# Head of Architecture

Reference: JHB007383-Koki-1 Datacentrix is looking for a Head of Architecture who will provide strategic, technical and commercial leadership for the client-facing architecture function, overseeing a team of Senior Architects responsible for designing, developing and implementing innovative, scalable, secure and cost-effective technology solutions. The role leads Senior Solutions Architects and multidisciplinary specialists in translating client business and technical requirements into integrated, secure, scalable, supportable and commercially viable solutions. The successful candidate must have a strong background in Managed Services, with extensive knowledge of IT infrastructure, Internet Service Provider (ISP) environments, cloud platforms and enterprise technology solutions. The role requires a combination of technical expertise, commercial acumen and an understanding of the tender and bid management environment, including solution costing, pricing models, resource estimation and the development of competitive service proposals. The function owns requirements analysis, evaluation of alternative approaches, end-to-end solution design, technical assurance of proposals and struct

- **Id**: 4049181
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/datacentrix-head-of-architecture>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: head
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-27T07:02:39Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-10-27T07:02:39Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 15
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 11893
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: IT Infrastructure & Networking Services, Managed IT Services (MSP), Cloud Consulting & Migration

## Company

- **Id**: 57422
- **Name**: Datacentrix
- **Domain**: datacentrix.co.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/datacentrix>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Technologies

- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **ITIL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 15

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T00:58:06Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 65
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 0.85
- **P active**: 0.854
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 14
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: seen:14, win:mid
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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