Introduction

An established organisation is seeking a Software Architect to join its team in Welkom. This role supports a business that is investing in platform stability, product delivery, and stronger digital capability. The position offers the opportunity to work on meaningful systems, applications, infrastructure, or digital services depending on the portfolio and team structure.

The successful candidate will work with technical and non-technical stakeholders and will contribute to solutions that improve business efficiency, user experience, and operational resilience. The successful candidate will be expected to work with appropriate urgency, maintain quality standards, and support a collaborative delivery culture while contributing to business-facing outcomes.

Duties & Responsibilities

The position requires a balance of technical execution, documentation discipline, and effective collaboration across teams.

Lead or coordinate delivery across projects, systems, architecture, teams, or product workstreams depending on the portfolio.
Prepare executive-ready updates, summaries, and recommendations where required.
Review solution quality, documentation, governance requirements, and service performance indicators.
Provide technical or functional direction to team members and support structured decision-making.
Define priorities, align stakeholders, and ensure delivery outputs meet agreed timelines, quality expectations, and business objectives.
Translate strategic requirements into practical plans, roadmaps, implementation steps, or technical standards.
Manage risks, dependencies, escalations, and cross-functional communication throughout delivery cycles.
Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen delivery predictability, system value, and team capability.

Desired Experience & Qualification

Candidates should be comfortable working with business requirements, technical standards, and practical delivery expectations.

Relevant diploma or degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Development, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Proven ability to manage delivery priorities, coordinate stakeholders, and guide implementation or support outcomes.
Comfortable with governance, reporting, planning, and structured communication at cross-functional or leadership level.
Good working knowledge of documentation standards, structured problem-solving, and stakeholder communication.
Typically suited to candidates with around 5–8 years relevant experience and confidence handling complex responsibilities, mentorship, or technical guidance.