Applications Architect

Financial Intelligence Centre (Fic; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in South Africa is seeking a skilled individual to design and maintain its enterprise-wide application architecture. The role involves defining architecture solutions, stakeholder management, and contributing to project planning while requiring strong communication skills and expertise in various architecture tools. Candidates should have at least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum six years' experience in developing application architecture designs.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the enterprise-wide application architecture.
• Provide guidance on application architecture domains.
• Develop and maintain architecture roadmaps and portfolios.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Solution architecture

Education

Degree in Computer Science

TOGAF Certification

Tools

Casewise

Visio

Sparx Enterprise Architect

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

To design and maintain the enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EA standards, procedures and policies.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Application Architecture domain establishment

Interpret and apply approved enterprise architecture principles, policies, procedures in the architecture work.

Provide guidance on matters related to the application architecture domain, provide domain driven input in all enterprise architecture services as guided by EA standards, procedures, and policies.

Establish and maintain the application architecture domain (as-is, to-be and transition architecture) for the FIC.

Perform impact assessment and options analysis as part of EA facilitation.

Develop and maintain architecture roadmap and application portfolio as part of business change.

Develop and maintain all application architecture templates, provide input for templates in other domains for consistency.

Present all domain related changes to the organisation's Governance structures as guided by policies.

Define domain related position papers to assist in the adoption of new technologies and standard setting for the organisation.

EA tool administration

Develop, maintain, and or provide input in the establishment of the repository.

Maintain the modelling style guidelines and provide access management.

Publish and create awareness in the organisation on application architecture as part of the enterprise-wide drive or initiative.

Solution Architecture

Define and design architecture solutions that encompass all architecture domains outlining solutions in line with business requirements, enterprise architecture principles, and ICT standards to ensure standardisation and risk management.

Review and ensure solution architecture designs provide seamless integration, scalability, and security in accordance with the prescribed enterprise architecture.

Update and maintain the architecture repository with all architecture artifacts as part of architecture implementation governance.

Project planning and implementation

Contribute to the development and / or evaluation of Terms of Reference documents to assist business and ICT teams during RFI and RFP process.

Take accountability for the end-to-end delivery of solution / applications / systems and ensure alignment to the approved architecture.

Develop or provide input to business cases as part of business change.

Stakeholder Management

Work with ICT, and business stakeholders to understand their strategic direction and ensure that the architecture is in alignment in the implementation of such.

Provide support to the solution architects to ensure that solutions are created and in alignment with the architecture landscape.

Communication and Collaboration – Have good communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with the various teams and stakeholders.

Innovation

Keep up to date with the latest technology trends and bring innovative ideas on how the best solutions can be brought into the organisation.

Business Alignment

Align designed solution with the overall business strategy and ensure it delivers business value.

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Degree in Computer Science

TOGAF Certification is a requirement.

Knowledge of other frameworks (e.g., Zachman) would be an advantage.

Minimum three years' experience in Enterprise Architecture tools like Case wise, Visio, Sparx Enterprise Architect to maintain an architecture repository.

Certification in industry-standard platforms and technologies such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud would be an advantage.

Minimum six years' experience in developing application architecture designs.

Minimum six years' experience in development of large-scale solutions involving multiple technologies, functions, and interfaces across in-house and vendor supplied application.

Minimum six years' experience in designing hybrid (cloud / on-premises) application architecture and integration patterns.

Solid experience in the development of business cases, performance of impact assessments and options analysis.

Provide thought leadership, innovation and best practice.

Experience in solution architecture for (more than one architecture domain in a single project) is an advantage.

Ability to guide project teams and ensure solutions are developed and deployed in accordance with approved solution architecture is an advantage.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work with cross-functional teams.