Enterprise Architect– 12-Month Contract, Midrand

Midrand, Gauteng (Hybrid) 12-Month Contract (Possible Extension)

A leading Investments Institution is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to support enterprise-wide transformation, technology modernisation, and strategic alignment initiatives within a complex corporate environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for aligning business and technology strategy, defining enterprise architecture roadmaps, and ensuring the effective integration of business capabilities, applications, data, infrastructure, and security across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture framework, standards, principles, and governance models.

Translate business strategy into enterprise architecture roadmaps and technology enablement plans.

Drive alignment between business objectives, operating models, and technology solutions.

Define current-state and target-state architecture across:

Business Architecture

Application Architecture

Data Architecture

Technology Architecture

Integration Architecture

Establish enterprise capability models and strategic transformation roadmaps.

Lead architecture reviews and provide guidance on solution alignment, scalability, security, and sustainability.

Collaborate with business leaders, solution architects, infrastructure teams, security teams, and delivery teams to support enterprise transformation initiatives.

Facilitate cross-functional stakeholder engagement to drive strategic alignment and architecture adoption.

Support digital transformation, cloud adoption, data modernisation, and process optimisation initiatives.

Conduct impact assessments relating to business and technology changes.

Ensure architecture compliance, governance, and alignment with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.

Evaluate emerging technologies and provide strategic recommendations to support innovation and operational efficiency.

Experience&Key Deliverables Experience in delivering enterprise architecture initiatives such as:

Enterprise transformation and modernisation programmes

Operating model and capability alignment

Application rationalisation and integration initiatives

Cloud and infrastructure transformation

Technology strategy and roadmap development

Data and digital transformation initiatives

Enterprise governance and architecture maturity improvements

Minimum Requirements

Relevant Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

8–10+ years' experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technology Strategy, or related senior architecture roles.

Proven experience within large enterprise or complex corporate environments.

Strong understanding of:

Enterprise Architecture frameworks

Business capability modelling

Systems integration

Cloud architecture

Data and application architecture

Technology governance

Experience aligning technology strategy with business objectives.

Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Ability to engage effectively with executives, business leadership, and technical teams.

Experience working within Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery environments.

Advantageous

Experience within financial services, development finance, or public sector environments.

TOGAF certification strongly preferred.

Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP) advantageous.

Experience with architecture and modelling tools such as:

LeanIX

ARIS

Bizzdesign

Sparx EA

Visio

Knowledge of security, governance, and regulatory frameworks.

Key Competencies

Strategic and enterprise thinking

Leadership and influence

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Innovation and continuous improvement mindset

Relationship and stakeholder management

Communication and presentation skills

Decision-making and governance capability

If you are an experienced Enterprise Architect looking to contribute to large-scale transformation and strategic technology initiatives within a dynamic development finance environment, we would like to hear from you.

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