Huawei Cloud Architect, Enterprise Architecture, Technology, Personal & Private Banking

This role calls for a seasoned architect to steer the adoption and evolution of Huawei Cloud technologies within a major financial services organisation in Johannesburg. The successful candidate will be instrumental in shaping the future of cloud capabilities, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and aligned with the company's strategic objectives. This is a pivotal position for someone who thrives on defining architectural standards, guiding complex technology initiatives, and fostering a culture of innovation within a large, established enterprise.

Strategic Cloud Architecture and Governance

The core of this position involves providing architectural leadership for Huawei Cloud and associated Huawei technologies across the entire organisation. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining the standards, roadmaps, and blueprints that underpin the Huawei Cloud platform. This includes establishing robust governance frameworks and ensuring that the platform capabilities evolve to meet the demands of a dynamic business environment. A key deliverable will be the ownership and continuous improvement of the Huawei Cloud Landing Zone, making sure it adheres to enterprise architecture principles, stringent security requirements, regulatory obligations, and overarching business goals. Your expertise will be crucial in establishing foundational cloud elements, defining operating models, and implementing effective platform guardrails and cloud-native architecture practices.

As a trusted advisor, you will champion architectural best practices and provide governance across significant technology projects. This includes driving the advancement of Huawei Cloud services and related technologies, and setting standards that facilitate widespread, consistent cloud adoption. Collaboration will be essential, working closely with various teams including Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, Engineering, Data, Risk, and Technology. The aim is to ensure that Huawei Cloud services are implemented securely, with strong governance, and in a sustainable manner that promotes innovation, operational efficiency, and long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements

The role demands a deep understanding of enterprise architecture principles and extensive experience in cloud platforms, with a particular focus on Huawei Cloud. While direct Huawei Cloud experience is preferred, candidates with strong architectural backgrounds in AWS or Azure will be considered, provided they can demonstrate transferable skills in cloud platform design, governance, landing zone setup, and multi-cloud architecture.

**Your responsibilities will likely include:**

• Defining and governing cloud architecture standards, target-state roadmaps, and reference architectures.
• Developing and maintaining the Huawei Cloud Landing Zone, ensuring alignment with enterprise and security requirements.
• Leading the establishment of cloud foundations, operating models, and platform guardrails.
• Providing architectural leadership and governance for strategic technology initiatives.
• Driving the evolution of Huawei Cloud capabilities and related Huawei technologies.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, well-governed, and sustainable cloud implementations.
• Implementing and promoting cloud-native architecture practices and DevSecOps principles.

**To be successful in this role, you will need:**

• A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Over 10 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Cloud Architecture within large-scale environments.
• Extensive experience designing and governing enterprise-wide cloud transformation programmes.
• A proven track record within the banking or financial services sector, or other highly regulated industries.
• A strong understanding of architecture frameworks like TOGAF.
• Significant experience defining and governing enterprise cloud platforms, landing zones, standards, and operating models.
• Over 5 years of hands-on experience with Huawei Cloud services (ECS, VPC, CCE, OBS, RDS, DLI, Security, IAM) or equivalent strong AWS/Azure experience.
• Experience establishing Huawei Cloud landing zones, governance frameworks, and operational models.
• Solid knowledge of cloud migration methodologies and modernisation approaches.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), and containerisation technologies (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Strong leadership experience, with the ability to influence and guide technical teams.
• Relevant certifications such as HCIE/HCIP/HCIA Cloud Computing, TOGAF, or CCSP would be advantageous.

In South Africa, roles like this, requiring deep expertise in enterprise cloud architecture and governance within the financial sector, typically command competitive remuneration packages, reflecting the strategic importance and specialised skills involved. Liberty, as part of the larger Standard Bank Group, is a significant player in the financial services landscape, offering ample opportunities for career growth and professional development within a dynamic and innovative environment.

Type of Qualification

Bachelor's Degree

Field of Study

• Information Technology
• Computer Science
• Information Systems
• Engineering or related discipline

Preferred Certifications

• Huawei Certified ICT Expert (HCIE – Cloud Computing)
• Huawei Certified ICT Professional (HCIP – Cloud Computing)
• Huawei Certified ICT Associate (HCIA – Cloud Computing)
• TOGAF Certification
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications advantageous
• Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD) certification advantageous

Experience Required

Enterprise Architecture & Cloud Strategy

10+ years

• Extensive experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Cloud Architecture within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience designing and governing enterprise-wide cloud transformation programmes.
• Proven track record in banking, financial services, or highly regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent.
• Experience defining and governing enterprise cloud platforms, landing zones, standards, guardrails, and operating models at scale.
• Ability to align cloud platform roadmaps and governance practices across multiple business units and enterprise domains.

Huawei Cloud Platform & Technology Architecture

5+ years

• Hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions on Huawei Cloud and/or related Huawei technologies.
• Huawei Cloud experience is preferred; however, strong AWS or Azure cloud architecture experience will also be considered where the candidate can demonstrate strong cloud platform, landing zone, and governance expertise.
• Deep knowledge of Huawei Cloud services including:
• Elastic Cloud Server (ECS)
• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• Cloud Container Engine (CCE)
• Object Storage Service (OBS)
• Relational Database Service (RDS)
• Data Lake Insight (DLI)
• Cloud Security and IAM services
• Experience establishing Huawei Cloud landing zones, governance frameworks, and operational models.
• Strong understanding of Huawei Cloud platform architecture, cloud foundations, and enterprise-scale landing zone design.
• Experience defining and governing cloud guardrails, security patterns, network architecture, identity management, workload onboarding standards, and platform operating models.
• Experience developing Huawei Cloud platform roadmaps and evolving cloud capabilities in line with enterprise architecture and business requirements.
• Understanding of Huawei technologies and their integration within enterprise ecosystems.
• Knowledge of cloud migration methodologies and modernization approaches.

Cloud Engineering and DevSecOps

5+ years

• Experience implementing CI/CD and DevSecOps practices within large engineering organisations.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation or equivalent).
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, and container orchestration platforms.
• Experience integrating security, testing, and compliance automation into deployment pipelines.

Technology Leadership

3–5 years

• Experience leading architecture, engineering, or platform teams.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic technology decisions.
• Experience establishing architecture governance, standards, and best practices.
• Ability to mentor technical teams on Huawei Cloud, landing zone governance, cloud platform standards, and multi-cloud architecture practices.