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Ensures all solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, standards, and governance requirements to maintain consistency and control. Guides engineering teams in delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing systems that support long-term sustainability. Influences technical decision-making across cross-functional teams to optimise integration, performance, and reliability. Drives disciplined execution and quality outcomes by balancing innovation with risk management and operational efficiency.\n\nJob Description:\n\nSolution Design & Architecture Alignment\nLead the end-to-end design of complex, enterprise-scale technical solutions aligned to business\nstrategy.\nGuide implementation approaches to ensure adherence to architectural standards and patterns.\nValidate solution alignment to enterprise architecture frameworks, principles, and governance.\nDrive adoption of scalable, reusable, and future-fit design practices.\nEmbed best practices across engineering teams to improve design quality and consistency.\n\nTechnical Governance & Standards\nProvide oversight to ensure adherence to engineering standards, governance frameworks, and\ndesign controls.\nEvaluate solution proposals for scalability, resilience, maintainability, and long-term sustainability.\nGuide and endorse critical technical decisions, balancing trade-offs, risks, and business impact.\nEnsure consistent execution of design reviews, approvals, and technical assurance processes.\nAlign delivery outputs to governance requirements and architectural compliance standards.\n\nPlatform Integration & Optimisation\nDrive integration across systems, platforms, and services to ensure seamless interoperability.\nResolve integration challenges to improve system connectivity, data flow, and operational efficiency.\nLead initiatives to enhance system performance, reliability, and scalability.\nPromote optimised and efficient design approaches across digital environments.\nEnable modular and extensible architectures that support evolving business needs.\n\nStakeholder Engagement & Influence\nEngage senior stakeholders to shape and influence technical strategy and architecture direction.\nProvide expert advisory on solution design, system architecture, and technology decisions.\nTranslate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for decision-making.\nAlign cross-functional teams to architectural standards and delivery expectations.\nFoster collaboration across engineering, product, and architecture communities.\n\nDelivery Enablement & Technical Leadership\nGuide engineering teams to ensure effective and consistent implementation of solution designs.\nEnable delivery outcomes by addressing technical constraints and removing blockers.\nDrive adherence to quality standards across the software development lifecycle.\nMentor and support engineers in applying best practices and architectural principles.\nPromote disciplined and high-quality execution across delivery teams.\nQualifications and experience\n\nRelevant Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field -\n(essential)\nPostgraduate qualification in Architecture, Enterprise Systems, or related discipline -\n(advantageous)\n+6 years’ experience in software engineering, systems design, or architecture - (essential).\nStrong experience in at least one modern programming language (e.g. Go/Golang, Java, Python, C#, C++) - (essential)\nStrong understanding of software development methodologies and engineering best practices -\n(essential)\nExperience working in Agile environments (e.g. Scrum) - (essential)\nStrong understanding of performance, scalability, and security principles - (preferred)\nExperience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern database technologies -\n(advantageous)\n\nKey competencies and work ethic\n\nCollaborative partner - Builds strong relationships with stakeholders while driving cross functional\nwork teams and projects. Open, honest and direct, comfortable giving and receiving constructive\nfeedback. Thinks and acts independently as well as collaboratively.\nTechnology expert, bringing top-quality expertise to drive priorities while introducing new tools\nand practices. Is curious and adaptable, finds agile and rapid ways of implementing solutions fast.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills - Integrates multiple data sources to apply strong\njudgment; applies expertise to execute functions in a competitive, evolving shopper landscape.\nDetail orientated - able to identify process inefficiencies and proactively resolve performance or\ndelivery concerns.\nAbility to work under pressure and under tight time constraints, managing multiple demands\nwhile organizing, prioritizing, and reordering workload in a rapidly changing and fast-moving\nenvironment.\nHighly organised with a focus on execution. An attitude of accountability with a strong drive\nfor excellence - Sets stretch goals for self and others while working tenaciously toward meeting\nand exceeding expectations.\nInnovative and solution-orientated - Open to new ideas and possibilities and proactively\ncontributes ideas and solutions that serve the flow of work and meeting deadlines.\nResults-driven - Proactively drives results, setting stretch goals for self and others, while remaining\nfocused and working tenaciously to meeting and exceeding expectations within quality standards.\nExcellent communication and leadership skills - Strong verbal and written communication skills.\nAble to simplify technical concepts and convey messages and ideas to users across organisational\nlevels.\nFlexible and resilient - Able to work in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple and\ncompeting priorities while managing ambiguity and adapting as the business evolves.\nAn independent, motivated self-starter, with the ability to take initiative and work under own\ndirection.\nBusiness acumen - Understands how business operates and the issues and risks that drive\ntechnological success and impact commercial viability.\nOur Group and all its operating companies is committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.\nWe are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.\nPlease take note that by responding to this application and providing your personal information, you confirm your express and informed consent for Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd and all its subsidiaries and affiliates companies to process your personal information for the Company to consider your application for this position. All Personal Information which you provide to the Company will be used and/or retained only for the purposes for which it is collected, whereafter it will be permanently destroyed. Your information is only retained if it is required by law or where you have given consent to us to retain such information for an extended period.\nIf you don’t hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. 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