Solutions Architect; Enterprise Architecture, Microsoft, Oracle, AWS

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 09/10/2026

A governmententity is hiring a Solutions Architect to lead solution design that fits the enterprise: information architecture, system portfolios and integration, not adesign that looks good and breaks the landscape.

You will sitwith departments, test the idea, write the case, and hand development teams adesign they can build.

You lead the process of developing solutions from predefined processes, guidelines and best practices, so the result fits the enterprise architecture. You know the application portfolio, and you work with Development and Enterprise Architecture so design, architecture and applications stay aligned.

• Leadthe development of solutions based on predefined processes, guidelines and best practices, so the solution fits the enterprise architecture in information architecture, system portfolios and integration requirements.
• Understand the application portfolio landscape of the government entity.
• Work closely with Development and Enterprise Architecture teams on solution design,architecture and application alignment.
• Providesolution architecture guidance to application development teams.
• Interviewkey role-players across departments to understand business processes, needs and challenges.
• Conduct feasibility studies.
• Prepare business cases and conduct an initial risk assessment.
• Conductsolution assessments and validation.
• Presentdeliverables for playback to the government entity, and run playback sessions to confirm that information from documents and interviews is correct.
• Producea detailed functional design document to match the government entity'srequirements.
• Produceprocess flow analysis and process redesign documents.
• Sharebest practices and be consultative to teams and the government entity.
• Collaborate with Technical Architects, Technology Managers and Application Development Managers on a technical specification for custom development and systems integration.
• Providecurrent best practices and third-party solution alternatives in the functionaldesign, aligned to the government entity's standards and application portfolioroadmaps.
• Participate in, and lead when needed, project meetings with the government entity.
• Participate in internal projects as required.
• Convertbusiness requirements into solution designs, with good judgment and a pragmaticeye on constraints.
• Balancealternatives against business and financial limits, and manage expectations while you do it.
• Present and communicate clearly, including playback to the government entity.
• Bring proven solutions consulting experience in large enterprises.

• Atertiary qualification in Computer Science and/or Software Engineering and/or Information Systems and/or Information Technology, and/or a related technical certification in an IT field.
• Aminimum of 7 years' experience with Microsoft and/or Oracle and/or AWS as aSolutions Architect.
• Experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) software.
• Experience with enterprise integration tools and Extract, Transformation and Load (ETL) tools.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Good knowledge of cloud solutions, services and cloud development.
• The ability to understand business requirements and convert them into solutiondesigns.
• Knowledge of web-based, service-based, enterprise application and mobile application architecture, and experience managing expectations when balancing alternativesagainst business and financial constraints.
• Good judgment and a pragmatic approach to delivering a solution that optimisesarchitecture across the government entity's needs, business constraints and technological realities.
• Participation in, and familiarity with, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Agile project management methodologies.
• Provensolutions consulting experience in large enterprises.

If you can turn a department'sproblem into a design the portfolio can hold, this seat is open.