Responsible for leading enterprise technology responding to disruptive forces by identifying and analyzing the execution of change toward decided business vision and outcomes.<\/p>\n
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Job Title: Unit Leader<\/strong> Specification<\/strong> 2.Legacy application rationalisation and consolidation<\/strong> 3.Stakeholder Management<\/strong> 4.Managing people<\/strong> Technical\/Legal Certification<\/strong> Experience<\/strong> Knowledge<\/strong> Skills<\/strong>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Menlyn, Gauteng, South Africa
\nReference:<\/strong> # SMEA
\nContract Type:<\/strong> Permanent<\/p>\n
\n1.Enterprise Architecture
\n\u2022Develops the overall architecture vision and roadmap
\n\u2022Develops Enterprise Architecture framework including the identification of technology trends, innovation, governance, strategy, complexities
\nand required competencies to implement the framework
\n\u2022Acts across business functions and product lines leading architecture in matters concerning business architecture, application architecture,
\nand technology architecture
\n\u2022Incorporates new models and approaches to support organizations’ digital business efforts.
\n\u2022Formulates the Enterprise Architecture Blueprint to aid key strategic business initiatives
\n\u2022Standardize Enterprise Data Model and Master Data, and Data Quality
\n\u2022Develops SOA\/ Integration Architecture
\n\u2022Providing technology guidance through technology architecture helping resolve issues such as reducing complexity, simplifying the underlying
\ntechnologies and guiding development decisions.
\n\u2022Develops and drives an enterprise architecture governance framework bringing to drive business outcomes by involving stakeholders from
\nacross the organization
\n\u2022Design major and minor enhancements to the architecture within the existing framework of enterprise-wide or domain-specific applications
\n\u2022Establish and manage architecture governance through Architecture Review Boards, Design authorities and associated architecture
\ngovernance processes for EA in IT and business to achieve strategy
\n\u2022Translate and develop business and functional requirements into a multi-tier based tailored solution that includes the user interface, business
\nlogic, system-to-system interfaces
\n\u2022Identifies synergies throughout to ensure that there is no duplication
\n\u2022Designs and develops the IT framework for the digital transformation aligning it to the Business and Customer requirements in conjunction
\nwith the relevant Domain Architects
\n\u2022Defining and managing the capability for digital transformation
\n\u2022Ensure solutions that support Mobility & Innovation
\n\u2022Defines cloud\/ on premise strategy.
\n\u2022Define a discipline and approach for information assets.
\n\u2022Ensure the effective translation of the security architecture is implemented into the solutions.
\n\u2022Ensure Compliance to approved policies, processes, procedures and Standards<\/p>\n
\n\u2022Drive optimization of legacy applications for increased efficiency and reduced costs
\n\u2022Reduce IT environment complexity and cost through consolidation and rationalization
\n\u2022Mitigate Risk by leveraging global Legacy transformation
\n\u2022Consider re-using of existing asset and cost saving in all roadmaps and designs (Driving cost down) to support the IT Departmental objectives<\/p>\n
\n\u2022Manage external vendor relations for initial contract
\n\u2022Perform functional bridge amongst external vendors as well as internal stakeholders.
\n\u2022Perform due diligence on potential suppliers and ensure for purpose vendor landscape
\n\u2022Prepare processes for as well as manage analysis, selection and transition
\n\u2022Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the architecture is aligned with the business requirements
\n\u2022Develop relationship with lines of Business units to derive business benefits
\n\u2022Ensures the communication and understanding of the framework by the relevant stakeholders and users<\/p>\n
\n\u2022Develop the necessary plans to ensure Architects develop and design applications and technology to meet business requirements
\n\u2022Evaluation of staff, identify strengths and deficiencies and arrange for necessary action
\n\u2022Meet and motivate the team, agree on goals and objectives, identify key performance areas and action plan
\nRequirements
\nFormal Education
\n\u2022IT related degree\/diploma<\/p>\n
\n\u2022Microsoft certification
\n\u2022The Open Group TOGAF 9 Certification
\n\u2022The Open Group Certified Architect (Open CA)
\n\u2022Cloud architect training and certification
\n\u2022Systems Security Architecture training<\/p>\n
\n\u20227 years\u2019 experience in IT Development
\n\u20228 years\u2019 experience in IT systems architect
\n\u20223 years\u2019 experience in Enterprise architecture
\n\u20225 years\u2019 experience in project management
\n\u20225 years\u2019 experience in long term insurance industry
\n\u20225 \u2013 7 years management experience<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Technology: Understanding of IT Systems and Various technologies including Microsoft Framework (SQL, .Net, C#, WCF, WPF, ASP.net etc)
\n\u2022 IT Governance: COBIT, ITIL, ISO-IEC, ISACA
\n\u2022 Development: Scripting, Programming, Interfacing
\n\u2022 Infrastructure:Network, Server, Workstation, Peripherals, Security
\n\u2022 Frameworks: TOGAF, Zachman, ACORD or related
\n\u2022 Financial Management: Plans and manages the organisations financial resources in line with sound financial principles and regulations
\n\u2022 Business Knowledge and Contribution:Understands the broader business environment in which they work from an industry, organisation,
\nBusiness Unit and role perspective.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Operational Awareness: Managing knowledge areas Incident, problem, change & release management
\n\u2022 Interpersonal
\n\u2022 Financial Management: Financial implications, investments and running costs
\n\u2022 Communication: Verbal, written communication and Presentation
\n\u2022 Operational awareness: Designing Modular Architectures
\n\u2022 Digital: Understanding digital and emerging technologies<\/p>\n