Business Solution Architect at Alfred & Victoria Associates

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible to ensure that changes and enhancements to business functions, process, financials, people and organizational structure are fully optimized, along with information and technology, in support of the business strategy i.e. Strategic- IT business Alignment.
• Ensuring that the Enterprise Architecture is aligned with the business strategy throughout the cycle of innovation, planning and delivery.
• Ensure that the enterprise architecture is aligned with strategy throughout the cycle of innovation, planning & delivery.
• Determine and lead the development of Business & Solutions architecture strategies.
• Also responsible for translating strategy into initiatives, identifying who will need to be involved, and what their departments will need to do to deliver the initiatives also will coordinate how these initiatives will build and how the projects will support one another to deliver the goals that drive the strategy.
• Determine overall modelling standards, guidelines, best practices modelling techniques & approaches for business & solutions architecture.
• Responsible for Benefits realization, investments value ratio.
• Develops a road map of all portals and determines any implications in the company Environment.
• Develop short -and long-term plans for each existing website, working with the external focus team.
• Assists in guiding definition of the technology environment and the deployment of Portal technology and self-service features, as well as capabilities inherent in the software licensed.
• Collaborates with the other Architects and the external focus team to ensure that all data definitions, mappings, and changes are properly coordinated with business portals.

Supervisory Expectations:

• IS Team members conforms to EA principles & standards.
• Facilitate rollout of professional Development standards.
• Required to guide and influence peers within the IS department in the adoption of appropriate frameworks.
• Manage the complexities of the interaction between the multitude of technologies and services.
• Provide technology consulting around Information and Master Data Management Architecture.
• Highly motivated and driven to achieve both personal and team excellence.
• Ability to balance and govern the strategic demands of proper enterprise architecture design with the tactical demands of how it drives effective enterprise change.
• Strong presentation/white boarding skills. Must be able to lead technical discussions with technically strong client personnel.
• Take leadership during Business & Solution Architecture project definition, and delivery in collaboration with Engagement managers and project managers.

Job Requirements
Education:

• A first degree in Computer Science, Information Technology/Systems or related field from a reputable institution.
• A Master’s degree in a related field will be an added advantage.
• TOGAF certified for at least 12 - 18 months.

Experience:

• Minimum of eight (8) years work experience of which:
  • 5 years Enterprise Architecture (Business, Data, Applications, Technology) experience.
  • 4 years’ experience integrating applications and technology in a complex environment.
• Good working knowledge of EA frameworks, NGOSS.
• Practicable Telco 2.0 experience.
• Minimum of 3 years SOA/EAI /Portal implementation experience.
• Minimum of 4 years Business Process Re- engineering and management exposure.
• In depth proven experience in Architecture governance, Business Capability & Value Chain Analysis and Application.
• Portfolio Management (APM).
• In depth proven experience in timescale and Investment analysis (NPV,IRR,ROI,TCO).

Key Functional Competencies:

• Proven experience in Enterprise Architecture Governance and standards.
• Mastered the principles of how business strategy drives IT strategy.
• Excellent negotiation and facilitation skills are critical to this role (able to convey and sell ideas and strategies to stakeholders).
• Proven ability to interact, influence, collaborate with and mentor individuals in various organizational levels in both the business and technical communities.
• Very strong Business process re-engineering skills.

Salary
Very attractive.