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Hello Future Software Architect

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our talent team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

Are You Someone Who Can

• Drive business profitability in the context of cost management through Information technology solutions.
• Reduce cost by helping to prevent an organization from investing in a technology that it will not add to its ability to meet its strategic human capital objectives.
• Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions by resolving queries fast and effectively.
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members by providing input to business requirements.
• Regularly act as technical expert to troubleshoot highly complex problems, or present/market new technology or concepts.
• Establish architectural standards and frameworks and assess technical risks on projects by operating in conjunction with the other architects (application, infrastructure, information and security) and with only very general direction from Risk and Governance to translate customer functional requirements.
• Comply, understand and implement all steps within IT development and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements for IT Software Solutions.
• Provide guidance to operations teams and other architects with the design, development and testing of new software, and work with assigned project teams to ensure a smooth implementation of changes to existing systems.
• Assess process and business risks relating to software business needs to ensure minimal risk to the organisation in the IT Software Technology environment.
• Assist in the progress of multiple IT Software projects to contribute to business needs and solutions.
• Manage own development to increase own competencies.
• Display specialized understanding of both Software and IT technology, practices and theories.

You Will Be An Ideal Candidate If You

• Minimum Qualification - Relevant Degree in BSc Information Systems, BCom Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Analysis, BBusSc or related
• An experienced Oracle EPM Cloud Software Architect with a hands-on functional background, ideally with prior implementation background
• Understands not only the concepts of Financials but also how they apply to the day-to-day processes of a Production business environment
• Experience - 5 to 8 years’ experience in a similar environment.
• In-depth understanding of financial data and banking information systems
• Experience with development and interpretation of reports.
• Strong knowledge and use of design process tools (e.g., Visio, Firstmap)
• Experience with the functional and operational aspects of Oracle EPM Cloud (SaaS) suite products: application design, development of various application artifacts such as forms and rules, testing, troubleshooting (working in conjunction with Oracle Support as needed), pre- and post-implementation activities across the EPM Cloud product suite.
• Experience integrating EPM with other systems using Data Management, adaptors, etc.
• Experience in interacting with business users to analyze the business process and discovering requirements.
• In-depth knowledge and skills on SQL coding
• Visual Basic
• Software troubleshooting
• Scripting
• Communication skills
• Solution architecture
• PowerShell
• Oracle Cloud architecture

You Will Have Access To

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging Working
• Opportunities to innovate.

We Can Be a Match If You Can

• Troubleshoot highly complex problems.
• Establish application architectural standards or frameworks.
• Assess IT risks and design application solutions. Strategic implementations and moulding solutions with the technical partners.
• Maintain optimum availability of EPM environments, and proactively create, monitor, and migrate product-related application artifacts.
• Deep functional knowledge around financial systems and processes.
• Strong problem-solving skills (from an Applications/Functional/Operational perspective) with the ability to exercise mature judgement.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and master unfamiliar concepts quickly with little supervision.
• Knowledge of EPM Automate; scripting a plus (Batch, VBScript, Python, and/or PowerShell).
• Ability to understand customer urgency and sensitivity of the problem, with strong verbal and written communication skills to speak confidently and communicate clearly with customers.

Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

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Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

24/08/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless required by law to disclose it.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Banking

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Company: PlaceTalent

Location: Centurion, Gauteng

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
2. 3+ years of experience in backend development using Python, Flask, and FastAPI.
3. Strong experience with Python and Docker development processes and tools.
4. Familiarity with Docker and Machine Learning concepts and integrations.
5. Experience with DevOps in Gitlab.
6. Proficiency with PostgreSQL or other relational databases, with a focus on GIS data types.
7. Strong problem-solving skills.

• Integrate machine learning models and data analytics into backend processes.
• Develop and maintain backend services supporting GIS and Heuristic Services, ensuring interoperability with services developed in Kotlin and C++.
• Develop APIs and backend solutions for mobile field services, including real-time tracking and task management.

Type: Permanent, Full-time

Posted Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Want to do the Best Work of Your Life?

Working at Signant Health puts you at the very heart of the world’s most exciting sector - a high-growth, dynamic company in an extraordinary industry. We’re radically changing the clinical trial landscape, driving change through the technology and innovations we create and the services we deliver to our customers.

Where do you fit in?

The Software Architect is responsible for product portfolio architecture. Performs product design, systems analysis and programming activities which may require extensive research. Performs bug verification, release testing and support for assigned products.

As part of our team, your main responsibilities will be:

• Designing overall system architecture including the internal architecture of a component, as well as communication protocols and interfaces to other components;
• Researches and understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues;
• Researches new technology or development tools to remain abreast of current technology;
• Helping and training fellow developers to work with new product components / modules, to follow company coding practices and architectural guidelines;
• Conducting unit testing and integration testing;
• Performing code and design reviews;
• Performing bug verification, release testing and support for assigned products;
• Being responsible for product’s usability by designing user interfaces, creating use cases, and implementing prototypes and conducting usability tests;
• Preparing technical documentation of product, creating user interface guidelines and conducting reviews.

Decision making and influence

• Coaches and mentors software engineers;
• Works closely with project management and software developers to formulate the high-level technical solution

You’ll need to bring:

• M.Sc/B.Sc Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Information Systems;
• 7 + years of software development experience;
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal;
• APIs: REST, GraphQL, WSO2 / Kong ;
• DB: RDBMS (SqlServer/Oracle / PostgreSQL and Non-RDMBS (MongoDB);
• Monitoring: Dynatrace;
• Virtualization/Cloud: AWS, Docker, OpenShift / K8s, Skaffold;
• Secrets Management (AWS Secrets Manager / Azure Keyvault / Hashicorp Vault);
• Architecture: Microservices, Micro FrontEnds, Backend for FrontEnd, CQRS, Sidecar, Event Sourcing.

Specific programming knowledge:

Specific knowledge .NET:

• Build tools: Azure DevOps.

We’d be thrilled to hear that you also have:

• User-oriented approach to software development;
• Must be willing to expand the skills by learning other technologies as needed;
• Must be a team oriented person with a “can do” attitude.

Does this sound like something you’d like to explore? Then we’d love to hear from you!

Please apply below. We review and respond to every application, keep an eye on your inbox for our reply.

Please note that Signant does not accept unsolicited resumes from Third Party vendors.

At Signant Health, accepting difference isn’t enough—we celebrate it, we support it, and we nurture it for the benefit of our team members, our clients and our community. Signant Health is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.

Posted Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Want to do the Best Work of Your Life?

Working at Signant Health puts you at the very heart of the world’s most exciting sector - a high-growth, dynamic company in an extraordinary industry. We’re radically changing the clinical trial landscape, driving change through the technology and innovations we create and the services we deliver to our customers.

Where do you fit in?

The Software Architect is responsible for product portfolio architecture. Performs product design, systems analysis and programming activities which may require extensive research. Performs bug verification, release testing and support for assigned products.

As part of our team, your main responsibilities will be:

• Designing overall system architecture including the internal architecture of a component, as well as communication protocols and interfaces to other components;
• Researches and understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues;
• Researches new technology or development tools to remain abreast of current technology;
• Helping and training fellow developers to work with new product components / modules, to follow company coding practices and architectural guidelines;
• Conducting unit testing and integration testing;
• Performing code and design reviews;
• Performing bug verification, release testing and support for assigned products;
• Being responsible for product’s usability by designing user interfaces, creating use cases, and implementing prototypes and conducting usability tests;
• Preparing technical documentation of product, creating user interface guidelines and conducting reviews.

Decision making and influence

• Coaches and mentors software engineers;
• Works closely with project management and software developers to formulate the high-level technical solution

You’ll need to bring:

• M.Sc/B.Sc Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Information Systems;
• 7 + years of software development experience;
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal;
• APIs: REST, GraphQL, WSO2 / Kong ;
• DB: RDBMS (SqlServer/Oracle / PostgreSQL and Non-RDMBS (MongoDB);
• Monitoring: Dynatrace;
• Virtualization/Cloud: AWS, Docker, OpenShift / K8s, Skaffold;
• Secrets Management (AWS Secrets Manager / Azure Keyvault / Hashicorp Vault);
• Architecture: Microservices, Micro FrontEnds, Backend for FrontEnd, CQRS, Sidecar, Event Sourcing.

Specific programming knowledge:

Specific knowledge .NET:

• Build tools: Azure DevOps.

We’d be thrilled to hear that you also have:

• User-oriented approach to software development;
• Must be willing to expand the skills by learning other technologies as needed;
• Must be a team oriented person with a “can do” attitude.

Does this sound like something you’d like to explore? Then we’d love to hear from you!

Please apply below. We review and respond to every application, keep an eye on your inbox for our reply.

Please note that Signant does not accept unsolicited resumes from Third Party vendors.

At Signant Health, accepting difference isn’t enough—we celebrate it, we support it, and we nurture it for the benefit of our team members, our clients and our community. Signant Health is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.

Listing reference: atns_000504

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 8 October 2024

Job category: Others: Transport and Logistics

Location: Johannesburg

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: Yes

ATNS

Applications are invited for the position of Head of Enterprise Architecture based at Head Office (Bruma). The successful applicant will be reporting to the Chief Technology and Information Officer. Overview: To provide strategic leadership in the development, implementation and management of an integrated Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) enterprise architecture framework in line with the organisation’s vision and strategy. To integrate the organisation’s systems, creating and implementing enterprise architecture models and improvements to current functions and processes.

Major Activities

1. Develop and implement an organisation-wide secure enterprise architecture (sEA) in alignment with the organisational and departmental strategy.
2. Lead the creation and evolution of the Enterprise Architecture function and support better integration and innovation through the formation and implementation of the sEA strategy and framework.
3. Support strategic and tactical decision-making through the development and implementation of effective sEA processes and methodologies for the provision of required management data and information.
4. Lead the identification and analysis of business drivers to derive business, information, technical, and solution architecture requirements, and analyse industry, technology and market trends to determine their potential impact on ATNS.
5. Promote the business value of the EA function, its process, and the results of the sEA programme across the organisation.
6. Seek opportunities to highlight how digital business initiatives will potentially impact the enterprise’s economic architecture and metrics.
7. Communicate and drive the adoption of the resource management strategies, principles, and agreed resource plan and sEA strategies.
8. Manage sEA requirements and support business with advice and expertise on architectural principles, models and building blocks.
9. Improve alignment, increase agility, improve quality of information and generate potential cost savings through EA initiatives.
10. Define, implement and manage the required governance, policies and processes for the effective functioning of sEA in the business.
11. Detail potential competitive threats from digital enterprises that are generally considered outside of the traditional realm of competition.
12. Determine the relationship between people, processes, information, and technology, and to the external environment.
13. Ensure ongoing compliance with all legislative and governance requirements relevant to professional practice in the technology field.
14. Build and maintain sound relations with key internal and external stakeholders through ongoing communication and engagement.
15. Manage finances in accordance with business priorities and within approved financial guidelines and parameters.
16. Ensure optimisation of resources through effective deployment, management and development of skills.
17. Coach and mentor staff as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or related field is required.

Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or related field is required.

TOGAF Certification or related Enterprise Architecture Certification is required.

Seasoned professional required with eight (8) or more years of experience in any of the following disciplines: information, business, solution or technical architecture, application development, middleware, information analysis, database management and operations in a multitier environment.

Three (3) or more years of business experience in strategic and operations planning and/or business analysis.

Experience building EA technology plans and roadmaps.

Experience designing, integrating and managing complex infrastructure solutions.

Comprehensive knowledge of hardware, software, application and systems engineering.

Demonstrate experience with business process and performance modelling, benchmarking and financial analysis.

Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and risk management.

Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, services management, infrastructure and operations, enterprise architecture, governance and related frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, GWEA, Zachman, etc.).

Exposure and understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies and processing environments.

Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation.

Posting Date: Mar 20, 2025

Company: Sasol

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

The Sasol Snr Architect Enterprise Architecture (Manufacturing Technology) forms part of a core team that drives the visioning, architectural design, value definition and transformation planning through leveraging digital and other technologies.

As a Manufacturing Technology Architect, you will be responsible for transforming manufacturing execution systems and platforms that enable plant value streams such as lab operations, process development, process control, industrial IT, manage maintenance & integrity, manage quality, manage production, manage SHE, manage exploration, manage logistics, Retail systems and interfaces into OT environment.

The Manufacturing Technology Architect will work with MES, IIT and OT systems that span across Secunda plant operations, Mining operations, Sasolburg plant operations, ROAS operations, Mozambique plant operations and London operations.

The Manufacturing Technology Architect is also leading and orchestrating the effort of scanning the market for technology driven innovation opportunities and communicating their realistic business value expectations to business and IM leaders. The Manufacturing Technology Architect is a crucial enabler that will drive balance between enabling high velocity and innovation for relatively autonomous Product Teams, while at the same time protecting the integrity and end-to-end strategy of Sasol’s technology landscape.

The Manufacturing Technology Architect drives deep collaboration on the Portfolio level with the Operations Portfolio & Product Delivery team, through regular one-to-one alignment sessions, Architecture Forums, ad-hoc discussions and Solution Architecture Chapter meetings. Together with Senior Solution Architects across the Portfolio & Product Delivery team they ensure the design of pragmatic and clear guardrails across Sasol and find ways to optimise Information Technology costs. Engagement with Product Owners and Portfolio Owners will be key to understand their unfiltered views on the constraints and opportunities of the technology stacks serving each Product. The Manufacturing Technology Architect defines and ensures adherence to Enterprise Architecture standards and leveraging fit-for-purpose technologies.

With regards to subject matter, the Manufacturing Technology Architect is responsible for driving sustainable and long-term value-increasing architectural principles, approaches and patterns, such as building modular but fluently integrated solutions from loosely coupled components backed up by solid data management. The Manufacturing Technology Architect must also ensure the use of effective, common frameworks and guidelines to drive improved and consistent quality in the solutions provided. They adapt the pace of Enterprise Architecture work and collaboration with the pace of the Product Teams, acting as accelerators at innovation enablers rather than bottlenecks.

1. Design and provide guard rails for the implementation of Manufacturing Execution solution based on enterprise business requirements and IT strategies
2. Guide enterprise implementations and global rollouts together with program and project managers
3. Gather, translate and consolidate strategic business requirements
4. Analyse enterprise business drivers to determine corresponding architectural requirements
5. Develop a solution strategy on the evolution of the enterprise manufacturing platforms from current to future state
6. Ability to translate business needs into architecture requirements, value cases and roadmaps

University Bachelor's Degree preferably in the following disciplines:

• Engineering: Electrical and Electronic (B.Ing)
• Computer Sciences
• Informatics/Information Technology

• SAP integration projects for industrial organization (SAP PP, MM, SD, WM) modules
• Experience in managing full end to end MES implementation including OT interfaces and environment
• Good understanding of ERP integration and shop floor systems (e.g. OPC) integration
• Knowledge of MES (Manufacturing Execution System, Real Time Platforms, Access Control, IIT and Retail), Manufacturing Operations concepts/systems & Plant Automation Controls
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Good understanding of DevOps methodology
• Deep Knowledge and design experience in Microsoft Azure and OSI Soft Platforms
• Understanding of ISA 95/ISA 88 guidelines
• Strong communication skills with both internal team members and customers
• Internally motivated, able to work proficiently both independently and in a team environment
• Follow best practices for developing applications and services
• Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes
• Hands-on experience of machine integrator for Shop floor equipment integration with MES
• Experienced with a broad range of Manufacturing solutions e.g. Honeywell systems, Aspentech, Siemens, Aveva, Historians etc.

Experience: 9+ relevant years

TC_Workflow Management, BC_Communicates Effectively, BC_Courage, TC_Policies and Procedures, BC_Manages Complexity, TC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions, BC_Tech Savvy, TC_Distribution Performance Metrics

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of “Innovating for a better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you once more for your interest in Sasol as your employer of choice, and we wish you all the best with your career aspirations and future applications with us.