Senior Enterprise Architect — Ot​/It Convergence

Job location:

Johannesburg

As a Senior Enterprise Architect at NTT DATA, you will lead the design of complex managed service solutions for our largest enterprise clients. Your role involves driving the strategic vision and direction for these solutions, combining technological expertise and commercial acumen to create IT strategies and roadmaps aligned with our clients' business objectives, KPIs, and SLAs.

You will collaborate closely with the sales team during the presales process, participating in client meetings, writing proposals, and delivering presentations. Your insights will translate client business strategies into IT strategies and roadmaps, focusing on comprehensive solution design that spans multiple domains and geographies.

Your responsibilities include:

• Integrating services, processes, applications, data, and technology through design processes.
• Leading complex solution design with clients and internal service teams.
• Contributing to our knowledge base by sharing best practices and fostering innovation.
• Developing business cases and roadmaps to optimize IT operations and deliver measured business value.
• Defining architectural principles, creating transition roadmaps, and guiding governance.
• Staying ahead of technology trends and synthesizing them with client imperatives to create compelling, value‑driven solutions.

• Extensive knowledge across Enterprise Architecture, Managed Services, Service Management consulting, and multiple solution areas.
• Certification in TOGAF is advantageous.
• Advanced understanding of how technology solutions are influenced by various business scenarios.
• Ability to develop a service transformation architecture, delivering transformation business, investments, and activities.
• Proficiency in Information Security, Quality Management, and applying security principles.
• Advanced expertise in Information Architecture, data, and modelling techniques.
• Knowledge of service delivery models, process improvements, and architecture frameworks.
• Advanced experience in a consulting role within a large‑scale, multinational technology services environment.
• Proven IT operations experience, preferably within a global technology organization.
• A bachelor’s degree in information technology, engineering, computer science, or a related field.

On‑site Working

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise‑scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centres and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organisations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future.

As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries and offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centres and partners.

NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or any other protected category.

NTT DATA welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

We are seeking a candidate with the following:

• 10+ years in enterprise architecture, consulting, solution strategy or technical pre‑sales.
• 8+ years operating in…