KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage the strategic alignment and the design of the application strategy and architecture, system layouts and the
application roadmap
Analyse organisational strategy and conduct cross-functional workshops to identify applications needs to enable
business strategic capabilities (legacy, current state and future state)
Research, understand and align application capabilities and key technologies to enable business capabilities
Define application landscape through the identification of applications, sub-applications, components, databases,
services, middleware, etc, and their interactions
Advise on and coordinate the integration of application architecture activities into all other architecture domains
(business architecture, data architecture, infrastructure architecture, network architecture)
Coordinate development of and maintenance of application roadmap in alignment with business strategy and
strategic projects
Participate in Core system design workshops, advising on application and system capabilities and functionalities
Support with application and cost analysis of Core system future state design

Oversee the governance for applications, including policy management, standards definition and audits
Define and publish application management policies
Conduct best practice and benchmark research on application standards to align to business needs
Collaborate with key stakeholders to co-create and publish application standards in accordance with, but not limited
to; system uptime, maintenance and data and information security
Manage application change control process as per policy
Coordinate application audit activities (both internal and external audits)
Assess and endorse application solutions in Enterprise Architecture Review Board

Responsible for applications management
Conduct a needs analysis and align application architecture blueprints according to industry and organisational
standards
Collaborate with the Solutions Architect and advise on application solutions in relation to the broader solution
offerings to business
Advise key stakeholders regarding software baseline requirements and standards before being integrated into the
business environment
Assess, review and manage new and existing applications according to technology standards, including the
publication of findings and proposed remedial actions
Monitor utilisation of applications and identify idle applications
Identify, monitor and track the removal of applications which do not comply with technology standards

Identify application standardisation and rationalisation opportunities
Conduct an application functionality gap analysis and analyse application capabilities and functionalities to identify
duplicate applications in alignment with audits
Create application rationalisation dashboard and tracker to monitor application rationalisation activities
Develop recommendations and business case for rationalisation
Report against rationalisation roadmap through IT Board Sub-committee and IT Manco

Report on the application portfolio and changes
Maintain applications catalogue and identify patterns which can be used to assist in reducing usage
Develop application dashboards
Report application catalogue and application changes to key business stakeholders
Responsible for the core Enterprise Architecture tool (iServer)
Maintain vendor relationship and keep up to date with regards to new/ revised standards for iServer
Negotiate annual license fees and cost for any new functionality
Identify optimal allocation of iServer licenses across the business
Provide SME guidance on iServer functionality, standards and artefacts, providing first line support where necessary
Facilitate iServer training for new employees
Perform Quality Assurance on iServer documentation and identify remedial actions where necessary

Partner with the Finance Department to determine Total Cost of Ownership for applications
Liaise with the Finance Department to identify and monitor application costs as per GLs, informing them as to when
applications will sunset
Analyse, classify and aggregate application costs (IBM, Microsoft etc.)
Monitor financial benefits vs. Total Cost of Ownership for applications
Develop application cost reports for key stakeholders
Act as strategic thought partner and transformation leader within the organisation
Participate in strategic thinking and inform organisational direction through best practices knowledge and new
application research
Act as leader and change agent in strategic forums with executives, senior management and technical subject matter
experts
Advise on how application architecture and solutions support customer strategy
Effectively communicate and embed new processes and procedures as they occur addressing or escalating matters /
concerns to the SMEs (subject matter experts) when required
Educate and coach analysts and developers in the organisation on application architecture related matters
Support Transformation and BBB-EE initiatives within the application and vendor landscape as championed by
Procurement

REQUIREMENTS
8 years of work experience in an IT Production environment, managing, analysing and designing Applications using the
frameworks TOGAF and ITIL, of which;
– 5 years of business and IT analysis work experience; and
– 3 years of experience in Service Orientated Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Architecture tools (iServer preferred)
and object-oriented design
Computer Science related degree, diploma or similar qualification
Architecture Certificate/Experience: TOGAF

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