IT Solutions Architect (Murex)

Job Description

RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact.

United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of Traditional values. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.

Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa’s number one employer in Financial Services for 2025, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.

The purpose of the role is to create and maintain architecture solutions to enable and guide the design and development of integrated solutions
that meet current and future business needs.

Are you someone who can do the following:

• Engage with the macro-environment to look for new opportunities, capabilities and trends that would add value to the required architectural work
• Suggest changes in executing work processes to better drive value and benefits for the business
• Prepare and share recommendations for process and systems improvements in relevant area of accountability. This includes the requirement to decommission legacy technologies
• Actively participate in team, cross-discipline and vendor-driven collaboration sessions or forums to increase understanding of the working environment (current and planned)
• Partner with BT and Business stakeholders to create integrated roadmaps to enable business requirements delivery
• Partner with Company and other BU architects to contribute to the creation and review of an architecture capability strategy which meets the strategic requirements of the business
• Estimate potential changes to business requirements and processes, due to changes/ improvements made in information systems, data management practices, information management procedures, and/ employed software/hardware
• Use appropriate tools and methods to contribute to the development of systems architectures in specific business / functional areas to improve the efficiency of system and business performance
• Produce systems and component specifications and translate these into detailed designs for implementation using selected products in support of business or systems changes. This includes the alignment of required documentation
• Provide learning and make suggestions on technical aspects of system development and integration
• Monitor adherence to processes which support the prescribed architectural frameworks and ensure delivery teams align to the required standards and methodologies
• Recommend appropriate interventions in own area of ways to improve architectural compliance. This includes BU/FA representation at relevant forums eg. Architecture Board, Cloud Steerco

You will be an ideal candidate if you have the following:

• Degree
• Postgraduate degree AND/OR relevant experience in a similar environment

In Depth Knowledge Of:

• Data, security, technical and application architecture best practice
• Enterprise architecture frameworks eg. Togaf
• Corporate Investment Banking domain
• Industry standards and benchmarks

Experience:

• Problem analysis, alternatives testing and framing and solution design implementation
• Crafting sustainable and dynamic solutions

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Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

20/10/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.