Enterprise/Solution Architecture Lead (Cloud/Platform)

About

This Senior Manager-level role leads solution design for KPMG T&I cloud, platform, and enterprise technology engagements before contracts are signed, and provides architecture governance during delivery. It requires a relevant technical degree, a specified cloud architecture certification, and at least 10 years of technology experience including five years in enterprise or solution architecture in consulting or systems integration.

How to apply

Fill in the mandatory “Enterprise / Solution Architecture Lead – Candidate’s Summary” link alongside your application to talentrecruit@kpmg.co.ke, quoting ‘Enterprise / Solution Architecture Lead’.

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Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and solution design process for all major T&I pursuits - ensuring solutions are technically viable, commercially structured, and deliverable before KPMG signs the contract.
• Produce high-quality solution architecture documents, technical proposals, and delivery blueprints for cloud, platform, and enterprise technology engagements.
• Participate in all major client technical workshops, solution presentations, and architecture review sessions during the pursuit phase.
• Review and sign off on all technical scopes of work, ensuring they align with KPMG's delivery capability, alliance architectures, and market rate assumptions.
• Challenge and interrogate solution designs proposed by delivery teams or clients - preventing over-engineering, bespoke design, or architectures that KPMG cannot support at scale.
• Provide architecture oversight and technical governance during delivery - attending key design reviews, sprint reviews, and technical steering committees on major engagements.
• Serve as the escalation authority for technical architecture decisions during delivery, resolving disputes between client and KPMG delivery teams.
• Maintain architecture standards and reference frameworks for KPMG T&I's core technology platforms (Azure, AWS, SAP S/4HANA, ServiceNow, Oracle Cloud).
• Work with Block E (Enablement) to codify solution architecture patterns, reference architectures, and reusable design assets.
• Conduct formal architecture reviews (pre- and post-delivery) to identify systemic design risks and improve future solution quality.
• Maintain active relationships with alliance partner solution architects (Microsoft, ServiceNow, SAP, Oracle) to stay current on reference architectures and certifications.
• Contribute to KPMG T&I's technical community of practice - running architecture reviews, knowledge-sharing sessions, and internal capability uplift.
• Support the hiring and technical assessment of architecture talent for the T&I team.
• Contribute to thought leadership and external market positioning on enterprise architecture topics.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
• Cloud architecture certification required: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), AWS Solutions Architect Professional, or Google Professional Cloud Architect.
• TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of technology experience, with at least 5 years in enterprise or solution architecture roles within a consulting or systems integration context.
• Proven experience designing and reviewing architectures for large-scale cloud migration, platform modernisation, or digital transformation programmes.
• Familiarity with African market delivery constraints and infrastructure environments.
• Technical authority: deep architecture expertise across at least two major cloud or enterprise platforms.
• Design discipline: able to define clear, structured, deliverable solution architectures under time pressure.
• Commercial awareness: understands the cost implications of architectural decisions and can balance technical idealism with commercial pragmatism.
• Stakeholder engagement: comfortable leading technical workshops with client architects, CTOs, and IT leadership.
• Quality mindset: naturally challenges designs that introduce unnecessary complexity, bespoke development, or delivery risk.
• Collaboration: works effectively with delivery teams, alliance partner architects, and client technical teams.
• Market Intelligence: Demonstrate commercial awareness with sound knowledge of matters affecting the market.
• Business development entrepreneurial mind-set and ability to identify opportunities and develop high quality proposals.
• Personal effectiveness - Excellent report-writing and presentation skills.