Enterprise Architecture

To contribute to and facilitate the implementation of an enterprise-wide architecture and associated processes. This ensures the strategic application of change is embedded in the management of the organization. This role involves driving buy‑in from all stakeholders, facilitating compliance analysis between business strategies, enterprise transformation activities, and technology directions, and setting related strategies, policies, standards, practices, and KPIs. The Specialist will also facilitate and participate in the creation and review of a systems capability strategy to meet overall business strategic requirements.

• Architecture Design & Refinement:
  Independently design or refine architectures in specific business, infrastructure, or functional areas, utilizing appropriate EA tools and methodologies.
• Stakeholder Communication:
  Effectively communicate complex architectural ideas and concepts to both highly technical and non‑technical internal and external audiences.
• Specification Production:
  Produce detailed specifications for cloud‑based or on‑premises components, tiers, and interfaces for translation into detailed technical designs using selected services and products.
• Architecture Evaluation & Trade‑offs:
  Identify and evaluate alternative architectural approaches and analyze the trade‑offs in cost, performance, and scalability to recommend the optimal solution.
• System Expertise:
  Demonstrate an in‑depth understanding of both cloud and on‑premise systems to create robust and efficient specifications.
• Program Support:
  Support change programs or projects by preparing technical plans and design principles that strictly comply with enterprise and solution architecture standards (including security standards).
• Quality Assurance:
  Set standards and provide guidance for quality reviews of solution architecture components across projects.
• Post‑Program Review:
  Conduct formal reviews and evaluations upon project and program completion, documenting and socialising lessons learned from the architecture development process.
• Technical Brainstorming:
  Conduct and make useful, proactive contributions to technical brainstorming sessions and working groups.
• Research & Development (R&D):
  Identify R&D topics, gain knowledge and understanding of the relevant research field, and share findings with the team to foster innovation.
• Technical Consultancy:
  Proactively and reactively provide expert technical advice to IT staff and related functional areas (e.g., budgetary planning, legal, health, and safety) where the technical specialism is applicable.

• Internal: IT SMEs, Leads, Heads, Managers;
  Supply, Finance, Legal departments.
• External:
  Vendors.

• Education: Bachelor degree level in a relevant discipline OR holds a relevant professional qualification OR relevant experience (typically at least 8 years) in a techno‑management IT and/or business architecture role with a widespread knowledge of IT.
• Desirable:
  May hold a postgraduate qualification such as an MSc, MBA, or other appropriate business, engineering, scientific, or industry qualification.
• Mandatory Certification: Architecture qualification like TOGAF/Zachman is mandatory.
• Desirable Certification: Qualification on project management methodologies like PMP from PMI or Prince2 from BCS is desirable.

• Minimum 8 years of experience communicating with stakeholders at all levels, singly and in groups.
• Experience with the systems development lifecycle (SDLC) and an appreciation of both functional and non‑functional requirements.
• Awareness of IT infrastructure, software development and maintenance methods, tools, and techniques.
• Familiarity with the organization’s IT strategy, policies, and standards, and any industry regulations/constraints.
• Awareness of risk management, change management, configuration management, reliability, and safety methods, including the use of metrics.
• Experience in setting and applying specific quality standards to all tasks to ensure deliverables are accurate and complete.
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