Applications Architect at Secondments

Job Advert Summary    

• To lead the design of an enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EA standards, procedures, and policies.
• Maintain the 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.

Minimum Requirements    

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Relevant postgraduate Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information technology, software engineering, or a related field is a requirement. (NQF level7).
• Master Degree in Information or Information Systems would be an advantage.
• TOGAF Certification is a requirement. 
• Knowledge of other frameworks (e.g., Zachman) would be an advantage.
• Certification in industry-standard platforms and technologies such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud would be an advantage.
• Minimum three 6 years’ experience in Enterprise Architecture tools like Case wise, Visio,Sparx Enterprise Architect to maintain an architecture repository.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in developing application architecture designs.  
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in in development of large-scale solutions involving multiple technologies, functions, and interfaces across in-house and vendor supplied application. 
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in designing hybrid (cloud/on-premises) application architecture and integration patterns.  
• Solid experience in the developments of business cases, performance of impact assessments and options analysis. 
• Provide thought leadership, innovation, and best practice. 
• Experience in designing solutions for (more than one architecture domain in a single project) large projects is an advantage.
• Ability to guide project teams and ensure solutions are developed and deployed in accordance with approved solution architecture is an advantage

Duties and Responsibilities    

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: 

Application Architecture domain establishment 

• Interpret and apply approved enterprise architecture principles, policies, procedures in the architecture work. 
• Provide guidance on matters related to the application architecture domain, provide domain driven input in all enterprise architecture services as guided by EA standard, procedures, and policies.
•  Establish and maintain the application architecture domain (as-is and to-be architecture) for the companu.
• Perform impact assessment and options analysis as part of EA facilitation. 
• Develop or provide input to business cases and architecture roadmaps as part of business continuity. 
• Develop and maintain all the application architecture templates. 
• Present all domain related changes to the organisation’s Governance structures as guided by policies.
• EA tool administration 
• Develop, maintain the establishment of the repository. 
• Maintain the 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.

Solution Architecture

• 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.

Project planning and implementation

• Contribute to the development and/or evaluation of Terms of Reference documents to assist business and ICT teams during procurement process. 
• Take accountability for the end-to-end delivery of solution/applications/systems and ensure alignment to the approved architecture.

Stakeholder Management

• Work with ICT, and internal stakeholders to understand their strategic direction and ensure that the architecture is in alignment in the implementation of such.  
• Work closely with and provide support to the solution architects to ensure that solutions are created and in alignment with the architecture landscape.
• Communication and Collaboration: Have good communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with the various teams and stakeholders.
• Innovation: Keep up to date with the latest technology trends and bring innovative ideas on how the best solutions can be brought into the organisation.
• Business Alignment: Align designed solution with the overall business strategy and ensure it delivers business value.