Applications Architect

23 hours ago


Johannesburg Metropolitan Area, South Africa Inception Africa Full time R600 000 - R1 200 000 per year

About the Role

We are hiring an experienced 
Applications Architect
 to lead the design, integration, and modernisation of enterprise applications. This role ensures application platforms are scalable, secure, interoperable, and aligned to ICT and business strategies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain enterprise application architecture and integration frameworks
  • Develop application standards, patterns, and best practices
  • Lead architecture design for new platforms and modernisation of legacy systems
  • Evaluate and recommend suitable application frameworks and technologies
  • Oversee application development, testing, deployment, and lifecycle management
  • Ensure effective integration across internal and external systems (APIs, middleware, microservices)
  • Collaborate with Data, Infrastructure, and Security Architects on cohesive architecture alignment
  • Support compliance with governance frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT, ISO 27001
  • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to development and solution design teams
  • Maintain application architecture documentation and repositories

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, ICT, or related field
  • Advantageous: TOGAF, Azure/AWS Architect, Oracle/Java EE Architect, ITIL v4, COBIT certifications

Experience

  • 8–10 years in application development, integration, and architecture
  • Hands-on experience with SOA, APIs, microservices, and cloud application platforms
  • Strong knowledge of application security, performance optimisation, CI/CD, and DevOps practices


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