Intermediate enterprise Architect

Paracon; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 60 000 - 100 000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm in the telecommunications sector is seeking a visionary Enterprise Architect to lead strategic change and architect enterprise-wide solutions. In this pivotal role, you will align IT strategy with business objectives, influence the future direction of the organization, and drive integration across various portfolios. Your expertise in enterprise architecture, data governance, and system integration will be crucial as you develop architecture models and strategies that optimize business processes. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will shape the technological landscape and ensure alignment with the latest trends.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in enterprise architecture across multiple domains.
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure and system integration principles.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate project selection and integration by providing guiding principles.
• Ensure alignment with emerging technologies and assess their impact.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Data Governance

System Integration

Agile Thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology

Relevant certifications in Enterprise Architecture frameworks

Tools

Enterprise Architecture tools and frameworks

Job description

Our Client in the telecommunication industry is looking for a visionary technologist with a passion for driving strategic change and architecting enterprise-wide solutions? Do you excel at aligning IT strategy with business objectives, and thrive in a role where you can influence the future direction of a dynamic organization? They seeking a highly skilled and experienced Enterprise Architect to join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping our technological landscape.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate priority setting, project selection and integration in the organisation by providing guiding principles and architecture
• Ensure alignment with emerging Technologies and possible recommendation of new technologies.
• Address client needs through leading phases of projects or consult to projects and business leaders across a variety of Architecture disciplines
• Monitor and evaluates competitive offerings that could change the domain landscape, affects multiple domains (portfolio of solutions domains) or the broader organisation
• Identify the business impact of change and risks associated.
• Enable enterprise-wide solutions to integrate well with existing practices by developing mitigating actions and change strategies
• Consider not only the optimising of the system, but also the long term viability of the system.
• Build models around future scenario planning
• Optimising the architectural strategy across various portfolios of application or products in the enterprise by taking an enterprise viewpoint
• Apply disciplines in a variety of projects in relevant solution domains and across multiple business areas.
• Ensure alignment to newest trends by monitors emerging trends and evaluates their potential impact on the broader organisation.
• Move the system towards the desired future state through consideration of future scenarios, the macro environment and an understanding of present operational requirements.
• Identify underlying patterns in vague, ambiguous information.
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.
• Proven experience in enterprise architecture, including business, information, application, technology, and security domains
• Strong understanding of data governance, IT infrastructure, and system integration principles
• Experience in developing architecture models, roadmaps, and strategies to align IT with business goals
• Proficiency in enterprise architecture tools and frameworks

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• Relevant certifications in Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) are essential