Enterprise Architect

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for an experienced architect to manage technology complexities and oversee the alignment of technology architecture with business outcomes. The role requires extensive experience in engineering and solution design, with strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and technology partnering. Candidates should possess relevant architecture certifications and a proven track record in delivering innovative solutions. This role is based in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in technology partnering and service management experience.
• 8-10 years in engineering and information systems architecture.
• In-depth experience in designing innovative technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage technology complexities and conflicts relevant to architecture.
• Coordinate activities across domains for relevant artefacts.
• Provide subject matter expertise for planning and analysis.

Skills

Agile working practices

LEAN proficiency

SCRUM proficiency

Technology partnering

Service management

Education

Relevant Architecture Certification

CISSP Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSIP-ISSAP)

ITIL Master certification

Job description

Qualifications

• Other Minimum Qualifications, certifications or professional memberships
• Relevant Architecture Certification; CISSP Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSIP-ISSAP); ITIL Master certification

Experience Required

• Technology Partnering & Service Management 5-7 years
• Good understanding of Agile working practices and LEAN and SCRUM proficiency and working collaboratively across teams.
• Experience gained in the management of platforms and operating systems
• Engineering (includes Cloud and Resilience) 8-10 years
• In-depth experience in designing innovative solutions within technology businesses such as Authentication Systems, System, Platform, and Account Migrations, Enterprise Solution Architecture (ESA), Business Architecture, Information Architecture, Application Architecture or Technology Architecture with a balanced mix of skills covering technologies and industry knowledge.
• Information Systems Architecture 8-10 years
• Work experience in one or more Technology areas including but not limited to: IT architecture, infrastructure, and cloud development
• Engineering and software architecture design, Business analysis, DevOps, Project and product management
• Information Technology Architecture
• Internal & External IT Environment
• IT Applications
• Solution Design
• Solutions Assessment

Responsibilities

• Manage technology complexities and conflicts relevant to the domain/segment architectures and manage deviation and exceptions of domain/segment architectures and or solutions that vary from the reference architectures, client segments and domain architectures and/or architecture principles
• Coordinate activities across areas and domains to facilitate and deliver relevant artefacts in achievement of relevant domain/segment architectures.
• Investigate, research and deliver relevant domain/segment artefacts
• Align the team in a common technical direction toward accomplishment of the solution architecture roadmaps, in cooperation with the Product Manager.
• Play a critical role in helping team achieve a common technical direction
• Provide subject matter expertise on planning and analysis, design, build, test and deploy, identification of opportunities and enablement and risk and impact analysis for Solution execution
• Guide, validate input and evaluation criteria applied during the requests for information and requests for proposals (RFI and RFP) processes and advise on weightings
• Observe sound risk management practices and implement validated and aligned architecture patterns to be consumed in Client Solution, Client Segment or Domain Architectures
• Safeguard the strategic alignment of technology architecture (functional, platform, application, information and data, security, and integration architecture) with the agreed business outcomes.