Operational Technology Architect

Boardroom Appointments; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 781,200 - 1,004,400; Part time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency is seeking an Operational Technology Architect for a 4-month contract in Sandton, South Africa. The role requires 8+ years of experience in IT/OT technology architecture and corporate environments. Responsibilities include managing technology ideas, providing design support, and collaborating with stakeholders. A Bachelor's degree in IT or related fields is essential. This position offers a dynamic environment for impactful technological advancements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a corporate IT / OT environment, in senior leadership roles.
• 8+ years' experience in IT / OT technology architecture.
• Experience in application development, deployment/implementation, and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Participate in managing new technology ideas and demands.
• Provide design support to ensure efficient technology architectures.
• Proactively manage global leader stakeholders.

Skills

IT / OT technology architecture

Research and analysis

Stakeholder management

Solution implementation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT / OT-related fields

Job description

About the job Operational Technology Architect

Operational TechnologyArchitect (4 Months Contract )

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in IT / OT-related fields.

Experience:

• 8+ years in a corporate IT / OT environment, in senior leadership roles.
• 8+ years' experience in IT / OT technology architecture.
• Experience in a related technical field (application development, deployment/implementation, and infrastructure).

Work Accountabilities:

• Participate in the global process to manage new technology ideas and demands, providing research, analysis, design review, and recommendations to leadership.
• Provide design support to projects and business groups to ensure efficient and safe technology architectures are delivered.
• Proactively manage global leader stakeholders in a matrixed organization; develop a trusted advisor and teaming approach.
• Collaborate with the team to identify, select, and implement appropriate solutions.
• Monitor and research emerging innovations to determine functionality that may provide business value to the Company.

Define and Maintain Reference Architecture:

• Define/Maintain the architecture repository.
• Select reference viewpoints.
• Select a modeling approach.
• Identify EA building blocks.

Select Opportunities and Solutions:

• Identify possible enterprise drivers.
• Consider EA maturity.
• Review and assess gap analysis.
• Evaluate potential solutions.
• Assess Enterprise dependencies.
• Assess Request for EA Work.
• Identify potential enterprise architecture solutions.
• Identify potential domain architecture solutions.
• Formulate high-level implementation and migration strategy.
• Identify EA programs and projects.
• Validate and prioritize the enterprise architecture implementation and migration plan.
• Confirm transition enterprise architecture increments and phases.
• Update the Architecture Repository.
• Obtain approval of the architecture roadmap.
• Validate and prioritize the domain architecture implementation and migration plan.
• Confirm transition domain architecture increments and phases.