Information Technology · Full-time
Direct employerSolution Architect

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Role overview
KCB Group is looking for a Solution Architect to work full-time in Kenya. This role suits experienced IT professionals who can design and review technology solutions that align with business goals. The position reports to the Senior Manager Solutions Architecture and involves strategic planning and technical oversight.
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What you will do
- Analyze the bank's business drivers to define enterprise architecture requirements.
- Design end-to-end solutions and ensure alignment among stakeholders before implementation.
- Gather and document business requirements using various techniques such as interviews and workshops.
- Collaborate with business experts to develop clear roadmaps for business solutions.
- Analyze the technology environment to recommend improvements and enhancements.
- Monitor solution development to ensure compliance with technical and business requirements.
- Provide architectural oversight to projects to align with business strategies and frameworks.
- Facilitate discussions with diverse stakeholders and manage conflicts to achieve business objectives.
- Develop and promote design patterns to standardize enterprise solution components.
- Support quality assurance in planning and executing performance and non-functional testing.
- Lead capacity management for current and future solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of progressive experience in Information Technology.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in at least two IT disciplines such as business architecture, application architecture, application development, middleware, microservices, or Service Oriented Architecture.
- At least 3 years' experience working with a formal enterprise architecture framework.
- Professional certifications such as CBAP, TOGAF, ITIL Foundation, Design Thinking and Innovation (one or more).
- Project management or Scrum certifications like PRINCE II, PMP, MSP, SMC, CSM, or PMI-ACP.
- Preferred experience includes exposure to multiple technologies, cloud computing, and containerization (3 years).
- Preferred understanding of software delivery processes including DevOps and methodologies like waterfall, agile, or hybrid (3 years).
- Preferred knowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architecture (4 years).
How to apply
Send your application through the employer's official contact. The closing date for applications is Friday, 13 November 2026.
