Lead Systems Architect

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Job Ref:

JHB000161/RY

Date posted:

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

R1.8mil Annually

SUMMARY:
Large distribution company looking for a Lead Systems Architect to join their organisation.

POSITION INFO:

Role Summary:

The Lead Systems Architect acts as the technical visionary behind our megaâapp initiative. This position oversees the seamless integration of our JavaScriptâdriven ERP with modern B2B Commerce and CX platforms. You will guide a focused development team to deliver a highâperformance, scalable ecosystem that streamlines operations for 250+ employees and elevates customer engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Direction: Mentor and manage a small internal team of developers, establishing best practices for scalable, maintainable code and modern engineering standards.
Systems Connectivity: Design and implement twoâway data flows between ERP, commerce applications, and customer support tools to ensure a unified, accurate customer record.
AI & Automation Strategy: Lead the deployment of AI models to automate support processes, product configuration, and service routing.
Scalability & Performance: Safeguard system speed and reliability as we expand to 30,000+ SKUs and higher transaction volumes.
Architectural Governance: Preserve ERP as the central “source of truth” while ensuring frontâend applications remain agile and userâfriendly for sales and marketing teams.

Essential Requirements:

8+ years in software architecture or senior development leadership.
Proficiency in at least one enterpriseâlevel backâend language (PHP or Python) with associated frameworks.
Strong expertise in JavaScript (Node.js) for ERP logic and modern web interfaces.
Demonstrated success in APIâfirst design (REST/GraphQL) and complex thirdâparty integrations.
Experience with cloud infrastructure and data security management.

Beneficial Requirements:

Familiarity with vector databases or RAG approaches for AIâenabled customer service.
Background in technical distribution, industrial wholesale, or environments with large product catalogs.
Knowledge of modern headless or decoupled software architectures.

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