Middle Manager Enterprise IT Architecture at Eskom Communications

Introduction

• Position: Middle Manager Enterprise IT Architecture Task Grade: M18 Department: Market Operator Business Unit: Energy Market Services Area of specialization: To lead Eskom IT enterprise architecture planning, designing, developing, maintaining, governing and evolution including the enterprise architecture disciplines, Business, Information, Data, Application, Technology (BIDAT)processes, sub-disciplines and solution architecture from an enterprise perspective. Location: Simmerpan - Germiston, Gauteng

Job description
Behavioural:

• Honesty
• Credibility and competence
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Professionalism

Leadership:

• Strong leadership traits such as compassion, active listener, coach,   decisive, motivation
• Organization change management
• Business acumen
• Live the Eskom vision and values
• Grow people
• Ignite passion
• Promote teamwork
• Encourage right behavior
• Promote open and transparent communication

Knowledge:

• Architecture frameworks The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Sherwood
• Applied Business Security Architecture (SABSA), Zachman
• Enterprise architecture execution and design
• IT architecture capabilities, systems roadmap and process assurance
• Information solutions design and implementation
• Method engineering
• Components of holistic enterprise architecture
• Common business services and capabilities
• Business process management (BPM) principles and Eskom value chains, policies, procedures and processes
• Modelling and use of enterprise architecture tools and graphical modelling approaches, tools and model repositories
• Compliance assessments
• Commercial processes
• Political climate of the enterprise and how to navigate politics
• Assess business risks
• All phases of established software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodology
• Provide input into the business case development for initial and follow-on work
• Designing and implementing information solutions
• Financial planning, budgeting and management

 Skills:

• Strategy development techniques
• Business engineering
• Project management
• Analytical and technical
• Translate business needs into enterprise architecture requirements
• Strong leadership and general management
• Provide input into the financial impact of enterprise architecture alternatives  and business case development
• Apply multiple solutions to business problems
• Comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies
• See business as a system and the complex interactions
• Facilitation, negotiation and decision making
• Written and verbal communication at top management level
• Cope with stress and to work under pressure

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to Group IT, Eskom business and other relevant strategies.
• Ensure enterprise architecture improvement.
• Develop enterprise architecture and the team.
• Ensure enterprise architecture compliance and governance.
• Provide strategic consultation to the business and industry.
• Manage enterprise architecture positioning and stakeholders.

 Minimum requirements
Qualification(s): 

• Honours in Computer Science / Information Systems / Information Technology / Information Management at NQF 8 with 480 credits.

Experience:

• Related 7 years’ experience in Management experience in information technology, systems engineering design and enterprise architecture environment.

Deadline:22nd April,2026