Solution Architect (Cloud & Digital Engineering)

The opportunity EY Technology Consulting South Africa is expanding its Cloud & Digital Engineering capability to support Financial Services clients through complex, cloud-enabled transformation. Demand is increasing for senior architecture and delivery leadership across core modernisation, digital channels, integration-heavy platforms, secure cloud adoption, data-led change and AI-enabled innovation. This is a senior client-facing role for an experienced architecture and delivery leader who can translate business strategy and operating model intent into coherent solution architecture, executable delivery roadmaps and governed implementation. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders while leading multidisciplinary EY, client, vendor and global delivery resources, contributing to EY pipeline growth, delivery quality, innovation and local capability development.

At a glance

Job title

Senior Manager - Solution Architect (Cloud & Digital Engineering)

Rank / level

Senior Manager

Service line / function

Technology Consulting - Cloud & Digital Engineering

Location

South Africa

Sector focus

Financial Services, including banking, insurance, wealth and regulated platforms

Reporting line

Technology Consulting Partner / Associate Partner - Cloud & Digital Engineering

Team leadership model

Matrix leadership of solution architects, technical leads, engineers, client resources, vendors and global delivery teams

Primary technology focus

Azure-led cloud ecosystems preferred; AWS experience advantageous

This role will suit you if you want to: Shape major cloud and digital transformation programmes for leading Financial Services organisations. Operate at the intersection of architecture, complex delivery, senior stakeholder influence and commercial outcomes. Lead and develop high-performing architecture and engineering teams across EY, client, vendor and global delivery environments. Use AI, automation and modern engineering practices responsibly to improve solution quality, delivery predictability and client value.

What makes the opportunity distinctive: A senior platform to influence EY South Africa growth in Financial Services technology transformation. Exposure to complex, multi-technology programmes involving cloud, data, integration, security, resilience and digital engineering. The ability to build local capability, reusable architecture assets and practical innovation patterns for future client engagements. A role that requires both boardroom credibility and delivery execution discipline.

Role purpose The Senior Manager - Solution Architect will serve as a senior architecture and delivery leader within EY Technology Consulting South Africa. The role is accountable for shaping coherent, scalable and secure solution architectures and ensuring those architectures can be translated into executable delivery plans across complex client engagements. The role combines architecture authority, delivery execution oversight, senior stakeholder engagement, resource leadership, commercial awareness and innovation. It requires someone who can move confidently between strategy discussions, solution design forums, delivery governance, pursuit shaping and team development. The successful candidate will help EY clients modernise technology estates, adopt cloud securely, deliver digital platforms, improve integration and resilience, and identify practical opportunities to use AI and automation responsibly in regulated Financial Services environments. Key responsibilities 1. Architecture and solution leadership Serve as overall solution architecture lead for large, complex client engagements across cloud platforms, digital applications, integration, data, security, AI-enabled capabilities and platform modernisation. Translate business outcomes, operating model objectives and transformation intent into coherent solution architectures, roadmaps and delivery plans.