Enterprise / Solution Architecture Lead - Africa

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
  
• Cloud architecture certification required: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), AWS Solutions Architect Professional, or Google Professional Cloud Architect.
  
• TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification preferred.
  
• Minimum 10 years of technology experience, with at least 5 years in enterprise or solution architecture roles within a consulting or systems integration context.
  
• Proven experience designing and reviewing architectures for large-scale cloud migration, platform modernisation, or digital transformation programmes.
  
• Familiarity with African market delivery constraints and infrastructure environments.
  

Pre-Signing Solution Design and Quality (55%)

• Lead the architecture and solution design process for all major T&I pursuits - ensuring solutions are technically viable, commercially structured, and deliverable before KPMG signs the contract.
  
• Produce high-quality solution architecture documents, technical proposals, and delivery blueprints for cloud, platform, and enterprise technology engagements.
  
• Participate in all major client technical workshops, solution presentations, and architecture review sessions during the pursuit phase.
  

Delivery Architecture Support (30%)

• Provide architecture oversight and technical governance during delivery - attending key design reviews, sprint reviews, and technical steering committees on major engagements.
  
• Serve as the escalation authority for technical architecture decisions during delivery, resolving disputes between client and KPMG delivery teams.
  
• Maintain architecture standards and reference frameworks for KPMG T&I's core technology platforms (Azure, AWS, SAP S/4HANA, ServiceNow, Oracle Cloud).
  

Alliance and Capability Development (15%)

• Maintain active relationships with alliance partner solution architects (Microsoft, ServiceNow, SAP, Oracle) to stay current on reference architectures and certifications.
  
• Contribute to KPMG T&I's technical community of practice - running architecture reviews, knowledge-sharing sessions, and internal capability uplift.
  
• Support the hiring and technical assessment of architecture talent for the T&I team.