Standard Bank Group

Financial Services

Architect,DataSolutions

$850–1300k ~AI est. Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Architect, Data Solutions at Standard Bank Group. Skills: Data Solutions Architecture, Enterprise Data Strategy, Cloud Data Platforms. Develop solution architectures. Design data solutions”

What You'll Achieve.

Safeguarding strategic alignment

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Analyse technical trade-offs

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5-7 years Information Lifecycle Management, 5-7 years Data & Analytics, Knowledge of TOGAF, Zachman, Proven analysis and architectural skills

Nice to Have

AWS Certification advantageous, TOGAF Frameworks

What You'll Do.

Develop solution architectures

Design data solutions

Define data architecture standards

Lead technology selection

Contribute to data strategies

Align data architecture with business goals

Promote data as strategic asset

Architect data integration solutions

Ensure data consistency

Design cloud-native data solutions

Evaluate data platforms

Integrate data platforms

Optimize data storage

Optimize data compute

Optimize data processing

Embed data governance principles

Ensure compliance with regulations

Implement data security controls

Implement access management

Implement encryption strategies

Work with business units

Work with data engineers

Translate business needs

Present architectural decisions

Stay abreast of technologies

Drive innovation in data engineering

Drive innovation in analytics

Drive innovation in AI/ML enablement

Improve architecture for performance

Improve architecture for cost-efficiency

Improve architecture for agility

Provide technical leadership

Mentor data engineering teams

Mentor analytics teams

Establish architectural review processes

Promote knowledge sharing

Contribute to talent development

Contribute to capability building

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Business units; Data engineers; Analysts; IT teams; Senior leadership

Communication Scope

Presenting architectural decisions; Presenting roadmaps

Full Job Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you. To develop, design and maintain the solution architectures for specific business functional/technical areas within Data and Analytics. To participate in the definition of the higher-level functional and non-functional requirements, analyse technical trade-offs, determine the major components and subsystems, and define the interfaces and collaborations between them, safeguarding the strategic alignment of technology architecture with the agreed business outcomes. 1. Solution Design & Architecture * Design scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions aligned with business requirements. * Define data architecture standards, patterns, and best practices. * Lead the selection of appropriate technologies, platforms, and tools for data solutions. 2. Enterprise Data Strategy * Contribute to the development and execution of enterprise data strategies. * Align data architecture with business goals, digital transformation initiatives, and regulatory requirements. * Promote data as a strategic asset across the organization. 3. Data Modeling & Integration * Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models. * Architect data integration solutions across on-premises and cloud environments. * Ensure data consistency, quality, and lineage across systems. 4. Cloud & Platform Architecture * Design and implement cloud-native data solutions (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP). * Evaluate and integrate data plat

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