Domain Architect - Integration at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• Responsible for providing guidance to different business areas on the Architectural Integration Strategy which includes the collaboration with various business areas regarding their integration related initiatives, understanding those initiatives and then relaying to the Enterprise Architecture team any gaps in the strategy that has been identified. Also works as an advocate and laisse with Information Services, Technology operational teams and Centres of Excellence, identifying technology requirements and researching possible solutions. Driving RFP processes from initiation to fulfilment for technology selections. Identify operational opportunities and develop Architectures consistent with the enterprise strategy and vision. Serves as the senior Architect in the Integration asset domain. Drives Architectural input into the Programme Increment Planning, setting up and maintaining Integration guardrails, reference architectures and roadmaps. 
• Provide leadership and vision for the optimisation and rationalisation of the Integration domain aimed at increasing capability and/or IT cost savings and/or IT Service Levels. Provide mentorship and coaching with regard to the Integration domain technologies to Architecture and technical teams within the organisation

Job Responsibilities

• Define Current-state Capability Architectures
• Define Future-state Capability Architectures
• Define Roadmap for transformation from current to future state Capability Architectures
• Organisational understanding and alignment around emerging technologies in the Integration domain
• Define and enforce Capability Architecture Principles/ Guardrails/ Roadmaps
• Define and enforce Domain Standards
• Determine Domain Technical Debt Rating
• Participation in Architecture Governance forums - Review Board and Solution Alignment Forum
• Consult to programmes (In time, on budget, great quality)
• Engage user community
• Become Preferred technology advisor by business units

Essential Qualification

• Degree in Information technology/Engineering in Information Technology

Preferred Certifications

• Degree or Honours or above degree in Information Technology/Software Engineering/Computer Science
• Cloud certification
• TOGAF Certification/ Zachman Certification
• ArchiMate certification

Minimum Experience Level

• At least 5+ years Architecture related experience as Integration Domain architect or Integration Enterprise Architect
• Banking Experience
• Intelligent Hyper Automation in Integration very beneficial
• Integration Architecture experience including Architectures such as Message Queueing, Enterprise Service Bus, Managed File Transfer, WAS, IIB, Web Services Frameworks products and tools, other IBM Integration Products
• Experience in architecting CloudPak fir Integration
• Applying BIAN principles to Integration
• Advanced knowledge and application of a variety of hardware and software platforms and integrated information systems
• Basic Security architecture knowledge 
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Event Frameworks
• API/JSON/REST and SOAP
• TOGAF

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Project management principles and methodologies
• Service Management
• Knowledge of specific technology

Behavioural Competencies

• Collaborating
• Decision Making
• Emotional Intelligence Essentials
• Managing Work
• Resolving Conflict
• Technology Savvy