Architect,DataSolutions

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