Enterprise Architect

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Job Description

IT Strategy and Planning

• Developing and aligning IT Strategies and Programmes to business objectives

• Defining Strategic Runway Themes

• Develop required architecture roadmaps containing target and transition landscapes

• Provide input into investment planning for the relevant landscape

• Aligning architecture roadmaps and runways to business planning and investments

• Define key architecture runway initiatives to be delivered for the intentional architecture

• Participate into business planning costing and business case definition related to architecture initiatives

Architecture Capability and Design Management

• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture views and viewpoints

• Maintain the artifacts in the set enterprise repository aligned to the rest of the architecture

• Manage the architecture processes based on the requirements for each architype

• Manage change impact of the architecture with stakeholders

• Build the architecture practice with embedded architects and engineers including the relevant methods repository and tools

• Manage the architecture across business application information and data as well as technology

• Participate in the architecture practice development

Technology Research and Assessments

• Review trends with regards to the technology domain and technologies related to business capabilities

• Determine feasibility of these technologies in the organisational landscape

• Innovate with teams to determine more optimal approaches

• Conduct proof-of-concepts where options have been evaluated and considered feasible to explore

• Product and technology selection options business case definition and sourcing evaluations

Risk Governance and Compliance

• Identify and mitigate risks with stakeholders associated with a technology decision design and implementation

• Ensure that architectures comply with the relevant policies standards and regulations

• Conduct and participate in architecture reviews

• Integrate with other governance and compliance functions to ensure continuity in managing the investment and risk for the organisation

• Driving principles practices guardrails and standards within Centres of Enablement

• Maintain a decision register aligned to the enterprise governance on architecture decisions taken

Implementation Guidance and Collaboration

• Provide standards guidance guardrails frameworks and tools to deliver effectively

• Collaborate with the delivery teams to share knowledge and to ensure the architecture objectives are achieved.

• Manage deviations with teams to reduce the risk to the organisation

• Drive or assist in the determine of the architecture options and selections

• Provide technical specialisation knowledge and experience into the solution design and build implementation

• Update architecture after programme increments (Pis)

Communication and Knowledge Sharing

• Communicate the up-to-date views for the architecture

• Communicate and collaborate the relevant standards practices guardrails and tools to stakeholders

• Ensure that IT teams are well informed or trained in the respective architecture requirements

• Communicate and collaborate with stakeholders relevant views on planning technology assessments risk compliance governance and project assessments

• Drive or participate in the relevant Centres of Excellence (CoEs)

• Communicating technology vision and roadmap aligned to the business strategy

• Participate in the architecture collaboration forums

Line Management Responsibility

• Performance Management: Setting and managing performance standards providing ongoing coaching and support and addressing performance gaps for architects reporting into the Enterprise Architect.

• Talent Stewardship: Talent management supporting the development of architects aligned to the practice development standards.

• Feedback and Development: Providing performance and development feedback to reporting architects. This includes conducting feedback meetings sharing observations and addressing both outstanding behavior and areas for improvement

• Recruitment and Selection: Recruitment process setting standards and ensuring that new hires align with the organizations goals and values. Onboarding and management of new architects joining the team.

• Compensation and Benefits: Annual remuneration review process ensuring that employees pay is aligned with market movements inflation and affordability. Feedback to architects regarding their total remuneration position and the link between performance and pay.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED FOR THE JOB)

• Matric

• Degree or diploma in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering OR relevant diploma / degree

• Experience: Requires a minimum of 5 years in a senior technology role with a proven track record in architecture/design and a minimum of 10-15 years relevant IT experience

• Preferable experience: 10 years architecture experience

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE (PREFERRED NOT A REQUIREMENT)

• TOGAF

• ArchiMate

• Cloud Certifications (AWS Azure)

• Financial Industry Experience

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Critical thinking/problem solving

• Teamwork/collaboration

• Effective Communication Skills

• Leadership skills

• Knowledge and experience in architecture domains

• Knowledge and experience in architecture methods frameworks and tools

• IT Strategy and Planning

• Architecture and Design (Business Application Information/Data Technology)

• Agile Knowledge and Experience

• Cloud Knowledge and Experience

Skills

Competencies

Education

Closing Date

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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