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Job Description

The key focus for the enterprise architect is to perform enterprise architecture strategy and planning aligned to business objectives, build relationships with key IT and business stakeholders, build and participate in architecture capability building, perform enterprise and solution architecture and design management, investigate and adopt technology architecture trends, manage architecture risk and compliance, provide design and build governance and support and communicate and share knowledge around the architecture practices, guardrails, blueprints and standards.

IT Strategy and Planning

Developing and aligning IT Strategies and Programmes to business objectives

Defining Strategic Runway Themes related to the business and to align the technology roadmap

Develop required architecture roadmaps containing target and transition landscapes

Provide input into investment planning for the relevant landscape

Aligning architecture roadmaps and runways to business planning and investments

Define key architecture runway initiatives to be delivered for the intentional architecture

Participate into business planning, costing and business case definition related to architecture initiatives

Architecture Capability and Design Management

Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture views and viewpoints

Maintain the artifacts in the set enterprise repository aligned to the rest of the architecture

Manage the architecture processes based on the requirements for each architype

Manage change impact of the architecture with stakeholders

Build the architecture practice with embedded architects and engineers including the relevant methods, repository and tools

Manage the architecture across business, application, information and data as well as technology

Participate in the architecture practice development

Technology Research and Assessments

Review trends with regards to the technology domain and technologies related to business capabilities

Determine feasibility of these technologies in the organisational landscape

Innovate with teams to determine more optimal approaches

Conduct proof-of-concepts where options have been evaluated and considered feasible to explore

Product and technology selection options, business case definition and sourcing evaluations

Risk, Governance and Compliance

Identify and mitigate risks with stakeholders associated with a technology decision, design and implementation

Ensure that architectures comply with the relevant policies, standards and regulations

Conduct and participate in architecture reviews

Integrate with governance and compliance functions to ensure continuity in managing the investment and risk for the organisation

Driving principles, practices, guardrails and standards within Centres of Enablement

Maintain a decision register aligned to the enterprise governance on architecture decisions taken

Implementation Guidance and Collaboration

Provide standards, guidance, guardrails, frameworks and tools to deliver effectively

Collaborate with the delivery teams to share knowledge and to ensure the architecture objectives are achieved.

Manage deviations with teams to reduce the risk to the organisation

Drive or assist in the determine of the architecture options and selections

Provide technical specialisation knowledge and experience into the solution design and build implementation

Update architecture after programme increments (Pis)

Communication, Stakeholder Management and Knowledge Sharing

Build relevant business and IT stakeholder network

Communicate the up-to-date views for the architecture

Communicate and collaborate the relevant standards, practices, guardrails and tools to stakeholders

Ensure that IT teams are well informed or trained in the respective architecture requirements

Communicate and collaborate with stakeholders' relevant views on planning, technology assessments, risk, compliance, governance and project assessments

Drive or participate in the relevant Centres of Excellence (CoEs)

Communicating technology vision and roadmap aligned to the business strategy

Participate in the architecture collaboration forums

  Line Management Responsibility

Performance Management: Setting and managing performance standards, providing ongoing coaching and support, and addressing performance gaps for architects reporting into the Enterprise Architect.

Talent Stewardship: Talent management, supporting the development of architects aligned to the practice development standards.

Feedback and Development: Providing performance and development feedback to reporting architects. This includes conducting feedback meetings, sharing observations, and addressing both outstanding behavior and areas for improvement

Recruitment and Selection: Recruitment process, setting standards, and ensuring that new hires align with the organization's goals and values. Onboarding and management of new architects joining the team.

Compensation and Benefits: Annual remuneration review process, ensuring that employees' pay is aligned with market movements, inflation, and affordability. Feedback to architects regarding their total remuneration position and the link between performance and pay.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED FOR THE JOB)

Matric

Degree or diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering OR relevant diploma / degree

Experience: Requires a minimum of 8 years in a senior technology role with a proven track record in architecture/design and a minimum of 6 years relevant IT experience

The key payment skills we need (REQUIRED FOR THE JOB):

Deep knowledge in ISO20022

8 Years solid experience in Payments and Collection systems

Be able to demonstrate knowledge around industry clearing and settlement as well as internal financial product settlement

Deep knowledge around reconciliation of payments and collection systems

Must have experience working in a large financial institution

The clearing and settlement services is related to the South African payments industry and is required to have sufficient knowledge around the South African domestic clearing system.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE (PREFERRED, NOT A REQUIREMENT)

TOGAF

ArchiMate

Cloud Certifications (AWS, Azure)

Financial Industry Experience

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Critical thinking/problem solving

Teamwork/collaboration

Effective Communication Skills

Leadership skills

Knowledge and experience in architecture domains

Knowledge and experience in architecture methods, frameworks and tools

IT Strategy and Planning (budget, financial modelling, benefit analysis)

Architecture and Design (Business, Application, Information/Data, Technology)

Agile Knowledge and Experience

Cloud Knowledge and Experience

Defines and maintains architectural standards for the domain-specific development, deployment and management of application, information, communication and technology infrastructure to ensure affordable, cost effective and high-quality deployment and utilisation of same. The incumbent in this role is individually accountable for service delivery through own efforts for periods of up to 1 year.

ResponsibilitiesEnterprise Architecture

Develop a strategic architecture plan, ensuring that data features are prioritized appropriately, estimates are reliable, benefits can be realized, and design activities are proactively monitored and tracked to meet planned time frames and the overall architecture plan.

Enterprise Infrastructure Modernization

Lead definition of architectural standards for all technology services and components (applications, data, integration, technology, security, business). Present business and IT leaders with signature-ready recommendations for adjusting policies and projects to achieve target business outcomes that capitalize on relevant digital disruptions.

Analysis of "As Is" and "To Be"

Document the most complex "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to record accurately the change required.

Design and Conceptualization

Lead a collaborative digital product/service design process by gathering input across all product/service portfolios to define a design system that is viable and scalable, and that strengthens the brand. Lead a cross-portfolio, multidisciplinary team that contributes to the evolution of the system.

Horizon Scanning

Explore and develop a detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and evaluate their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization.

Business Requirements Identification

Elicit the most-complex business requirements using a variety of methods, such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis, to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals.

Digital Vision and Strategy

Collaborate on development of the digital road map and key strategic enablers, designing the workflow and business processes that allow new applications, products, and services to be rolled out quickly, while ensuring that legacy applications and IT operations are maintained at optimal levels.

Operational Compliance

Ensure that business activities within area of responsibility comply with relevant external regulatory and/or voluntary codes and with internal policies and procedures to minimize business risk and to protect the reputation of the organization.

Personal Capability Building

Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team and beyond in the function. Maintain external accreditations and in-depth understanding of current and emerging technologies, external regulation, and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Skills

Action Planning, Adaptive Thinking, Business Requirements Analysis, Current State Assessment, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Executing Plans, Gaps Analysis, IT Architecture, IT Implementation, Market Analysis, Policies & Procedures, Product Development, Readiness Assessments, User Experience (UX) Design

Competencies

Business InsightCollaboratesCultivates InnovationDecision QualityEnsures AccountabilityManages ComplexityNimble LearningOptimizes Work Processes

Education

NQF Level 9 – Masters

Closing Date

06 April 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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