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Solutions Architect (Johannesburg, ZA) @ Nedbank

Johannesburg, ZAOnsiteFull-timePosted 21 days ago

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<p><img id="Picture_x0020_1" src="https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/dd82a348/461743ac-ca78-42fa-8634-a.png" style="height:255.0px;width:600.0px"></p> <div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:18.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Classification</b></H2> </div><div><p>Engineering Lead II(143783)</p> <p>Closing date: 3 July 2026</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Job Family</H2> </div><div><p>Information Technology</p> </div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Career Stream</H2> </div><div><p>Application Development</p> </div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Leadership Pipeline</H2> </div><div><p>Manage Self: Professional</p> </div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Purpose</b></H2> </div><div><p>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 guiding engineering lead practitioners to achieve product / programme alignment.</p> </div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Responsibilities</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Analyse 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</li> <li>Take proposed solutions through relevant governance forums and obtain acceptance for solutions from relevant specialists (domain or technology)</li> <li>Deep understanding of solution architecture principles and patterns</li> <li>Managing a Multi stack technologies on-premises, and Cloud (SaaS and PaaS)</li> <li>Experience with API integrations with external (3rd Party) systems or platforms i.e. In-House + SAP or COTS + ServiceNow</li> <li>Able to perform system analysis &amp; design of systems, understands multiple functional areas/modules within SAP systems to drive end-to-end solution and integration technical design</li> <li>Experience in seeing designs through to implementation</li> <li>Decomposition of the solution and assisting with the scheduling/sequencing work and identification of resourcing needs</li> <li>Flesh out designs and contribute to functional and non-functional requirements</li> <li>Assist software designers with lower level designs</li> <li>Troubleshoot issues relating to technical delivery</li> <li>Design with a holistic, robust and sustainable mindset</li> <li>Apply a product management mindset (long term thinking)</li> <li>Mentor and coach software engineering practitioners</li> <li>Keep abreast of the technical landscape on how it fits together</li> <li>Understand constraints and risk and make the necessary trade-offs</li> <li>Influence and negotiate with key stakeholders</li> <li>Craft the end to end solution taking into consideration: people, technology, systems and data</li> <li>Future proof end to end solutions as far as possible within the organisation constraints</li> <li>Continuously build and enhance the technical assets that are touched by the solution to ensure long term sustainability</li> <li>Grow the engineering lead practice through contributing to the engineering lead chapter</li> <li>Drive organisational alignment across areas of accountability </li> <li>Provide coaching, mentoring and upskilling of others within area of expertise</li> <li>Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values</li> <li>Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise </li> <li>Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities</li> <li>Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).</li> <li>Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy</li> <li>Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Essential Qualifications - NQF Level</H2> </div><ul style="margin-top:0.0;margin-bottom:0.0"><li>Diploma </li></ul></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Preferred Qualification</H2> </div><div><p>BSc (Computer Science), BCom (Information Systems). Professional Qualification Level 6 (Look at new degree naming conventions)</p> </div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Preferred Certifications</H2> </div><div><p>SAP Certification <br>TOGAF Certification , ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) or equivalent<br> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Minimum Experience Level</H2> </div><div><p>Min 8 Years experience in similar roles.</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Technical / Professional Knowledge</b></H2> </div><ul style="margin-top:0.0;margin-bottom:0.0"><li>IT Architecture </li><li>IT Concepts </li><li>Systems Analysis and design </li></ul></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Behavioural Competencies</H2> </div><ul style="margin-top:0.0;margin-bottom:0.0"><li>Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills </li><li>Decision Making </li><li>Collaborating </li><li>Innovation </li><li>Influencing </li><li>Managing Work </li><li>Continuous Learning </li><li>Coaching </li></ul></div></div><p style="line-height:18.9px"><img alt="" height="228" src="https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/dd82a348/61ad7a3f-eb85-4980-a04c-e.jpg" style="height:75.0px;width:600.0px" width="245"></p> <p style="line-height:18.9px">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p style="line-height:18.9px"><span style="color:#006341"><em><b>Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566 </b></em></span></p>

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