Solutions Architect

Job Classification

Engineering Lead II(143783)

TA: Luthando Bower

Closing date: 6 February 2026

Job Family

Information Technology

Career Stream

Application Development

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Professional

Job Purpose

To envision, lead and develop fit for purpose, integrated end- to end technical solutions across multiple technologies for the organisation, through inspirational technical leadership and visionary long-term thinking.  Provide leadership across multiple initiatives guiding engineering lead practitioners  to achieve product / programme alignment.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyse problems and formulate solution based on organisations boundaries, architectures and constraints: Needs to be achievable and operational, must push boundaries when required and continuously push for improvements
• Take proposed solutions through relevant governance forums and obtain acceptance for solutions from relevant specialists (domain or technology)
• Deep understanding of solution architecture principles and patterns
• Managing a Multi stack technologies on-premises, and Cloud (SaaS and PaaS)
• Experience with API integrations with external (3rd Party) systems or platforms i.e. In-House + SAP or COTS + ServiceNow
• Able to perform system analysis & design of systems, understands multiple functional areas/modules within SAP systems to drive end-to-end solution and integration technical design
• Experience in seeing designs through to implementation
• Decomposition of the solution and assisting with the scheduling/sequencing work and identification of resourcing needs
• Flesh out designs and contribute to functional and non-functional requirements
• Assist software designers with lower level designs
• Troubleshoot issues relating to technical delivery
• Design with a holistic, robust and sustainable mindset
• Apply a product management mindset (long term thinking)
• Mentor and coach software engineering practitioners
• Keep abreast of the technical landscape on how it fits together
• Understand constraints and risk and make the necessary trade-offs
• Influence and negotiate with key stakeholders
• Craft the end to end solution taking into consideration: people, technology, systems and data
• Future proof end to end solutions as far as possible within the organisation constraints
• Continuously build and enhance the technical assets that are touched by the solution to ensure long term sustainability
• Grow the engineering lead practice through contributing to the engineering lead chapter
• Drive organisational alignment across areas of accountability 
• Provide coaching, mentoring and upskilling of others within area of expertise
• Support the achievement of the  business strategy, objectives and values
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise 
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

BSc (Computer Science), BCom (Information Systems). Professional Qualification Level 6 (Look at new degree naming conventions)

Preferred Certifications

SAP Certification 
TOGAF Certification , ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) or equivalent
 

Minimum Experience Level

Min 8 Years experience in similar roles.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies