Solution Architect

Posted 15 Days Ago
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Pretoria, City of Tshwane, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Senior level
Agency • Information Technology • Professional Services
The Role
Lead solution architecture for global treasury, risk and funding systems. Translate treasury and risk directives into TMS functional designs, manage stakeholder and vendor transitions, define interfaces, oversee insourcing and rollout projects, and produce documentation, test plans and runbooks for operational readiness.
Summary Generated by Built In
Think of us as the tech playground for global innovation. We design, build, and run IT solutions that power everything from SAP and Java to Azure and Cloud ecosystems. Our hub has a track record of delivering world-class systems across continents, and we’re just getting started.


We’re looking for a Solutions Architect (Expert level) who thrives on complexity, loves solving puzzles, and can lead with confidence when there’s no one more senior to escalate to. You’ll be the go-to person for treasury processes, risk management, and funding systems, shaping solutions that keep global operations running smoothly.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

·       Deep functional knowledge of treasury processes, especially on management of foreign exchange and commodity price risks and capital markets funding products.

·       Proven experience with Wallstreet Suite or similar treasury management systems (TMS) for configuration, integration and operations.

·       Ability to translate strategic directives from Treasury, Risk Management and Compliance into detailed functional requirements and system designs.

·       Strong stakeholder management and vendor transition skills, able to influence across global teams without direct authority.

·       Practical experience mapping business processes to system functionality and maintaining end-to-end process integrity.

·       Solid understanding of financial instruments (FX, commodities, interest rate derivatives) and how they are represented for valuation, accounting and risk treatment in IT systems.

·       Experience defining and coordinating interfaces between TMS, market-data providers, payment systems, and internal banking connections.

·       Project and transition management skills to coordinate insourcing, implementation projects and rollout activities.

·       Excellent technical documentation, test planning and knowledge-transfer capabilities (user guides, runbooks, X-Ray test artifacts).

·       Strong communication skills in English (German advantageous), with intercultural sensitivity for global stakeholder engagement.

 

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:

·       Hands-on exposure to Wallstreet Suite implementations, administration or operational support.

·       Prior experience insourcing activities from external providers and running vendor-to-inhouse transitions.

·       Familiarity with market-data connectivity (market data vendors), trading platforms and multi-banking interfaces.

·       Basic scripting or automation skills (Python, Bash) to support operational handover and runbook automation.

·       Knowledge of cloud, middleware, database (MS Azure/MS SQL) and DevOps concepts to collaborate with IT teams.

·       Experience with monitoring/observability and production support tooling for financial systems.

·       Experience with release, change, cut-over and fallback planning for complex financial system rollouts.

·       Strong MS Office skills for reporting, analysis and management presentations (Power BI advantageous). Understanding of audit, internal control frameworks and regulatory requirements as they apply to treasury operations.

·       Agile delivery experience and ability to work within cross-functional feature teams.

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

·       University degree in business/economics, physics, mathematics, computer science or comparable qualification.

·       At least 5 years’ professional experience in Treasury within a corporate or consulting environment, with demonstrable experience bridging business and IT aspects for treasury systems.

·       Project management experience and expanded experience in finance functions of an industrial or financial services company; ideally specialized in both business and technical (IT) aspects and knowledgeable about common financial instruments’ risk, valuation and IT representation.



Benefits

WHAT DO WE OFFER YOU?

·       Cutting edge global IT system landscape and processes

·       Flexible working of 1960 hours in a 12-month period

·       High Work-Life balance

·       Remote / On-site work location flexibility

·       Highly motivating, energetic, and fast-paced working environment Modern, state-of-the-art offices Dynamic Global Team collaboration Application of the Agile Working Model Methodology



Skills Required

  • Deep functional knowledge of treasury processes, FX and commodity price risk management and capital markets funding products
  • Proven experience with Wallstreet Suite or similar treasury management systems (TMS) for configuration, integration and operations
  • Translate strategic directives from Treasury, Risk Management and Compliance into detailed functional requirements and system designs
  • Strong stakeholder management and vendor transition skills across global teams
  • Practical experience mapping business processes to system functionality and maintaining end-to-end process integrity
  • Solid understanding of financial instruments (FX, commodities, interest rate derivatives) and their IT representation for valuation, accounting and risk
  • Experience defining and coordinating interfaces between TMS, market-data providers, payment systems, and internal banking connections
  • Project and transition management skills for insourcing, implementation projects and rollout activities
  • Excellent technical documentation, test planning and knowledge-transfer capabilities (user guides, runbooks, X-Ray test artifacts)
  • Strong communication skills in English (German advantageous)
  • University degree in business/economics, physics, mathematics, computer science or comparable qualification
  • At least 5 years professional experience in Treasury with demonstrable business-IT bridging for treasury systems
  • Project management experience and experience in finance functions of industrial or financial services company
  • Hands-on exposure to Wallstreet Suite implementations, administration or operational support
  • Prior experience insourcing activities from external providers and running vendor-to-inhouse transitions
  • Familiarity with market-data connectivity, trading platforms and multi-banking interfaces
  • Basic scripting or automation skills (Python, Bash) to support operational handover and runbook automation
  • Knowledge of cloud, middleware, database (MS Azure/MS SQL) and DevOps concepts
  • Experience with monitoring/observability and production support tooling for financial systems
  • Experience with release, change, cut-over and fallback planning for complex financial system rollouts
  • Strong MS Office skills for reporting and analysis (Power BI advantageous) and understanding of audit/internal control frameworks
  • Agile delivery experience and ability to work within cross-functional feature teams
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The Company
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Sabenza IT is a niche recruitment company specializing in Information Technology, SAP, Finance, and Engineering roles, with over 23 years of experience.

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