Enterprise Architect

Are you an experienced Enterprise Architect passionate about shaping technology strategy and driving digital transformation? Join our team to align business objectives with enterprise-wide architecture, guide solution design and implementation, and champion architecture governance, technology standards and best practices to enable sustainable business growth.

What you'll do:

• Bachelor's degree at NQF Level 7.
• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards and target-state architecture.
• Assess the current enterprise architecture and identify gaps between existing capabilities and desired business outcomes.
• Align enterprise architecture initiatives with business strategy, operational requirements and technology roadmaps.
• Oversee and support the implementation of solution architectures across the enterprise.
• Establish and maintain architecture governance processes and review proposed solutions for compliance with enterprise standards.
• Provide architectural guidance on application, data, technology and infrastructure decisions.
• Support the development of enterprise architecture roadmaps, transition architectures and implementation plans.
• Identify opportunities to simplify the technology landscape, reduce duplication and improve interoperability.
• Maintain enterprise architecture artefacts, standards, models and reference documentation.
• Use enterprise architecture knowledge-base tools to manage and communicate architecture information.
• Apply relevant governance principles, including the COBIT framework, to support appropriate IT governance and control.
• Engage business leaders, technology teams, solution architects and other stakeholders on architecture decisions.
• Support technology investment planning and the assessment of architectural risks and dependencies.
• Monitor alignment between implemented solutions and approved enterprise architecture principles.

Qualifications:

• TOGAF 10 certification or an equivalent architecture qualification/framework, such as Zachman or ArchiMate.
• One of the following cloud architecture certifications:
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Google Professional Cloud Architect.

Your Expertise:

• At least ten (10) years of experience as an Enterprise Architect or Solution Architect.
• Experience implementing and supporting solution architecture within an enterprise.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture knowledge-base tools.
• Knowledge of the COBIT framework.

Required Competencies

• Enterprise architecture strategy and planning.
• Architecture governance and standards.
• Business and technology alignment.
• Enterprise solution architecture oversight.
• Cloud architecture.
• Application, data and technology architecture.
• Architecture roadmaps and transition planning.
• Technology risk and dependency assessment.
• Enterprise architecture modelling and repository management.
• Stakeholder engagement and executive communication.
• IT governance and architectural decision-making.

Other information applicable to the opportunity:

• Permanent position
• Location: Pretoria

Why work for us?

Want to work for an organization that solves complex real-world problems with innovative software solutions? At iOCO, we believe anything is possible with modern technology, software, and development expertise. We are continuously pushing the boundaries of innovative solutions across multiple industries using an array of technologies.?

You will be part of a consultancy, working with some of the most knowledgeable minds in the industry on interesting solutions across different business domains.?

Our culture of continuous learning will ensure that you will have all the opportunities, tools, and support to hone and grow your craft.?

By joining IOCO you will have an open invitation to developer inspiring forums. A place where you will be able to connect and learn from and with your peers by sharing ideas, experiences, practices, and solutions.?

iOCO is an equal opportunity employer with an obligation to achieve its own unique EE objectives in the context of Employment Equity targets. Therefore, our employment strategy gives primary preference to previously disadvantaged individuals or groups