Technology​/Systems Enterprise Architect

Technology / Systems Enterprise Architect

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 03/12/2025

The Technology Enterprise Architect (EA) will design, integrate, and maintain a unified architecture across multiple interconnected systems. The environment includes hybrid-hosted platforms, offline/remote system constraints, complex data flows, and multiple integration touchpoints. This role serves as the “glue” between technology teams, system vendors, and business system owners—ensuring that platforms are secure, scalable, compliant, and interoperable.

Key elements of the environment include:

• Hybrid on-premise and cloud systems
• Offline/poor-connectivity environments requiring store-and-forward solutions
• Master-data complexity across multiple systems
• Integration across devices, sensors, applications, and cloud infrastructure
• Strong need for API management, data warehousing, and data pipeline development

The EA must be able to design architecture frameworks, write integration code, develop data pipelines, configure interfaces, and ensure systems align to broader business requirements.

• Define, implement, and manage enterprise architecture processes and standards.
• Develop logical, physical, virtual, and integration architecture diagrams.
• Ensure system owners understand system behaviour, integrations, and operating models.

• Oversee API and integration specifications with internal teams and vendors.
• Manage master-data processes and support data custodians in ensuring data integrity.
• Implement error-management and monitoring controls for all production systems.
• Define disaster recovery and business continuity requirements and ensure testing.
• Collaborate with system vendors to ensure contractual and technical obligations are met.
• Advise business owners on architectural constraints and data governance.
• Ensure procedural alignment between business rules and technical capabilities.

• Technology vendors and partners
• Technology leadership
• Business system owners
• Regional and onsite technology teams

• End users
• Operational management
• External IT suppliers
• Regional support staff
• Audit and risk teams

The Enterprise Architect will:

• Engage with business units, technology teams, and vendors to define system architecture and hosting requirements.
• Address security, data segregation, and store-and-forward mechanisms for offline systems.
• Design and support device, network, and systems accessibility management.
• Provide guidance on business processes and master-data-related rules.
• Work with cloud technologies (Azure or similar) for data warehousing and transfer processes.

Aligned to four architecture pillars (TOGAF-aligned):

• Business Architecture
• Technical Architecture
• Error-management processes and reporting
• Vendor roles and responsibility frameworks
• Data integrity protocols and review cycles
• Data warehouse architecture and data-flow mapping
• Network standards (WAN, WWAN, VPN, LAN) and SOPs
• Network monitoring dashboards, alerts, and escalation processes
• Performance will be monitored through KPIs and a balanced scorecard measured monthly.