our multi-tenant SaaS cloud-native products for the telecommunications sector. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing the architecture of our software solutions, ensuring they meet the unique challenges and requirements of the domain. Experience in companies providing similar products for telecom and communication service providers is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Design: Develop and maintain the architectural vision for our multi-tenant SaaS products tailored for the telco industry. Ensure that the architecture aligns with telco business goals and industry-specific best practices.
• Scalability: Design and implement high-performance, scalable solutions that can efficiently handle the dynamic demands of the telecommunications sector.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including telco domain experts, software developers, DevOps engineers, and product managers to ensure the successful execution of telco-specific architectural plans.
• Documentation- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of the telco-specific architectural decisions and designs.
• Technology Selection: Evaluate and select telco-specific technologies, tools, and frameworks for product development, considering the unique requirements of the telecommunications sector.
  
  

• Cloud-Native Expertise(AWS preferably): Demonstrate a deep understanding of cloud-native principles, including microservices, containerization, serverless computing, and orchestration technologies, as they relate to telco solutions.
• Telecom-Specific Security: Ensure that our products are designed with industry leading security measures specific to the telco industry, including data protection, network security, and compliance with telco regulations.
• Event based integration using KafkaKinesis
• Performance Optimization: Identify and address performance bottlenecks specific to telco applications and continuously optimize the product's performance for telecommunications use cases.
• Product modelling for catalogue driven sales and orchestration
• TMF - open digital architecture or similar framework to develop channels architecture.

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries Software Development

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Job Summary:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Solution Architect to join our Technology team in a fast-paced logistics environment. The successful candidate will play a critical role in bridging the gap between business operations and technical teams. This role involves gathering and defining user requirements, implementing solutions, developing dashboards and reports, and participating in quality assurance efforts to ensure solution effectiveness and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements Gathering & Analysis
  • Engage with stakeholders to identify and document business needs, workflows, and pain points.
  • Analyse current business processes and recommend optimizations using data-driven insights.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications for development team or low-code/no-code implementation.
  • Support in the design of scalable and user-friendly tech solutions tailored to logistics operations.
  • Stakeholder engagement post go-live to ensure value realisation of solutions.
• Solution Implementation
  • Design, build, and deploy solutions on a variety of platforms.
  • Automate workflows and processes to enhance operational efficiency.
• Reporting & Dashboards
  • Develop and maintain reports and dashboards.
  • Ensure data accuracy and visibility to support decision-making across departments.
  • Effectively communicate complex analysis in easy-to-understand dashboards.
• Quality Assurance
  • Assist in creating test plans and performing functional and user acceptance testing (UAT).
  • Collaborate with technical teams to resolve bugs and ensure alignment with user expectations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Information Technology/Systems, or a related field.

Preferred Skills & Tools:

• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms (AWS), data analytics tools, and enterprise architecture frameworks
• Proficiency in software development and understanding of various programming languages
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Strategic decision-making
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a dynamic international team driving digital transformation in logistics
• Gain exposure to innovative technologies and process improvement initiatives
• Work in a collaborative environment that values creativity and efficiency

Work Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:20 AM – 4:20 PM, and Alternate Saturdays, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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SUMMARY :

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.

We are looking for a Solutions Architect to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 6-months contract role.

POSITION INFO :

What you will be doing :

1. Develop practical implementation architectures (not just ‘perfect-world’ blueprints) for the immediate needs, with transition plans for cloud-migration where applicable.
2. Own the solution delivery alongside the project manager.
3. Support and guide development teams through architectural oversight and technical coaching (Design patterns, libraries, and frameworks).
4. Engage with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
5. Provide architectural governance and conduct technical reviews for smaller BAU-type projects.
6. Support both on-premise and AWS cloud transition planning.
7. Handle integration-heavy projects.
8. Work with Developers, Dev Leads, Testers, Project Managers, Business Analysts, and UX/UI teams to ensure architectural alignment.

What we are looking for :

1. Completed BSc / IT degree or other related fields.
2. 7+ years of software solution architecture experience.
3. Hands-on experience in SDLC (especially Microsoft / .NET-heavy environments).
4. Strong grasp of integration architecture, API strategy, and defining transitional designs.
5. Able to engage with developers on design patterns, frameworks, and best practices.
6. Comfortable guiding AWS cloud-native architecture discussions.
7. Strong communicator able to interface with both business and technical teams.
8. Logical thinker with proven experience in breaking down complex problems into practical architectural roadmaps.

Tech Environment :

• 70% Microsoft (.NET) stack
• 30% Java / Postgres / Oracle / MySQL / Other
• AWS cloud (existing and target)
• Emphasis on API integration, off-the-shelf platforms, and pragmatic implementation.
• Strong preference for buying solutions and integrating them instead of building.

Please note that if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Solution Architect to join our Technology team in a fast-paced logistics environment. The successful candidate will play a critical role in bridging the gap between business operations and technical teams. This role involves gathering and defining user requirements, implementing solutions, developing dashboards and reports, and participating in quality assurance efforts to ensure solution effectiveness and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements Gathering & Analysis
  • Engage with stakeholders to identify and document business needs, workflows, and pain points.
  • Analyse current business processes and recommend optimizations using data-driven insights.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications for development team or low-code/no-code implementation.
  • Support in the design of scalable and user-friendly tech solutions tailored to logistics operations.
  • Stakeholder engagement post go-live to ensure value realisation of solutions.
• Solution Implementation
  • Design, build, and deploy solutions on a variety of platforms.
  • Automate workflows and processes to enhance operational efficiency.
• Reporting & Dashboards
  • Develop and maintain reports and dashboards.
  • Ensure data accuracy and visibility to support decision-making across departments.
  • Effectively communicate complex analysis in easy-to-understand dashboards.
• Quality Assurance
  • Assist in creating test plans and performing functional and user acceptance testing (UAT).
  • Collaborate with technical teams to resolve bugs and ensure alignment with user expectations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Information Technology/Systems, or a related field.

Preferred Skills & Tools:

• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms (AWS), data analytics tools, and enterprise architecture frameworks
• Proficiency in software development and understanding of various programming languages
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Strategic decision-making
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a dynamic international team driving digital transformation in logistics
• Gain exposure to innovative technologies and process improvement initiatives
• Work in a collaborative environment that values creativity and efficiency

Work Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:20 AM – 4:20 PM, and Alternate Saturdays, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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We are seeking a highly experienced Solutions Architect to lead the modernization of the Local Tracking System across application, database, and infrastructure layers. This role will focus on design, strategy, and architectural guidance to ensure scalability, resilience, security, and performance. Our client operates a globally integrated logistics and production environment, supported by a mix of enterprise applications, a Global Tracking System, and a Local Tracking System. The Local Tracking System currently consists of ~140 .Net applications running on Oracle databases.

Role Objective

Design and guide the implementation of a robust, future-proof, and resilient enterprise architecture for the Local Tracking System, covering both application (.Net + Oracle/MSSQL) and infrastructure modernization (servers, storage, networks, and HA/DR strategies).

What you'll do:

• Discovery Assessment: Review and document current environment, analyze dependencies, deliver Current Environment Report.
• Design Planning: Conduct workshops, define target architecture, deliver Architecture Designs, Technology Roadmap, Project Plan.
• Finalization Sign-off: Present recommendations, deliver Final Architecture Document, Technical Guides, Stakeholder Sign-off.
• Lead architecture design for ~140 .Net applications and Oracle/MSSQL databases.
• Assess and propose improvements for servers, storage, and network topology.
• Develop High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies (RTO/RPO, clustering, failover, load balancing).
• Conduct a gap analysis and provide modernization opportunities report.
• Provide a technology evaluation (VMware, Hyper-V, Azure Stack, Dell EMC, NetApp).
• Ensure compliance with IT Security policies and industry best practices.
• Deliver detailed documentation, schematics, and knowledge transfer workshops.
• Stakeholders: IT Infrastructure, IT Applications, Production/Operations teams.

Your Expertise:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Solutions Architect in enterprise-scale environments.
• Proven expertise in .Net applications and database design (Oracle MSSQL).
• Strong background in infrastructure modernization (servers, storage, virtualization, networks).
• Experience designing HA DR architectures in large enterprises.
• Familiarity with cloud and hybrid technologies (Azure Stack, VMware, Hyper-V).
• Strong understanding of enterprise security, scalability, and compliance standards.
• Demonstrated ability to lead workshops and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Referenceable history of delivering architecture projects in enterprise settings.
• Experience in automotive, manufacturing, logistics, or similar industries.

Qualifications:

• Bachelorâ€s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, Oracle Certified Architect).

Other information applicable to the opportunity:

• Initial 3 month contract
• Location: Johannesburg †ybrid way of work
  
  

Why work for us?

If the daily grind makes you wonder if there's more to life than work, get ready to discover a professional journey that embraces excellence without compromise.

You've arrived at iOCO Infrastructure Services (iOCO IS), where we are all about delivering outstanding client experiences through sustainable, innovative IT infrastructure solutions that tackle business challenges head-on. Here you get to partner with clients, helping them conquer their business Goliaths while they focus on scaling their empires.

At our core, we're challengers, disruptors, and innovators. We're a community of skilled professionals with an ambitious spirit dedicated to providing for our clients while finding joy in the process. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do. Their satisfaction fuels our fire and propels us forward. We're talking about brainstorming sessions that sound like TED talks and spontaneous celebrations for achievements, big and small.

iOCO is an equal opportunity employer with an obligation to achieve its own unique EE objectives in the context of Employment Equity targets. Therefore, our employment strategy gives primary preference to previously disadvantaged individuals or groups.