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Applications Architect

Datacentrix · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Location
Johannesburg
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
June 09, 2026

Job Description

Responsibilities

:
Architecture Blueprint & Alignment

  • Develop and maintain an application architecture blueprint covering 100% of core business systems, updated annually.

  • Ensure at least 90% alignment of application designs with enterprise strategies, data requirements, and technology standards
    • Integration & Interoperability
  • Define and govern application and system interfaces, APIs, and integration patterns, targeting 95% reuse of approved integration patterns.

  • Ensure all new applications support scalability and interoperability benchmarks (e.g., <200ms average response time for API calls under load testing).
    • Application Portfolio Management
  • Conduct biannual portfolio assessments to identify redundancies, cost inefficiencies, and modernisation opportunities.

  • Reduce application redundancies by 10% year-on-year and increase cloud-ready / modernised applications by 15% ...

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