Blue Pearl HQ

Solution Architect (Infrastructure & Applications)

Blue Pearl HQ  •  Johannesburg, ZA (Hybrid)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description


Our client is seeking an experienced
Solution Architect
with a strong background in the
healthcare sector
to join their team on a 12-month contract.


The successful candidate will play a key role in designing and governing end-to-end technology solutions across both
infrastructure
and
application
domains. This role requires someone who understands the complexities of healthcare environments, including interoperability, security, compliance, and the delivery of highly available enterprise systems.


Key Responsibilities


  • Design end-to-end enterprise solution architectures that align with business and technical requirements.

  • Develop architecture solutions spanning infrastructure, networking, cloud, applications, middleware, and security.

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers, developers, infrastructure teams, and third-party vendors.

  • Ensure architectural designs comply with enterprise standards, governance, and healthcare regulatory requirements.

  • Provide technical leadership throughout the solution lifecycle, from design through implementation.

  • Review existing environments and recommend modernization, optimization, and cloud adoption strategies.

  • Support application integration initiatives and ensure seamless interoperability between healthcare systems.

  • Produce architecture documentation, solution designs, technical roadmaps, and governance artefacts.

  • Participate in architecture review boards and provide guidance on technology selection and best practices.

  • Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.


Requirements


Minimum Requirements


  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

  • Minimum
    8–10 years
    of IT experience.

  • Minimum
    5 years' experience
    in a Solution Architect or Enterprise Architect role.

  • Demonstrated experience within the
    healthcare or health sector
    is essential.

  • Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure including:

    • Servers

    • Storage

    • Virtualisation

    • Networking

    • Identity & Access Management

    • Cloud platforms

  • Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture including:

    • Application integration

    • APIs

    • Middleware

    • Enterprise applications

    • Microservices

  • Experience designing hybrid and cloud-based architectures.

  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.


Preferred Skills


  • TOGAF certification.

  • Experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.

  • Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, DICOM) is advantageous.

  • Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, and container platforms is beneficial.

  • Strong knowledge of cybersecurity and enterprise architecture governance.


Key Competencies


  • Enterprise Architecture

  • Infrastructure Architecture

  • Application Architecture

  • Cloud Solutions

  • Systems Integration

  • Solution Design

  • Technical Leadership

  • Stakeholder Management

  • Problem Solving

  • Communication Skills


Contract Details


  • Position:
    Solution Architect (Infrastructure & Applications)

  • Industry:
    Healthcare

  • Contract Duration:
    12 Months

  • Employment Type:
    Contract


This opportunity is ideal for an architect who can bridge both
infrastructure
and
application architecture
, bringing extensive healthcare industry experience to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient enterprise solutions.

Blue Pearl HQ

About Blue Pearl HQ

Blue Pearl is a market-leading CLOUD Solutions developer with extensive knowledge and insight into the latest technologies, standardised processes, advanced technical capabilities and consulting processes available, ensuring wholistic success for our clientele. We offer professional consulting to compliment your business strategy and overall management and make it our priority to add value to any business by listening, analysing and creating a conducive solution that will empower our client.

We implement a Data Analysis Process that includes inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modelling data with the end-goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and relevant information to support your decision-making. Your business cannot afford not to engage with us, allowing our data analysis to play a role in making your business decisions more scientific and helping your business achieve effective operation.

Blue Pearl’s team of experts include BI strategists, BI analysts, Data Warehouse Architects, Data Scientists, Implementation and Development experts. With the use of BI, Analytics and Big Data, we effectively partner with our customers on their mission to achieve a competitive business advantage and real ROI from the structured information we collect.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Johannesburg, ZA
Year Founded
2013
Website
bluepearl.co.za
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