Enterprise Architect (2885) at The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• NQF 7 bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• TOGAF, Zachman, or related Enterprise Architecture certifications.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in ICT Architecture or Systems Design, with at least 5 years in Enterprise or Solution Architecture within a complex, multi-division environment.

ADVANTEGOUS:

• Experience in large-scale infrastructure organisations or government ICT environments.
• Exposure to cloud computing (Azure/AWS/GCP), AI/ML, and data analytics platforms.
• Awareness of POPIA and cybersecurity compliance principles.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Enterprise Architecture Execution

• Operationalise the enterprise architecture vision, principles, and guardrails as set by executive leadership.
• Enforce architecture standards and governance across all ICT initiatives.
• Coordinate Architecture Review Boards and provide technical recommendations to governance forums.
• Drive the execution of the enterprise architecture maturity roadmap (3–5 years).

ICT Strategy Enablement

• Define target architecture states, transition plans, and technology standards that enable the organisation’s strategic objectives, innovation, and operational efficiency.
• Translate business strategy into actionable technology architectures and transition plans.
• Develop and maintain target-state architectures (Business, Data, Application, Technology, Security).
• Define multi-year execution roadmaps and technology evolution paths to guide investment.
• Lead technology consolidation and rationalisation initiatives to reduce complexity and optimise costs.

Solution Design and Integration

• Provide architecture oversight and design guidance for ICT programmes and projects.
• Validate solution designs for alignment with enterprise principles, interoperability, and security.
• Serve as the lead technical authority for enterprise‑level solution, approving high-impact solution blueprints and designs.
• Ensure all critical systems meet integration, scalability, and compliance requirements.

Data, Cloud, and Application Architecture

• Define, lead, and govern enterprise data, cloud, application, integration, analytics, and digital platform architectures, ensuring alignment with long‑term organisational strategy, ICT standards, and business objectives.
• Establish and maintain enterprise data models, application architecture standards, and multi‑cloud strategies (Azure, AWS, GCP) that support scalability, interoperability, resilience, and secure digital transformation.
• Drive cloud adoption and optimisation, governing cloud operating models and frameworks including FinOps, SecOps, automation, and platform optimisation, to ensure cost efficiency, security, and operational excellence.
• Oversee data governance, information management, and analytics maturity, ensuring high data quality, accessibility, integration, and value extraction across business domains.
• Ensure architectural consistency and integration across systems and platforms, promoting reuse, standardisation, and simplification of the technology landscape.
• Embed security, risk, and compliance by design across all architecture domains, in collaboration with cybersecurity leadership, ensuring adherence to POPIA, PFMA, ISO27001, and enterprise security policies.

Innovation and Emerging Technologies

• Lead enterprise innovation strategy by scanning, evaluating, and prioritising high‑value emerging technologies (e.g. AI/ML, IoT, automation, GIS, blockchain, digital twins) to drive digital transformation and operational efficiency.
• Drive and govern proof‑of‑concept initiatives, assessing feasibility, scalability, value for money, cybersecurity, and strategic alignment before enterprise adoption.
• Establish and enforce controlled experimentation frameworks to ensure responsible, secure, compliant, and risk‑managed innovation across the organisation.
• Translate innovation into enterprise capability, developing business cases, guiding investment decisions, and converting validated insights into scalable, production‑ready solutions.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

• Ensure executive alignment between business strategy and technology investment, partnering with business leaders, ICT, and strategic service providers to maximise enterprise value and outcomes.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight across cross‑functional transformation initiatives, ensuring coherence and successful delivery of ICT modernisation, digitalisation, and organisational change programmes.
• Influence and guide senior leaders and delivery teams to adopt forward‑looking architectural and technology practices that support long‑term sustainability, scalability, and digital transformation.
• Advise governance, risk, and audit structures on technology‑related risks, compliance obligations, and architectural integrity, strengthening organisational resilience and assurance.
• Support EXCO decision‑making with insight on technology trends, enterprise risks, opportunities, and investment trade‑offs, enabling informed prioritisation and funding decisions.
• Shape strategic technology investment discussions, ensuring that architectural principles, risk considerations, and long‑term enterprise capability guide executive choices.

Architecture Performance Monitoring, Governance and Reporting

• Define and govern enterprise architecture performance frameworks, including KPIs, maturity indicators, compliance metrics, and dashboards, to measure architectural effectiveness, value realisation, and strategic alignment.
• Monitor and report on architecture health and performance, covering compliance, maturity progression, risks, trends, and improvement opportunities across all ICT initiatives.
• Provide executive‑level dashboards and reporting, delivering clear visibility into architecture health, technology investment value, and compliance posture to support informed decision‑making.
• Report architectural risks, gaps, and opportunities to ICT governance committees, risk forums, and audit structures, strengthening transparency, accountability, and assurance.
• Drive continuous improvement through data‑driven insights and recommendations, improving ICT performance, governance effectiveness, and long‑term architectural maturity.