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We deliver focused investment services through specialist teams, partner with acclaimed financial intermediaries and pride ourselves on our superior products and solutions and high quality service. We offer a comprehensive range of investment solutions, designed to assist in the creation and preservation of wealth. Our offering encompasses local investments, including fixed term investments and investments with guarantees, international investments, retirement saving solutions, and retirement income solutions. While each solution has its own distinct purpose, they all share the world-class quality and commitment that have come to distinguish Glacier.\nPurpose of the Role\nPlans, designs, and implements more complex scalable, secure and high-performing solutions with a strong emphasis on artificial intelligence and AWS cloud. This role will support Front Office and other business areas by translating business opportunities and requirements into secure, scalable and practical solutions that make effective use of AI, cloud and modern engineering capabilities. Adheres to architectural standards for the development, deployment and management of systems.\nQualifications and Experience\nRelevant tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.\nAt least 10 years of experience across software delivery, solution design or software development lifecycle, with at least 3 years in a Solution Architect, Application Architect, Technical Lead or equivalent role.\nAt least 2 years of demonstrable experience designing and delivering solutions within an AWS cloud environment.\nPractical exposure to AI-enabled applications, generative AI, machine learning services and intelligent automation.\nExperience moving technology concepts or proofs-of-concept towards production implementation.\nStrong understanding of integration, APIs, data, authentication, security, non-functional requirements and modern web application architecture (SPA, React, TypeScript)\nExperience collaborating with agile delivery teams and stakeholders across business and IT.\nStrong leadership and influencing skills and comfortable engaging with large audiences. \nOverview of Role Responsibilities (Level 1-13)\nEnterprise Architecture- Level 6 - Adaptation\nMaintain an established set of enterprise architecture artifacts.\nEnterprise Infrastructure Modernization- Level 6 - Adaptation\nDeliver digital solution architecture services as assigned, preparing conceptual and logical architecture diagrams to align technical direction and document future-state architectures.\nBusiness Requirements Identification- Level 6 - Adaptation\nCollect business requirements using a variety of methods, such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis, to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals.\nAnalysis of \"As Is\" and \"To Be\"- Level 6 - Adaptation\nDocument \"as is\" and \"to be\" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the \"to be\" capability to record accurately the change required.\nTechnical Developments Recommendation- Level 6 - Adaptation\nDiscuss and recommend technical developments to improve the quality of the used technology, such as systems, processes, infrastructure, installations and machines.\nRequired Skills\nArchitecture - Advanced\nWorks at an advanced level to design architectures, incorporating system/service requirements. Typically works independently and provides guidance.\nEnterprise application integration - Advanced\nWorks at an advanced level to integrate different software systems and platforms within an organization, enabling seamless data exchange and communication between various applications to improve operational efficiency and data consistency. Typically works independently and provides guidance.\nNetwork/IT security - Fully Competent\nWorks with full competence to maintain system/service and information security, integrity, compliance and continuity. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.\nBusiness Requirements Analysis - Fully Competent\nWorks with full competence to express user needs in terms of business requirements, identify current capability of the business to deliver, conduct build or buy analyses, and recommend preferred approach. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.\nAnalyze Current State/AS-IS State - Advanced\nWorks at an advanced level to understand business context, needs, rules, and architecture, as well as organizational structure, cultures, capabilities, and processes to document the current state of processes and the business. Typically works independently and provides guidance.\nDefine Future State/TO-BE State - Fully Competent\nWorks with full competence to envision and document the future state of processes and products by identifying the solution scope, potential value of the future state, and the changes to the process, products, organization infrastructure, capabilities, and technology necessary to achieve the desired future state. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.\nGeneral Experience\nExperienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (Minimum 3 years relevant architecture experience)\nManagerial Experience\nBasic experience of coordinating the work of others (4 to 6 months)\nEducation\nUndergraduate Degree / Honours Tertiary Degree\nRequired Behavioural Competencies\nManages Complexity\nEnsures Accountability\nOptimises Work Processes\nTech Savvy\nBusiness Insight\nDecision Quality\nThe Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. 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