Associate SAP Human Capital Solutions Architect (Sanlam Head Office

Associate SAP Human Capital Solutions Architect (Sanlam Head Office in Bellville)

Date: 14 Aug 2026

Location:

Bellville, Western Cape, ZA

Who are we?

Sanlam Group Technology is responsible for the provision of a digitally enabled technology service as a group COE, drive business and transformation and provide group-wide digital and data architecture. We operate the various technology platforms and shared services, ensure Cyber and Information Security resilience, and act as technology governance and riskorchestrator for technology across Sanlam.

We are seeking an entry level SAP HCM Solution Architect who will ultimately be responsible for the end-to-end solution architecture of Sanlam’s Human Capital technology landscape. This role ensures that SAP HCM, SAP Success Factors, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), and related integrations are strategically aligned, secure, scalable, and fit for purpose, supporting current business operations while enabling future transformation.

The role bridges business strategy, HR process design, and enterprise technology architecture, translating complex business requirements into robust, sustainable SAP Human Capital solutions that comply with Sanlam’s enterprise architecture standards and governance frameworks. Also note that we've adopted a hybrid working policy and you will be expected to be in the office 3 days a week.

Solution Architect:

• Business and technical stakeholder engagement and elicitation of business and technology goals, objectives, priorities and requirements.
• Translation of business and technical requirements into a solution architecture to be implemented (to address both business and technical requirements).
• Design and validate a complex solution architecture to address business and technical requirements and ensure successful implementation.
• Design solution integration architecture to address business and technical requirements and ensure successful implementation.
• Research new solutions to address a specific or general business problem.
• Provide solution advisory, recommendations and guidance on the SAP Human Capital platforms (SAP HCM ECC, SAP Success Factors and SAP Business Technology Platform, etc.).
• Contribute to the strategic planning and architecture definition of Sanlam SAP Human Capital landscape.
• Understand and interpret the business processes for which the solution architecture is being developed.
• Influence business and IT strategies ensuring collaborative alignment.
• Contribute to building Sanlam SAP Human Capital technical and application roadmaps (both for on-prem and in the cloud).
• Active involvement and provide guidance in the SAP Human Capital landscape systems migration or upgrades
• Document the overall solution architecture and integration to other systems in-line with the Sanlam Enterprise and Solution Architecture standards and practices.
• Present solutions architecture to different Sanlam forums (including the Sanlam Architecture Solutions Evaluation & Review forum).

• Matric
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• SAP Success Factors certifications, such as SAP Certified Application Associate in SAP Success Factors BizX modules, Platform Administration, etc. are desirable

Experience:

The successful person will undergo development in the Solution Architecture discipline, through training programs and certification courses to become a designated SAP Human Capital Solution Architect for Sanlam. The person must, however, have the following experience as an SAP Success Factors/SAP HCM functional resource, with a keen interest in diversifying into a Solution Architect:

• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in configuring and supporting SAP Success Factors modules including Employee Central, Performance and Goals, Recruiting, Onboarding, Succession and Development, Compensation, Learning, EC Payroll or Time Off. Knowledge of SAP HCM ECC modules such as Personal Administration, Organizational Management, Time Management, and Payroll.
• SAP Success Factors design and implementation experience in any of the following modules:
  Employee…