Enterprise Architect

Description

• Full life cycle experience, responsible for the development of a complete set of architectural views for an enterprise in accordance with one of the more common architecture frameworks (eg Zachman, TOGAF, DoDAF, MODAF, FEAF).
• Strong business analysis skills and experience, including development of business vision and strategies, functional decomposition, requirements capture, process modelling.
• Strong knowledge of design and architectural patterns.
• Experience of at least one of the commonly-used methods, notations and tools (eg Mood, Rational Suite, METIS, Artisan, ISSE, System Architect, UML, RUP).
• Experience of system of systems' architecture development, partitioning of functionality among applications and components and application interfaces/interoperability concerns.
• Experience of Data centre design including all components.(eg: Hosting environment, Virtualization, Network, Cloud computing, Storage, Security)
• You may be required to co-ordinate the activities of others (internal staff, client staff,Subcontractors, associates and staff from collaborating and/or competing suppliers) and will be expected to manage stakeholder expectations and requirements.
• Requirements driving the overall architecture are managed consistently and effectively.
• Understanding and presenting the immediate/tactical and strategic benefits of adopting a Consistent architectural approach within the context of the client's business to help the client justify his investments.
• Assessing the requirements and presenting architectural recommendations that are in line with the strategic vision for the enterprise and wider best practice.
• Providing leadership to the wider architecture and technical community and maintain Constructive relationships with suppliers to allow effective and productive evaluation of vendor offerings against business requirements, constraints and priorities.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for architectural frameworks, methods and tools.
• Act as coach to advise and assist project team and architects in any architecture disciplines.

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
• Self starter and ability to work independently, and ability to be flexible to handle multiple priorities to bring tasks to successful closure
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision making capabilities
• Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated outstanding level of professionalism in providing client support, including ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy
• Sound business ethics, including the protection of proprietary and confidential information
• Ability to apply detailed knowledge of organizational procedures to make independent decisions and serve as a credible resource for a senior management team