Solutions L Enterprise Architect Perm Position

Responsibilities

• Interpret and apply approved enterprise architecture principles, policies, and procedures in the architecture work.
• Provide guidance on matters related to the application architecture domain and supply 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 the architecture roadmap and application portfolio as part of business change.
• Develop and maintain all application architecture templates and 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 provide input in establishing the repository.
• Maintain 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.
• 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.
• Contribute to the development and/or evaluation of terms of reference documents to assist business and ICT teams during RFI and RFP processes.
• Take accountability for the end-to-end delivery of solution/applications/systems and ensure alignment to the approved architecture.
• Provide or contribute input to business cases as part of business change.
• Work with ICT and business stakeholders to understand their strategic direction and ensure that the architecture is aligned in the implementation.
• Provide support to solution architects to ensure that solutions are created and in alignment with the architecture landscape.
• Have good communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with various teams and stakeholders.
• Keep up to date with the latest technology trends and bring innovative ideas on how the best solutions can be brought into the organisation.
• Align designed solutions with the overall business strategy and ensure they deliver business value.

• Degree in Computer Science.
• TOGAF certification (required).
• Knowledge of other frameworks (e.g., Zachman) is 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 is 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.