Technical Solutions Architect

A leading organisation operating in a fast-paced, complex environment, with a strong focus on customer experience, people, reputation and business growth.

We are looking for an experienced Technical Architect to own the architecture and evolution of a large-scale software platform. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing high-volume, scalable systems, leading the modernisation of legacy technology and establishing best practices across software development, quality assurance, security and the responsible use of AI.

• Translate business requirements into solution designs and high-level estimates.

• Design scalable, secure and reliable systems, ensuring optimal performance, monitoring and cloud cost management.

• Apply clean architecture and domain-driven design across key business domains.

• Lead the incremental modernisation and replacement of legacy systems while maintaining existing operations.

• Evaluate and select technologies, leveraging the existing .NET, Vue and Azure stack where appropriate.

• Develop proofs of concept and review critical code where required.

• Lead architecture reviews and maintain up-to-date technical documentation.

• Own the integration architecture, establishing a central gateway for client integrations.

• Lead the migration of legacy SOAP integrations to REST APIs.

• Establish integration standards for webhooks, SFTP file exchange and Salesforce.

• Oversee data architecture across Microsoft SQL Server and Click House, including data modelling, indexing and event storage.

• Define the SDLC process from requirements through to release.

• Set coding, code review, testing, release and secure development standards, including branching, pull requests and YAML pipelines in Azure Dev Ops.

• Select AI tools for design, coding, code review, testing and documentation.

• Set rules for AI-assisted development, including mandatory human review and POPIA-compliant data handling.

• Update the process and standards based on delivery results and audit findings.

• Mentor senior developers and team leads on design decisions.

• Agree with team leads how standards apply when delivery pressure conflicts with them and escalad? to the Solution Delivery Manager.

• Degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field. Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) or an equivalent architecture certification an advantage.

• Minimum 10 years in software development, including at least 3 years in a solution or technical architecture role.

• Deep experience building production systems in .NET (C#) and hosting them on Microsoft Azure.

• Experience designing integrations and distributed, event-driven systems at high transaction volumes.

• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server at scale, including data modelling and performance tuning.

• Experience leading the incremental modernisation of legacy systems, without big-bang rewrites.

• Experience defining SDLC processes and development standards.

• Advantage. Logistics, courier or supply-chain systems;
  Click House or another columnar analytics database;
  Salesforce integration; setting rules for AI-assisted development.

• Backend and API. .NET 8+ (C#), REST APIs, clean architecture and domain-driven design.

• Frontend. Working knowledge of Vue 3 and Type Script, enough to guide frontend design.

• Data. Microsoft SQL Server for operational data;
  Click House for append-only event and analytical data.

• Integration. REST, SOAP, SFTP and webhooks; API-first integration through a central gateway;
  Salesforce APIs.

• Cloud and Dev Ops. Microsoft Azure;
  Azure Dev Ops Repos, YAML Pipelines, Boards and Wiki.

• Security and compliance. Secure development practices and the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

• AI. AI-assisted development across design, coding, review, testing and documentation.