A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Information Technology or a related discipline.
A Master's level qualification or any other post-graduate qualification in a related discipline will be added advantage.
A recognized professional certification in Enterprise Architecture - preferably TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner, Zachman Certified Enterprise Architect or an equivalent vendor-neutral architecture certification is required.
Additional certification in cloud architecture, security architecture, IT governance or project management will be an added advantage.
Years and Nature of Experience
At least 10 years' experience working with large organizations to deliver on a similar scope, three (3) of which must be at a senior leadership position; with demonstrated experience in managing a team of enterprise architects, solution architects and consultants.
Technically competent and able to supervise enterprise architects, solution architects, consultants and external vendor resources.
Experience in a variety of application and business architecture areas such as Banking / Telecommunication / Retail Domains.
Technical competency of solution design – hands on experience of creating high level designs for major projects.
Technical Competencies
Multi-disciplinary skills in IT integration, infrastructure, middleware, applications and databases.
Problem formulation skills i.e. defining the real issues that need to be addressed.
Consensus building: to get agreement to the problem formation and solution shaping tasks, building a common platform of understanding across all of those involved.
Demonstrated ability to anticipate and handle complex issues, drive negotiations of solutions and to resolve conflicts.
Demonstrated ability to execute basic financial analysis, such as ROI, and TCO.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills – ability to present architecture concepts in easy-to-understand business language.
Strong analytical skills – ability to understand and present the pros and cons of decisions in a confident manner.
Demonstrated leadership abilities.
Advanced Stakeholder management expertise.
Strong project management, process and technical knowledge.
Strong knowledge of industry-standard methodologies and IT delivery approaches.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Highly organized and able to manage multiple assignments and employees simultaneously.
Behavioural / General Competencies
Demonstrates strong leadership qualities and drives the team to achieve high performance.
Influence through persuasion and building consensus through solid relationships.
Emotional Intelligence - Manages emotions in a mature and composed manner.
Keeps the team well-informed through timely communication.
Makes timely and well-informed decisions and demonstrates judgment and ability to analyze problems to reach optimal solutions even with imperfect information.
Demonstrate adaptability by being able to quickly adjust smoothly to changing priorities and conditions.
Accountable and responsible for decisions, outcomes and models integrity and ethical behavior.
Creativity and innovation - Proactively identify ways or resources through which work situations/processes can be continuously improved.
Customer focus - Ability to demonstrate concern for the expectations of customers and prioritize.
Collaboration, conflict management, analytical thinking, project management, and change management.
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