Senior Solution Architect

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

BIT005559/Caity

Date posted:

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:

Step into a role where complex documents become clear, where automation unlocks speed, and where your strategy guides teams to outcomes that matter. If you enjoy shaping modern solutions, partnering with leaders, and proving value through measurable results, this is your next arena.

POSITION INFO:
Company and Job Description

Join a forward looking tech environment that values curiosity, ownership, and craft. You will steer intelligent document solutions that cut time to insight, reduce manual effort, and raise accuracy across large scale operations. Expect variety, from first conversation with executives, to deep design, to launch and improvement. Your work will connect platforms, data, and people into a simple flow that delivers real business outcomes and clear ROI.

Key Responsibilities

Shape the vision and design for document intelligence across capture, sorting, data lift, and quality review.
Create secure, scalable blueprints for cloud and on premise delivery, with clear patterns and guardrails.
Guide teams to build pipelines for invoices, forms, contracts, and other high volume records, then tune for accuracy, speed, and cost.
Introduce human in the loop steps, exception paths, and run books that keep operations smooth.
Connect solutions with core business systems through APIs, events, and workflow services, with strong observability.
Lead ideation, proof of concept work, and executive sessions, translating tech detail into value stories.

Job Experience and Skills Required

Degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Enterprise architecture study is a plus.
Several years crafting document automation solutions at scale, including design, delivery, and improvement.
Clear record of presenting to executive level stakeholders and winning support for automation journeys. Proven background integrating document flows with enterprise platforms and robotic process tools.
Strong grasp of OCR, classification, field extraction, tables, and validation logic, along with data quality checks and confidence scoring
Practical use of cloud document services, containers, serverless patterns, monitoring, and logging.
Ability to design APIs, model data, and script with a modern language such as Python or Java.
Comfort leading workshops, writing proposals, and producing clear diagrams and plans.
A track record of calm delivery under pressure, clear communication, and ethical leadership.
Commitment to privacy, security, and compliance in every design choice

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