Job Description

Our client is a global leader in the industrial and heavy equipment sector, providing the backbone for infrastructure development across Southern Africa. Their specialized digital innovation division is currently undergoing a massive evolution, moving beyond traditional hardware into a sophisticated ecosystem of IaaS, SaaS, and API-led solutions.
Performance Objectives for Year One

In the Adlerian model, success is defined by what you do, not what you have. Here is what you will achieve in your first 12 months:

1. Vision to Execution: Within the first 90 days, translate the overall digital vision into 3-4 comprehensive solution designs and technical specifications that take security, performance, and extensibility into account.
2. API & Integration Architecture: Design and oversee the implementation of an end-to-end integration framework and API strategy that fosters the re-use of existing components across diverse business domains.
3. Governance & Quality Assurance: Establish a review process for all technical deliverables throughout the SDLC to ensure 100% requirement traceability and architectural alignment with the long-term target state.
4. Operational Excellence & Resilience: Lead the architectural analysis for disaster recovery and system performance, reducing technical debt and obsolescence at the solution level by at least 15% through proactive roadmap management.
5. Compliance by Design: Facilitate 100% solution compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements (ISO 9001:2008 standards) for all new infrastructure deployments.