Senior Data Architect - Governance & Enterprise Data

IQbusiness South Africa; Gauteng; Ibrido; ZAR 900.000 - 1.600.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

IQbusiness South Africa is seeking an experienced Data Architect to define and maintain a fit-for-purpose data architecture across priority systems and initiatives. The role focuses on delivering governed, reusable data outcomes with traceability and enterprise alignment.

You will lead architecture discovery, model conceptual/logical/physical data, and establish governance controls to support modern data platforms, security, and regulatory requirements.

Competenze

• Degree or diploma in information systems, computer science, data management or a related discipline; equivalent experience may be accepted.
• TOGAF Certification is advantageous.
• Substantial experience in data architecture, data modelling or solution architecture in a complex enterprise environment.
• Experience with conceptual, logical and physical modelling and enterprise data artefacts; familiarity with SAP PowerDesigner and ARIS is advantageous.
• Experience with modern data platforms, integration patterns, metadata/catalogue, lineage, data quality and data governance.
• Working understanding of information security, privacy, access control and regulatory obligations relevant to enterprise data.

Mansioni

• Lead data architecture discovery for assigned systems, projects or domains; establish scope, assumptions, dependencies, constraints and decision points.
• Develop and govern conceptual, logical and physical data models at the level required by the initiative; align entities, definitions, keys, relationships and domains with enterprise standards.
• Design and review data flows and source-to-target mappings, including source, transformation, target, ownership, frequency, quality controls and lineage.
• Identify authoritative sources, master and reference data, critical data elements, data ownership and stewardship needs in collaboration with business and governance stakeholders.
• Define architecture patterns for ingestion, transformation, data layers, metadata, lineage, quality, access and data sharing; align designs to the federated platform direction and relevant security/privacy requirements.
• Maintain traceability between business requirements, data definitions, models, mappings, platform components and implementation decisions.
• Facilitate architecture reviews and approval packs; record decisions, exceptions, risks and remediation actions.
• Provide architectural guidance to engineers, modellers, analysts and process roles; review implementation designs and resolve cross-system data issues.

Conoscenze

Data architecture

Data modelling

Enterprise architecture

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud/platform

Formazione

Degree in information systems

Strumenti

SAP PowerDesigner

ARIS

Descrizione del lavoro

IQbusiness South Africa is seeking an experienced Data Architect to define and maintain a fit-for-purpose data architecture across priority systems and initiatives. The role focuses on delivering governed, reusable data outcomes with traceability and enterprise alignment.

You will lead architecture discovery, model conceptual/logical/physical data, and establish governance controls to support modern data platforms, security, and regulatory requirements.