Senior Solution Architect - Integration & Automation

About the role

An established South African enterprise software business, represented by Chosen Online, is looking for a Senior Solution Architect for its Centre of Excellence. The role is hands-on and covers the full lifecycle of complex integration projects, from scoping and design through implementation, testing, go-live and production support. It is based in Somerset West, Western Cape, on a permanent basis.

Key responsibilities

• Lead customer discovery and scoping workshops, mapping business processes, systems, data flows and requirements.
• Define project scope, deliverables, estimates, dependencies, risks and acceptance criteria.
• Architect and implement integration and automation solutions across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Design workflows, connections, API integrations, data mappings and transformation logic, and choose patterns for APIs, events, scheduled processing and bulk data movement.
• Build security, monitoring, error handling, retries, duplicate prevention and recovery into designs.
• Work hands-on with Solution Engineers, guide them and resolve complex integration, data, performance and production issues.
• Lead end-to-end integration testing, failure testing and data reconciliation, support UAT and resolve defects before release.
• Own go-live readiness, including deployment, cutover, rollback planning and customer handover, and provide post-go-live support.
• Develop reusable workflows, architectural patterns and delivery standards, and use AI-assisted tooling to speed delivery.

Required profile

• Ideally 6-8+ years of experience in integration architecture, solution architecture or solutions consulting, and enterprise software implementation.
• Proven track record of delivering projects across the full lifecycle, from scoping to production support.
• Strong knowledge of ERP and finance processes, ideally with experience in SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Sage or Syspro.
• Customer-facing leadership: leading workshops, presenting to senior stakeholders, managing scope changes and guiding Solution Engineers.
• A relevant degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or Finance is preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered.

Required skills

• REST, SOAP, GraphQL, JSON, XML, SQL, APIs and data modelling and transformation.
• Hands-on experience with an iPaaS or comparable enterprise integration platform, and scripting or API development where required.
• Advantageous: iPaaS or ERP certifications, finance or HR transformation, data migration, manufacturing or eCommerce integrations, hybrid/multi-cloud architecture, integration governance, enterprise architecture methodologies, secure API workflows and AI-enabled workflows.

Salary is R100,000 - R140,000 CTC per month. Applications are submitted through the listing, with details and CV sent to the Chosen Online recruitment team for review.