IT Strategist

Indsafri is a leading provider of IT solutions and services. We are committed to delivering high-quality solutions that meet the needs of our clients.

We are seeking a highly skilled IT Strategist to join our team. As a key member of our IT department, you will be responsible for developing and implementing solution architectures that meet the needs of our business.

Your primary focus will be on developing and maintaining solution architectures for specific business functional/technical areas. You will participate in the definition of higher-level functional and non-functional requirements, analyse technical trade-offs, determine major components and subsystems, and define interfaces and collaborations between them.

You will also provide advice and specialist consulting on planning and analysis, design, build, test and deploy, identification of opportunities and enablement and risk and impact analysis for Solution execution.

• Participate and/or present in relevant Engineering Architecture Governance forums or related forums (Internal and/or External associations)
• Perform technical assessments of new and proposed technologies, solutions, products and services as well as concepts (proof of concepts / proof of technology) for adoption by the organization
• Plan and develop the architectural runway and backlogs for specific domains/segments in support of upcoming business features/capabilities
• Produce transitional architectures aligned to the target architectures ensuring the formulated architectures and/or solutions are at the appropriate level (conceptual, logical and/or physical)
• Provide architectural, technical advice and insights to resolve critical situations affecting the organisation and recommend remediation options inclusive of advantages and disadvantages to all stakeholders
• Uphold the strategic alignment of technology architecture (functional, platform, application, information and data, security, and integration architecture) with the agreed business outcomes

We are looking for an individual with experience in multiple IT disciplines, good understanding of Agile working practices and LEAN and SCRUM proficiency, and experience gained in the management of platforms and operating systems.