Enterprise Architect

AFFIN Group; Cyberjaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company located in Cyberjaya is looking for an Enterprise Architect to lead the design of enterprise architecture strategies. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance of projects with architectural guidelines and advising management on technology engagements. Requires relevant tertiary qualifications and experience with enterprise architecture tools, cloud platforms, and large-scale projects. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals looking to shape and influence IT architecture in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications required.
• Experience developing and building models based on TOGAF.
• Experience on one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and maintain the Enterprise Architecture.
• Ensure compliance of projects with Architecture guidelines.
• Advisory to decision makers on business and information engagements.

Skills

Broad background in different sectors

Group session facilitation

Analysis and design

Enterprise Architecture tools (SPARX, ArchiMate)

Experience in SOA based applications

Experience on one or more cloud platforms

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Tools

TOGAF

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Job description

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Job Purpose

The Enterprise Architect combines many different skills and experiences to address and solve business, information, and technology-related opportunities and problems.

Accountabilities

• Cross-program, cross-project architecture strategies, opportunities and problem resolution.
• Complex development projects.
• Project 'Auditor' to ensure conformance and compliance of projects and programs with Architecture guidelines.
• Definition, implementation, and execution of the processes for the definition, maintenance, and conformance management of the Enterprise Architecture.
• Update and maintenance of the key Enterprise Architecture deliverables.
• Architectural leadership in the resolutions of inter-program and inter-project issues.
• Ongoing publicity and communication of the Enterprise Architecture both within the information community, and the business units.
• Ongoing research and assessment of new analysis approaches for potential use within Enterprise.
• Auditing compliance within the Enterprise Architecture Standards.
• Advisory to decision makers and senior management on business and information engagements.

Skills And Knowledge

• Relevant tertiary qualifications
• Possess broad background in different sectors, desirable to have knowledge at least in one these aspect in FSI
• Group session facilitation
• Understand technology product and vendor strategies, products and customer preferences
• Analysis and design
• Modelling and graphical representations and abstractions.
• Experience developing and building models based on TOGAF
• Enterprise Architecture tools, (SPARX, ArchiMate)
• Demonstrates ability to derive, define and explicitly represent various artifacts with the Enterprise framework
• Building an effective architecture organization.
• Hands‑on architect who has developed and deployed large‑scale enterprise projects in an end‑user environment,
• Experience on one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) is a plus
• Experience in SOA based applications in Java/Micro‑Services apps with frameworks and libraries such as .NET, Spring, Hibernate, J2EE, JDBC, JMS, JMX, Spring Boot, REST
• Experience in web and mobile technologies such as HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Bootstrap, Angular, Ionic, ReactJs, iOS, Android, Cordova 15. Knowledge of non‑functional aspects of IT Architecture (Performance, Resilience, Availability, Security etc.)
• Understanding of principles and techniques such as Micro‑Services/BDD; containers/Dockers/Kubernetes; Agile; test driven development; cloud; platforms such as Cloud Foundry, Dockers, etc.; Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery
• Understanding and appreciates industry standards and regulatory compliance; (i.e.; RMiT, GDPR, PDPA, PCI‑DSS, ISO standards); ensure design as accordance to guidelines are within boundaries (i.e.; challenge the rules but don’t break them)
• Domain knowledge particularly in the areas of Core Banking and/or other Core back‑end systems, Core Banking or/and other Core back‑end systems integration, Customer serving channels (i.e.; internet banking, mobile banking, sales force automation, customer portal, etc), Enterprises (i.e.; Business Process Management, eGL, Open API, Human Resource Systems, CRMs) and protocols (ISO8583, ISO20022, SOAP, Socket, REST, JSON)