Solutions Architect

1 month ago

Johannesburg, South Africa NTT Full time

NTT is a leading global IT solutions and services organisation that brings together people, data and things to create a better and more sustainable future.

In todayâs âiNTTerconnectedâ world, connections matter more now than ever. By bringing together talented people, world-class technology partners and emerging innovators, we help our clients solve some of the worldâs most significant technological, business and societal challenges.

With people at the heart of our success, NTT is committed to attracting and growing the best talent and providing an environment where everyone feels they can belong and their contribution matters.


Your career here is about believing in yourself, and taking on great opportunities and new challenges.Itâs about growing your skills and expertise in your current role and preparing yourself for the future.  Thatâs why we encourage you to take every opportunity to grow your career within our great global team.

Are you ready to take the next step in your career?

Dimension Data is a proud member of the NTT Group, a global IT powerhouse headquartered in Japan. As part of NTT, we deliver a wide range of IT services and solutions to clients around the world. Although the Dimension Data brand was retired in some parts of the world in 2019, it remains well recognized in the Middle East and Africa. Join us and become part of the NTT family as we continue to provide innovative solutions that help our clients achieve their business objectives.

What you'll be doing

The primary responsibility of the Solutions Architect is to consult with the client and work with internal teams to create strategies, transformational designs and the architectural vision for complex solutions that address the clientsâ needs. They provide multi-technology consulting services on all aspects of application software, infrastructure and related technology components.

Key roles and responsibilities:

  • Contributes to the development of solution architectures in specific business, infrastructure or functional areas.
  • Identifies and evaluates alternative architectures and the trade-offs in cost, performance and scalability.
  • Produces specifications of cloud-based or on-premises components, tiers and interfaces, for translation into detailed designs using selected services and products.
  • Supports a change programme or project through the preparation of technical plans and application of design principles that comply with enterprise and solution architecture standards.
  • Takes responsibility for understanding client requirements, collecting data, delivering analysis and problem resolution.
  • Monitors the external environment to gather intelligence on emerging technologies.
  • Creates reports and technology roadmaps and shares knowledge and insights with others.
  • Designs components using appropriate modelling techniques following agreed architectures, design standards, patterns and methodology.
  • Creates multiple design views to address the concerns of the different stakeholders of the architecture and to handle both functional and non-functional requirements, including proof of concept (POC).
  • Reviews, verifies and improves own designs against specifications.
  • Contribute to the development of new go to market services and contributes knowledge on relevant verticals.
  • Operate across both the technical levels within the enterprise architecture and the value chain in order to develop holistic and integrated solutions.


Knowledge, skills and attributes

  • Solid knowledge of multi-vendor service integrations and cross-functional software, OSâs and infrastructure designs
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
  • Knowledgeable on how specific infrastructures and application software are deployed in line with relevant methodologies and frameworks
  • Ability to develop and leverage their knowledge of reference architectures
  • Ability to maintain knowledge of trends and development in technology domains


Academic qualifications and certifications:

  • Qualification in Information Technology or Information Systems
  • Certification and working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, etc.)
  • SAFe Scaled Agile certification advantageous


Experience required:

  • Solid professional technical, IT or Operations experience within a large scale (preferably multi- national) technology services environment on the following areas: Software Development, Application Support and Infrastructure Support
  • Some Project or Program Management experience would be preferred but not essential
  • Proven client engagement and consulting experience coupled with solid experience in client needs assessment and change management
  • Proven experience in integrating the solution for the particular project with the business domain, enterprise concerns, industry standards, established patterns and best practices
  • Experience working in an agile development environment

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Skills Summary

Functional Requirements, Software Development, Solution Architecture

What will make you a good fit for the role?

Remote Type


Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.


A career at NTT means:

  • Being part of a global pioneer â where you gain exposure to our Fortune 500 clients and world-leading global technology partners and work with a network of over 40,000 smart and diverse colleagues across 57 countries, delivering services in over 200 countries.

  • Being at the forefront of cutting-edge technology â backed with a 150-year heritage of using technology for good. With 40% of the worldâs internet traffic running on our network and where Emoji were first invented, you can be proud of the groupâs many new âfirstsâ.

  • Making a difference â by doing meaningful work that helps to shape the future for our clients, and across industries and communities around the world.

  • Being your best self â in a progressive âConnected Workingâ environment that promotes flexibility, connection and wellbeing. Where diversity and different perspectives are embraced to ensure equal opportunities for all.

  • Having ongoing opportunities to own and develop your career â with a personal and professional development plan and access to the broadest learning offerings in the industry.

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