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OM Bank - Senior Solutions Architect

OM Bank - Senior Solutions Architect

Old Mutual South AfricaJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

Job Description

At OM Bank, we strive to attract great people who are passionate about coming together for a higher purpose – building something unique and aspirational, always aiming to be the best we can be. We are rooted in our purpose of inspiring and enabling our customers to grow and sustain their prosperity.

The Senior Solution Architect primarily works with the product owner team by providing business process alignment and technical leadership to craft a solution that is fit for purpose from a business perspective.

Consequently the Architect focuses on both smaller and large facets of the solution to ensure it is engineered and fits the operating model.

Key Result Areas

  • Focuses on the technical and business feasibility of a solution and ensures that it fits within well‑established patterns and guidelines laid down by the enterprise architects and lead solution architects.
  • Responsible for the quality, commercial compliance and technical integrity of the solution being delivered back into the business.
  • Works actively with senior technology / platform systems analysts from across the operational space (both internal subject matter experts and chosen suppliers).
  • Collaborates with other domain architects in the programme, including cloud infrastructure, technology and domain‑specific architects.

Compliance

  • Ensures delivery fits within the guidelines laid down by the enterprise / solution practice architects and is in compliance with the IT strategy.
  • Oversees the implementation of new solutions to ensure they adhere to the signed‑off solution architecture designs.

    • Financial Control

  • Understands the fiscal components of a solution to ensure it satisfies the commercial requirements of the business and is sustainable, adaptable and practical within the RUN model.

    • Personal Effectiveness

  • Operates in a dedicated agile environment and uses typical agile method tools.
  • Explains complex concepts in layman’s terms to bring technology to the masses.
  • Accepts and lives the company values.
  • Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
  • Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
  • Manages own time, tasks and output quality for periods of 3 months to 1 year.
  • Plans workload vs work demand for a small team of solution architects.

    • Strategy

  • Models and defines the financial implications and considerations of potential solutions.
  • Collaborates around designs with business and enterprise stakeholders.
  • Provides options and recommendations to business stakeholders to ensure the best business decisions based on different solution alternatives and patterns.

    • Technical Consultation

  • Analyzes business processes to determine how IT investment could deliver value through improved cycle times, lower costs, and improved quality.
  • Builds the detailed transition plan for the more effective exploitation of IT investments.
  • Defines a solution and ensures that it :

    • Meets the business requirements.

  • Meets the non‑functional requirements.
  • Fits within the guidelines laid down by the enterprise / solution practice architects.
  • Is in compliance with the IT strategy.
  • Can be readily leveraged by other parts of the business.
  • Responds to stakeholder needs and influences the development of alternative solutions.

    • Role Requirements

  • Relevant tertiary qualification (BSC).
  • Minimum of 8 years experience in a similar role.
  • IT technical skills (AWS, APIs, Serverless).
  • Software modelling.
  • Grasp of IT concepts, patterns, principles.
  • Policy administration knowledge.
  • Cloud certification.

    • Skills

  • Adaptive Thinking
  • Application Development
  • Database Administration
  • Database Queries
  • Data Classification
  • Data Compilation
  • Data Compression
  • Data Controls
  • Data Encoding
  • Data Modeling
  • Data Recovery
  • Executing Plans
  • Gateway Servers
  • IT Architecture
  • Test Case Management

    • Competencies

  • Cultivates Innovation
  • Drives Results
  • Ensures Accountability
  • Manages Complexity
  • Optimizes Work Processes
  • Persuades
  • Plans and Aligns
  • Strategic Mindset

    • Education

    Bachelors Degree (B)

    Closing Date

    03 November 2025, 23 : 59

    The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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    Seniority Level

    Mid‑Senior level

    Employment Type

    Full‑time

    Job Function

    Engineering and Information Technology

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