A financial services organisation is seeking to appoint a IT Architect – Business and Data. The role of IT Architect – Business and Data is responsible for the strategic business transformation within the organisation and overseeing critical deliverables; such as business capability models, business capabilities, and value streams.
Qualification and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in in Information Systems/ Information Technology / Computer Science or related field
- TOGAF 9/10 Certification and Enterprise Architecture
- 8 – 10 years in Enterprise Architecture Leadership and Doman Architect for Data and Business
- This role is further responsible for leading the architecture of new organizations or re-architecting aspects of existing business operations and capabilites.
- The IT Architect – Business and Data is also responsible for setting the data architecture principles, create enterprise models of data that enable the implementation of the intended business architecture, create architecture strategic models showing key data entities, and create an inventory of the data needed to implement the architecture vision.
- Business Architecture Strategy Development:
- Collaborate with the Head of Enterprise Architecture (EA) to establish governance, focusing on business architecture.
- Develop and monitor the Business Architecture Vision, Capability Model, Business Process Modelling, and Value Streams
- Ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
- Business Architecture Blueprint & Roadmap:
- Collaborate with stakeholders and architects (applications, technology, security) to select reference models and create baseline and target business architecture descriptions.
- Perform gap analysis and develop a roadmap aligned with strategic objectives.
- Business Architecture Governance:
- Manage activities to develop, maintain, and govern business architecture.
Critical Competencies
- Knowledge of Land Bank Act
- Protection of Personal Information Act.
- Knowledge of PFMA
- Enterprise Architecture Leadership
- Solution Architecture
- IT Portfolio Management & optimisation
- Technology Modernisation
- Doman Architect for Data, Application, Technology and Security
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Desired Skills:
- TOGAF 9/10
- Enterprise Architecture
- Doman Architect