OM Bank - Domain Architect: Channels at Old Mutual South Africa

KEY RESULT AREAS

Architecture Design & Strategy

• Define and maintain the digital channels architecture (web/app) aligned with business strategy and enterprise architecture.
• Develop target-state architectures and transition roadmaps for digital platforms.
• Ensure robustness, resilience, security, and reliability in all channel designs.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure architectural conformance to approved reference models and standards.
• Ensure digital channels comply with OM Bank’s enterprise controls for PII handling, data lineage, audit trails, and observability standards.
• Document and manage deviations from architecture and ensure traceability.
• Embed regulatory compliance (e.g., POPIA, GDPR) and security controls into channel designs.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with product owners, IT squads, business analysts, and other domain architects.
• Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to delivery teams.
• Engage with global and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and reuse.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Stay abreast of emerging technologies (e.g., micro frontends, composable architecture, PWA).
• Drive innovation in customer experience, personalization, and omnichannel enablement.
• Promote agile architecture practices and DevSecOps principles

ROLE REQUIRMENTS

• Minimum 8–10 years in solution or domain architecture, with a focus on digital channels.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing web and mobile banking platforms.
• Strong understanding of API-led integration, cloud-native architectures, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with customer identity and access management (CIAM), UX/UI frameworks, and mobile SDKs.
• Experience with container orchestration (EKS/GKE), service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), observability (Datadog/Grafana), and security scanning (Snyk/Twistlock) Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s or Postgraduate Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification. · AWS/GCP/Azure certifications advantageous.