75 Technical Solutions jobs in South Africa

About MCI

MCI is a dynamic Business Information Systems Consulting firm and an equal opportunity employer. Our clients operate in a range of industries including banking, financial services, manufacturing, fast moving consumer goods and recruitment throughout Africa and the Middle East. Our service offering includes project management, software implementation, product development across various platforms, and including e-commerce solutions.

We strive to be the best at what we do, and to achieve this we need people on our team who have commitment, drive, and a positive attitude that helps deliver winning results.

Role

MCI is looking for a Technical Implementation & Solutions Consultant to join our dynamic team.  You will take responsibility for implementing, maintaining, optimising, and troubleshooting new and existing Direct Hire Recruitment systems, ensuring seamless workflow integration, and providing 2nd line technical assistance to the end-user and 1st line support team.  This role is diverse, challenging, and interesting. 

Work closely with various team members to improve customer service skills, use and enhance support tools, learn effective troubleshooting techniques, and increase product knowledge. 

Activities will include:

• Implementing and configuring new systems.
• Developing and maintaining web solutions, including, website optimisation. 
• Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.
• Maintaining and creating clear and concise documentation.
• Streamlining processes and optimising system workflows.
• Collaborating with other team members to ensure smooth technical implementations.
• Managing data and analytics tasks using MS SQL and other analytics tools. 

Skills and Qualifications:

• Relevant IT degree and/or diploma.
• Proficiency in Microsoft SQL, C# .NET, HTML, JavaScript.
• General business tools (Microsoft 365 suite, Jira, etc.)
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to analyse and solve complex technical problems effectively.
• Knowledge of API interfaces.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Zoho Analytics is beneficial.
• Strategic thinking
• Problem solving 
• Collaborative team player.

MCI Consultants are people who are:

• Ambitious team players.
• but can work independently.
• Courageous and passionate.
• Able to take on challenges with a sense of urgency.
• Focused, with a strong desire for self-improvement.
• Dynamic and progressive in their thinking.
• Ethical and responsible.
• Professional, trustworthy and keen.

Job Description

Hello Future Solutions Architect at SmartWorx

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.

Overview of the role and requirements:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Solution Architect to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing and implementing workflow solutions that enhance business processes and drive efficiency. As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for leading the architecture and design of workflow capabilities across various platforms and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

You will be responsible for:

• Design and develop workflow solutions that meet business requirements and enhance operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements.
• Lead the architecture and design of workflow capabilities, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes to optimize workflow capabilities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams internally and external teams looking to utilise the capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
• Conduct regular reviews and assessments of existing workflow systems to identify areas for improvement and opportunities for enhancements.
• Assess and understand organisational business, technical and data landscape to identify dependencies when designing solutions.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends in workflow management.
• Devise and implement IT innovations or methodologies that achieve efficiencies and reduce cost based on time, risk, and process.
• Reduce cost by identifying inappropriate technologies for the organization.
• Provide guidance in architecting solutions that yield the highest return on investments.
• Deliver a service which builds rewarding relationships, proposes innovations, and allows others to provide exceptional client service.
• Maintain close working relationships with key stakeholders ensuring appropriate solutions are developed that incorporate both IT and Data.
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SMEs, project managers, and senior staff members by providing input to business requirements.
• Collaborate with and transfer knowledge with internal and external teams.
• Provide functional expertise to troubleshoot highly complex problems, or present/market new technology or solutions for business.
• Establish architectural standards and frameworks and assess functional and process risks on projects by collaborating with other architects to translate the customer's requirements.
• Identify, justify, and design a specific solution that meets business requirements.
• Provide guidance to operations teams and other architects on the design, development, and testing of a new solution, and work with assigned project teams to ensure a smooth implementation of changes to existing systems.
• Design solutions that include data for reporting, monitoring and analytics.
• Design solutions that incorporate the appropriate data to support unit testing from end to end to ensure testing yields an acceptable level of performance for the changes being delivered and the application is not adversely affected.
• Analyse, estimate, and execute all approved development and configuration items through delivery of the best technical solutions to deliver the required functionality.
• Provide input and assist business to achieve efficiencies through optimised processes.
• Assess process and business risks relating to systems to ensure minimal risk to the organization.
• Comply, understand, and implement all steps within IT development and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements for IT Solutions.
• Analyse and/or identify problems/requirements to determine impact, patterns, and trends, best fit alternatives, and best practice solutions.
• Determine the estimated resources and timelines required to deliver the required functionality.
• Review proposed solutions and provide quality assurance on workflow solutions. Provide expertise and guidance on the best method to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Keep up to date with own area of expertise to develop and maintain own professional knowledge base in order to provide effective support and advice.
• Provide technical assistance to other team members from centre of excellence, IT and Data.

Qualifications:

• Over 5 years of experience in an architecture role.
• A BSc IT or BCom in Information Technology qualification is preferred.
• TOGAF would be beneficial.
• Strong understanding of workflow management systems and tools (e.g., BPMN, Camunda, Apache, JAVA).
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and microservices architecture.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices in workflow management.
• Certification in relevant technologies or methodologies is a plus.
• Experience with big data and AI is beneficial.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with a dynamic and innovative team.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.
• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging work.
• Opportunities to innovate.

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

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.

13/09/25

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 we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

How you'll role

As a Solutions Architect, you will spearhead the rollout of solutions for a diverse clientele. This client-facing role demands exceptional problem-solving and communication abilities as you design workflows, conduct training, and oversee the effective adoption of solutions. You're at the forefront of our operations, ensuring client needs are met with innovative workflow designs and seamless execution.

What you'll do

• Lead client discovery calls to identify key needs and process challenges.
• Design and implement streamlined workflows in and
• Build, configure, and customize boards, dashboards, and automations.
• Conduct training sessions using Loom, Fireflies, and live interactive platforms.
• Ensure delivery within set timelines and scope, maintaining high-quality standards.
• Continuously enhance skills and knowledge about and related SaaS solutions.
• Regularly update project progress and status with clients.

What you'll need

• 2–4 years of experience in SaaS implementation or consultancy roles.
• Proficiency in using , with certifications seen as an advantage.
• Experience with workflow automation tools like
• Comfortable conducting client-facing sessions and managing stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze and structure communication effectively.
• Preferred experience with Python, PostgreSQL, and JavaScript for advanced solutions.

To apply or know more visit Crayon HERE

As a Solutions Architect, you'll be the technical backbone of our projects, translating business requirements into robust, scalable, and secure architectural solutions. You'll be the key liaison between technical and business teams, ensuring our projects are delivered on time and within scope while adhering to best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Architect Solutions:
  Translate complex business needs into detailed technical specifications and architectural blueprints.
• Technical Leadership:
  Guide and mentor development teams, ensuring a clear understanding of the solution design and architectural principles.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Act as the primary technical point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders, managing expectations and communicating technical concepts clearly.
• Governance and Compliance:
  Ensure all solutions meet security, compliance, and governance standards.
• Project Delivery:
  Collaborate with Project Managers and business analysts to define scope, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Proactively identify and resolve technical risks and challenges, recommending process improvements to enhance efficiency.

Required Skills & Experience

• 2+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect, with a total of 6+ years in the industry.
• Proven experience as a Solutions Architect, preferably within the digital or technology sector.
• Extensive experience with modern architectural patterns (e.g., microservices, event-driven architecture, cloud-native).
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of API design and integration.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with a track record of guiding technical teams.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• A relevant degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is highly desirable.

Technical Skills

• Architectural Design:
  Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).
• Cloud Platforms:
  AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• DevOps:
  CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps), Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Databases:
  SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
• API Management:
  API Gateway, RESTful API Design, GraphQL.
• Security:
  Identity and Access Management (IAM), OAuth 2.0, API Security.
• Programming:
  Proficiency in one or more of the following: Python, Java, C#, or

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect
• The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) Certification

Solutions Architect – Unified Communications and Wholesale Product Development

Are you driven by the thrill of solving complex challenges that shape the way people connect, communicate, and collaborate?

We are looking for a visionary Solutions Architect to design, innovate, and lead in the world of Unified Communications and Wholesale Product Development. This is your chance to transform technical vision into tangible solutions that power seamless communication experiences and redefine efficiency.

You'll be at the center of innovation — crafting scalable, secure, and intelligent solutions that accelerate digital transformation. Working with cross-functional experts, you'll uncover smarter ways to integrate technology, streamline processes, and push the boundaries of what's possible.

What You'll Do:

• Architect and implement cutting-edge Unified Communications and Wholesale solutions that drive performance and scale.
• Lead technical design and integration across diverse systems and services.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, optimize, and automate — turning complexity into clarity.
• Guide teams with your technical insight and mentorship, building capability and excellence.
• Drive innovation through research, emerging technologies, and relentless curiosity.
• Ensure every solution is built on a foundation of security, reliability, and compliance.

What You Bring:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience that proves your expertise.
• 5+ years' experience in solution architecture, ideally within Fixed technologies, Unified Communications, or Wholesale telecom.
• Strong command of cloud platforms, APIs, and integration frameworks.
• A passion for process improvement and end-to-end technical delivery.
• Certifications in relevant technologies (Cisco, Microsoft, AWS) are advantageous.

How You'll Be Measured:

• The quality, scalability, and security of your solutions.
• The impact of your process improvements and innovations.
• Your ability to align technology with business vision and stakeholder success.
• Your influence in elevating team capability and technical excellence.

Your Mindset:

You are strategic, analytical, and customer-obsessed. You thrive in complexity, communicate with clarity, and lead with purpose. You don't just design systems — you design the future.

If this sounds like you, step forward. The opportunity to redefine connectivity starts here.

We're looking for a Solutions Architect based in South Africa to bridge the gap between client needs and technical implementation. You'll work alongside our sales and engineering teams to design scalable, high-performance solutions that align with business goals and drive customer success.

What you'll do

You'll work directly with clients and prospects to understand their goals, technical environments, and use cases. You'll design and present tailored solutions, create detailed architecture documentation, and support technical onboarding. You'll also contribute to product feedback loops and help identify opportunities for optimisation or expansion.

What you'll bring

You'll have a strong technical background, ideally with experience in cloud, APIs, or SaaS platforms. You'll be comfortable working in a client-facing role and translating complex requirements into actionable solutions. Strong communication skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to work cross-functionally are all essential.

What we offer

You'll be part of a global team delivering cutting-edge technology to major clients. We offer an environment where your technical insights are valued and your contributions make a visible impact. Expect a competitive salary, flexible work options, and opportunities to grow into leadership or specialist roles.

Belay Talent Solutions is searching for an ideal candidate for a top systems integration client. The successful Solutions Architect will be responsible for the design authority on larger or more complex solutions, demonstrating an understanding of the customers' business and commercial
issues. I
dentify, design, and deliver complex architectures, strategies, and specific solutions; and design and communication of high-level structures to enable and guide the design and development of integrated solutions that meet current and future business needs. Be accountable for Pre-sales technical support on Converged and Hyperconverged Datacentre solutions built on various OEM products to assist the sales force in meeting Revenue and Profit targets.

Responsibilities

• 5+ years' experience in the design of Infrastructure Solutions.
• Successful track record in technical Pre-sales of Data Centre, Nutanix, SUSE and VMware Solutions
• Strong background and understanding of Enterprise storage, Virtualization, Converged, Hyper Converged, Cloud infrastructures
  Fujitsu Support.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the design considerations, technologies and tools enabling new generation Data Centre solutions.
• Previous exposure and demonstrable understanding of Infrastructure Solutions for SAP environments.
• Previous exposure and demonstrable understanding of complex VMware and SUSE environments (both converged and hyperconverged).
• Technology Evangelist with the ability to connect and work with C-Level stakeholders technology Evangelist - Public Speaking at events
• SAP HANA Platform knowledge will be beneficial

Qualifications

• Bachelors' Degree or equivalent through other qualifications / work experience.
• Appropriate accreditation / certification including one or more convergence technology.

We're looking for an innovative solutions architect, focused on EComm

You would be the awesome person who analyses what technologies are available and suggest, design and implement creative and pragmatic technical solutions to achieve our business goals.

Become part of our innovative, forward-thinking and strategic IT architecture team and shape the future of our retail landscape Our architecture team includes experts in enterprise architecture, domain and solution architecture. We utilise industry leading technologies which run on-premise and in multiple cloud platforms.

Qualifications: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Information Systems

5 or more years' experience in IT solutions development and 3-5 years experience in solutions architecture

Strong verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, analysis and design, system architecture design, inquisitive, methodical, analytical, critical thinking

Advantageous skills: time & project management, experience developing models

- Thorough understanding of EComm business domain; retail understanding advantageous

Responsibilities: Solution Design

Understand business strategy, priorities and processes to advise how technology can be used to achieve a business outcome by designing of one or more applications or services

Understand how multiple applications interact with each other, advise how it should be maintained and determine how it will scale to suit future growth

Lead your technical vision to success by providing guidance to the project management and development teams during the systems development life cycle of programming, integration, testing and deployment of solutions

Understanding non-functional requirements of a solution and mitigating risk by complying with governance and legislative requirements

Architecture Design

Participate in selecting the most appropriate technology (platform, tech-stack, framework) for a solution, as well as balancing architectural guidelines of the corporate environment

Contribute to the roadmap, conceptual models & technological frameworks of the overall mr price group technology architecture ensuring it is in line with the Group strategy

Keep abreast of the latest changes & trends in IT architecture to provide insights and recommendations to the business in regards to optimisation, improvements or adoption of new tools and technologies

Business Domain

Form and maintain relationships with business stakeholders within your responsible domain to ensure alignment

Contribute technical thought leadership to influence discussions and decision-making within the group

Team development

• Share best practice knowledge and mentor developers to become Solution Architects

Role : Java Solution Architect (Engineering Lead Role)

Location : Johannesburg

Duration : 12 Months Renewal

About Zensar Technologies

We are a technology consulting and services company with 11, 800+ associates in 33 global locations. More than 130 leading enterprises depend on our expertise to be more disruptive, agile, and competitive. Our success in South Africa for 24 years comes from our people-first focus that emphasizes empowerment from the ground up.

Zensar is recognized as proudly South African in 2022 and are the Top Employer in 2024,2023 and 2022 in South Africa by the Top Employer Institute. Zensar is a certified B-BBEE Level 2 contributor and partners with MICT, SETA, Education Africa, and Tomorrow Trust. We strongly believe in the power of communities and leveraging diversity to solve problems together.

Zensar is a place where you are free to express yourself in an environment that values individuality, nurtures development and is mindful of wellbeing. We put our people and customers at the center of everything that we do. Our core values include:

• Putting people first
• Client-centricity
• Collaboration

Grow. Own. Achieve. Learn. with Zensar. To know more about our Employee Value Proposition

Job Spec

Job Spec

Must have Solution Architect experience, Java/J2EE, Spring boot, Microservices, Cloud Experience

Banking Domain - JAVA, IBM Integration Bus (IIB), exposure to Volante.

• Core Java , Spring, Spring MVC, Spring boot framework, Hibernate and JPA,REST API and SOAP services
• Exposure to Volante
• Experience along with tools like Service Manager & XLRelease

Must have end to end experience of executing one project as Solution Architect.

To envision, lead and develop fit for purpose, integrated end- to end technical solutions across multiple technologies for the organisation, through inspirational technical leadership and visionary long-term thinking. Provide leadership across multiple initiatives to achieve product / programme alignment.

Role

• Analyze problems and formulate solution based on organisations boundaries, architectures, and constraints: Needs to be achievable and operational, must push boundaries when required and continuously push for improvements.
• Design detail solution architecture using new technologies in consultation using the patterns approved by Enterprise Architecture and technology domain SMEs.
• Collaborate with the Architecture team to identify the right technologies to be used in the applications.
• Work with technology domain SMEs to shape, contribute and to integrate a solution across the technology stack
• Take proposed solutions through relevant governance forums and obtain acceptance for solutions from relevant specialists (domain or technology).
• Decomposition of the solution and assisting with the scheduling/sequencing work and identification of resourcing needs.
• Flesh out designs and contributes to functional and non-functional requirements.
• Assist software designers with lower-level designs.
• Troubleshoot issues relating to technical delivery.
• Understand constraints and risk and make the necessary trade-offs.
• Craft the end-to-end solution taking into consideration: people, technology, systems and data.
• Future proof end to end solutions as far as possible within the organization constraints.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience in development and design (Application, Infrastructure, etc.).
• Bachelor's degree in either Information Systems, Informatics or Computer Science or Engineering (or equivalent work experience).
• Advantage to have Information Technology Architect Certification (ITAC) (Open Group),.
• Togaf Certification, ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) or equivalent

Experience

• Solid practical software engineering, programming, and design experience
• Experience with the solution engineering of Banking applications in an integrated Banking environment
• Strong technical acumen on how the technical landscape fits together: Broad understanding of end-to-end landscape, specialization in one domain.
• Hands on experience with following technology stacks JAVA , Spring, Spring MVC, Spring boot framework, Hibernate and JPA,REST API and SOAP services, IBM Integration Bus (IIB)
• Exposure to Volante
• Experience in end-to-end system, security, integration, and infrastructure design.
• Architectural thinking.
• Strong financial background either fintech banking start-up or financial e-commerce.
• Troubleshooting in software solution development.
• Experience in technical design modelling and methods.
• Require a broad understanding of end-to-end landscape and specialization in one or more domains.
• Exposure to Support and Maintenance