Domain Architect, Johannesburg

Qualifications

Degree in Information technology/Engineering in Information Technology - BSc Computer Science, Honours, Engineering or equivalent degree

At least 5 year Architecture related experience Solutions/Business/Domain/Enterprise: (essential disqualifier relevant industry experience)

Preferred Qualification:

Degree or Honours or above degree in Information Technology/Software Engineering/Computer Science

SAFE certification

Advantageous experience (not a disqualifier):

Business Analysis

System Analysis

Software Engineering

Software Development

Multi Enablement

Skills:

Banking Experience

Integration Architecture experience including Architectures such as Message Queueing, Enterprise Service Bus, Managed File Transfer, WAS, IIB, Web Services Frameworks products and tools, other IBM Integration Products

Advanced knowledge and application of a variety of hardware and software platforms and integrated information systems

Basic Security architecture knowledge

Able to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Event Frameworks

API/JSON/REST and SOAP

TOGAF

Assertiveness and ability to influence and reason with key stakeholders

Able to work in a team environment

Excellent interpersonal skills

Analytical, Logical, Lateral and Creative Thinking

Able to integrate disparate concepts into a cohesive whole

Able to reason at various levels of abstraction

Responsibilities

Responsible for providing guidance to different business areas on the Architectural Integration Strategy which includes the collaboration with various business areas regarding their integration related initiatives, understanding those initiatives and then relaying to the Enterprise Architecture team any gaps in the strategy that has been identified.

Also works as an advocate and laisse with Information Services, Technology operational teams and Centres of Excellence, identifying technology requirements and researching possible solutions.

Identify operational opportunities and develop Architectures consistent with the enterprise strategy and vision. Serves as POCLAC 1 Architect in relevant Journeys/Asset.

Drives Architectural input into the Programme Increment Planning, setting up and maintaining Integration guardrails, reference architectures and roadmaps.

Provide leadership and vision for the optimisation and rationalisation of the Integration domain aimed at increasing capability and/or IT cost savings and/or IT Service Levels.

Provide mentorship and coaching w.r.t. the Integration domain technologies to Architecture and technical teams within the organisation

Define Current-state Capability Architectures

Define Future-state Capability Architectures

Define Roadmap for transformation from current to future state Capability Architectures

Organisational understanding and alignment around emerging Domain technologies

Define and enforce Capability Architecture Principles/ Guardrails/ Roadmaps

Define and enforce Domain Standards

Determine Domain Technical Debt Rating

Participation in Architecture Review Board and Solution Alignment Forum

Consult to programmes (In time, on budget, great quality)

Become Preferred technology advisor by business units

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