Specialist Architect, D2 at Postbank (SOC) Ltd

Job Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and evolve the enterprise architecture framework, standards, and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with business units and IT teams to translate business strategy into IT solutions.
• Lead the design and documentation of current state (as-is) and future state (to-be) architecture.
• Provide architectural oversight across all IT projects, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and frameworks to drive innovation.
• Oversee solution design reviews, impact assessments, and technology evaluations.
• Define integration strategies across systems, including cloud and on-prem environments.
• Support procurement and RFP processes with technical input and architectural guidance.
• Work closely with infrastructure, data, application, and security teams to ensure cohesion and compliance.
• Contribute to governance forums, architectural reviews, and change advisory boards.

All the above roles interface with: 

• Application Testers
• Security Engineers
• Change Management
• Release management
• IT Production Services
• IT Applications support
• Project teams 

Role Requirements: 

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or related field.
• TOGAF, SABSA, or other architecture framework certifications
• Cloud Architect Solution certification (AWS or Azure, or any relevant cloud certification)
• ITIL or COBIT.

Experience:

• +5 years’ experience in architecture or technical design role.
• Experience working in the banking industry or consulting will be advantageous
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google)
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman).