Business Architect - Contract at IQbusiness

Job Description

• Our Innovative Analysis Team is seeking Business Architects for contract opportunities within the financial services sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Alignment: Translate strategic objectives into actionable business capabilities and architecture blueprints.
• Capability Mapping: Develop and maintain strategic business capability maps, value streams, and stakeholder maps. 
• Governance & Review Forums: Lead or contribute to forums like the Business Architecture Review Forum to ensure alignment with platform principles and strategy.
• BDLC Integration: Embed business architecture within the Business Development Lifecycle (BDLC), influencing solution design and capability reuse. 
• Requirements Definition: Define high-level business requirements, target-state models, and implementation plans. 
• Risk & Change Management: Participate in ongoing risk assessments, change control, and post-implementation reviews. 
• Training & Enablement: Support internal capability building through structured training programs and academies. 

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to interpret and contextualize strategy for operational needs.
• Analytical Capability: Strong skills in process analysis, capability gap identification, and transformation planning.
• Communication & Influence: Skilled in stakeholder engagement, governance forums, and cross-functional collaboration. 
• Framework Proficiency: Familiarity with TOGAF, ArchiMate, BIAN, and enterprise architecture principles. 
• Tooling Knowledge: Experience with Confluence, JIRA, and business architecture tooling options.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Sciences, Engineering, or IT.
• Preferred Qualification: Honours Degree in a related field.
• Experience: 3–5 years relevant business experience, ideally 5-10 years at specialist level.