SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY (SANRAL)

 

 

 

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT

Gauteng

Permanent

 

Description

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POSITION OBJECTIVE:

The Enterprise Architect is accountable for shaping, governing, and directing the organisation’s enterprise architecture to ensure long‑term alignment between ICT capabilities in alignment with the business strategy and priorities. The role provides authoritative guidance on technology investment decisions, drives innovation and standardisation, and ensures architectural coherence across the organisation. Through robust enterprise governance, the role safeguards data, systems, and infrastructure while enabling secure, efficient, and future‑ready digital transformation.

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

·       NQF 7 bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.

·       TOGAF, Zachman, or related Enterprise Architecture certifications.

·       Minimum 8 years’ experience in ICT Architecture or Systems Design, with at least 5 years in Enterprise or Solution Architecture within a complex, multi-division environment.

 

ADVANTEGOUS:

·       Experience in large-scale infrastructure organisations or government ICT environments.

·       Exposure to cloud computing (Azure/AWS/GCP), AI/ML, and data analytics platforms.

·       Awareness of POPIA and cybersecurity compliance principles.

 

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

·       Deep understanding of TOGAF, Zachman, and related EA methodologies.

·       Knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, and governance structures in the public sector.

·       Understanding of how technology aligns to organisational strategy and policy frameworks.

·       Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate ICT and project-related risks.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

Enterprise Architecture Execution

·       Operationalize the enterprise architecture vision, principles, and guardrails as set by executive leadership.

·       Enforce architecture standards and governance across all ICT initiatives.

·       Coordinate Architecture Review Boards and provide technical recommendations to governance forums.

·       Drive the execution of the enterprise architecture maturity roadmap (3–5 years).

 

ICT Strategy Enablement

·       Define target architecture states, transition plans, and technology standards that enable the organisation’s strategic objectives, innovation, and operational efficiency.

·       Translate business strategy into actionable technology architectures and transition plans.

·       Develop and maintain target-state architectures (Business, Data, Application, Technology, Security).

·       Define multi-year execution roadmaps and technology evolution paths to guide investment.

·       Lead technology consolidation and rationalisation initiatives to reduce complexity and optimise costs.

 

Solution Design and Integration

·       Provide architecture oversight and design guidance for ICT programmes and projects.

·       Validate solution designs for alignment with enterprise principles, interoperability, and security.

·       Serve as the lead technical authority for enterprise‑level solution, approving high-impact solution blueprints and designs.

·       Ensure all critical systems meet integration, scalability, and compliance requirements.

 

Data, Cloud, and Application Architecture

·       Define, lead, and govern enterprise data, cloud, application, integration, analytics, and digital platform architectures, ensuring alignment with long‑term organisational strategy, ICT standards, and business objectives.

·       Establish and maintain enterprise data models, application architecture standards, and multi‑cloud strategies (Azure, AWS, GCP) that support scalability, interoperability, resilience, and secure digital transformation.

·       Drive cloud adoption and optimisation, governing cloud operating models and frameworks including FinOps, SecOps, automation, and platform optimisation, to ensure cost efficiency, security, and operational excellence.

·       Oversee data governance, information management, and analytics maturity, ensuring high data quality, accessibility, integration, and value extraction across business domains.

·       Ensure architectural consistency and integration across systems and platforms, promoting reuse, standardisation, and simplification of the technology landscape.

·       Embed security, risk, and compliance by design across all architecture domains, in collaboration with cybersecurity leadership, ensuring adherence to POPIA, PFMA, ISO27001, and enterprise security policies.

 

Innovation and Emerging Technologies

·       Lead enterprise innovation strategy by scanning, evaluating, and prioritising high‑value emerging technologies (e.g. AI/ML, IoT, automation, GIS, blockchain, digital twins) to drive digital transformation and operational efficiency.

·       Drive and govern proof‑of‑concept initiatives, assessing feasibility, scalability, value for money, cybersecurity, and strategic alignment before enterprise adoption.

·       Establish and enforce controlled experimentation frameworks to ensure responsible, secure, compliant, and risk‑managed innovation across the organisation.

·       Translate innovation into enterprise capability, developing business cases, guiding investment decisions, and converting validated insights into scalable, production‑ready solutions.

 

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

·       Ensure executive alignment between business strategy and technology investment, partnering with business leaders, ICT, and strategic service providers to maximise enterprise value and outcomes.

·       Provide strategic leadership and oversight across cross‑functional transformation initiatives, ensuring coherence and successful delivery of ICT modernisation, digitalisation, and organisational change programmes.

·       Influence and guide senior leaders and delivery teams to adopt forward‑looking architectural and technology practices that support long‑term sustainability, scalability, and digital transformation.

·       Advise governance, risk, and audit structures on technology‑related risks, compliance obligations, and architectural integrity, strengthening organisational resilience and assurance.

·       Support EXCO decision‑making with insight on technology trends, enterprise risks, opportunities, and investment trade‑offs, enabling informed prioritisation and funding decisions.

·       Shape strategic technology investment discussions, ensuring that architectural principles, risk considerations, and long‑term enterprise capability guide executive choices.

 

Architecture Performance Monitoring, Governance and Reporting

·       Define and govern enterprise architecture performance frameworks, including KPIs, maturity indicators, compliance metrics, and dashboards, to measure architectural effectiveness, value realisation, and strategic alignment.

·       Monitor and report on architecture health and performance, covering compliance, maturity progression, risks, trends, and improvement opportunities across all ICT initiatives.

·       Provide executive‑level dashboards and reporting, delivering clear visibility into architecture health, technology investment value, and compliance posture to support informed decision‑making.

·       Report architectural risks, gaps, and opportunities to ICT governance committees, risk forums, and audit structures, strengthening transparency, accountability, and assurance.

·       Drive continuous improvement through data‑driven insights and recommendations, improving ICT performance, governance effectiveness, and long‑term architectural maturity.



 

 

 

EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECKS

Employment reference checks are a requirement as part of SANRAL’s recruitment and selection process. In order for SANRAL to conduct these checks a consent form needs to be completed and signed by the applicant. As an applicant of this position, you authorize SANRAL to process all the information provided for the purpose of your application for the position as well as the verification and record keeping of such credentials.

 

Please note that this is a confidential document and is intended for internal use by SANRAL’s Human resources department only.

 

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

Appointments will be made in accordance with SANRAL’s Employment Equity plan.

SANRAL reserves the right not to fill any position.

 

Closing date for applications: 12 May 2026

 

Link to apply for this position: https://career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=2885&company=southafr02

 

Feedback will be given to shortlisted candidates only.

 

Employment Permanent

Location SANRAL: COC Offices - 36 Assegai Wood Road Rooihuiskraal, Centurion 0157

Closing Date 12/05/2026