Enterprise Data Architect at Standard Bank Group

JOB PURPOSE
To align the IT strategy to a business strategy and define IT systems architecture to support that strategy. The Enterprise Architect will link the business mission, vision, strategy, and processes to its IT strategy and document this using multiple architectural models or views that show how the current and future needs of an organization will be met in an integrated, efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner. To provide guidance and thought leadership to IT and Business stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

• Assess and analyse business requirements so as to present architectural recommendations that are in line with the strategic vision for the enterprise and wider industry best practice.
• Perform required architecture assessments of recommended solutions / systems / applications.
• Map stakeholder engagement map and ensure that regular engagements are conducted with the relevant IT Architecture Teams, key stakeholders and relevant business partners.
• Define and maintain reference architectures that reflect the respective business and technical domains within the ambit of enterprise technology architecture.
• Stimulate and motivate IT Solution Architecture, Development teams and any other matrix team member that provides support to execute the architecture deliverable.
• Provide thought leadership to business and the IT community as to how better use technology to address business and IT related complexities.
• Participate in industry education and networking events, maintain relationships with external analyst community and encourage continuous benchmarking of Standard Bank enterprise and IT architectures against peers.
• Collaborate with Business Information Officers (BIO’s) Business Information Security Officers (BISOs) and other Group stakeholders to ensure that services offered are relevant, timely, of appropriate quality and cost-effective.

QUALIFICATIONS

• First Degree in technical/computing.
• Advanced / Second degree in technical/computing.
• Masters in Computer Science or related IT qualification.
• Masters in Business Science.
• Significant experience as an Architect ideally with time in an Enterprise capacity. Track record in IT disciplines including data management, integration and large scale solution architectures. Experience with the complete information system life cycle.
• Architecture/Solution design delivery in large domestic or global institutions. Ability to deal with all levels of the business and technology stakeholders across large organizations. Experience in defining conceptual, logical and physical architectures.
• Proven ability to have led a business unit and team of managers managing diverse portfolio’s, driving group strategy and translating this to Business level for interpretation and steer of direction.