Lead Solution Architect

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time. With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. Job Summary Drive the design and delivery of complex fit for purpose, business strategy-aligned, high impact, cross domain technology solution blueprints & associated solutions & build architectural capability in Dev teams across an estate. Job Description Architecture Leverage a solid and deep understanding of the organization strategy to identify, design and deliver relevant, scalable, testable, reusable technology solutions Work with the broader architecture team to analyze customer requirements and current-state business capabilities to support the specification/framing of business problems Leverage expertise in analytical and creative problem solving to synthesize solution designs Participate in design thinking processes to deliver solution blueprints and roadmaps Create components of complex end-to-end solution blueprints and ensure implementation across all phases of the initiative lifecycle Contribute to feasibility studies and business case development Apply engineering knowledge including domain-driven design, loosely coupled integration, and microservices Collaborate with project/program management teams to design solution roadmaps Embed within delivery teams to ensure successful design and implementation Ensure solution details align with architectural principles and are implementable Conduct solution reviews, code reviews, and testing Stay informed on emerging architectural principles Contribute to the architecture body of knowledge and evolution of principles Experience working in a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) environment Active Salesforce Architect with certifications including: Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) Salesforce Certified Application Architect Salesforce Certified System Architect Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I & II Experience with Salesforce FSC is an advantage Prior experience in solution architecture is an advantage Responsible for creating architecture artifacts and following ARB/Design forum governance process that includes security and data compliance. People Participate in peer and development team reviews and share knowledge Coach and build architectural capability across delivery teams Contribute as a high-performance member of agile delivery teams Demonstrate strong communication skills with stakeholders across business and technology domains Financial, Risk & Governance Identify solution design and delivery risks and propose mitigation strategies Apply organizational risk and governance frameworks Ensure compliance with regulatory, risk, and governance standards Engage chapter and guild leads in solution decision-making Deliver solutions on time and within budget Additional Job Description Ensure all activities comply with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Risk Management Framework, and organizational policies Understand and manage risks and incidents relevant to the role Education Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank. Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised #J-18808-Ljbffr