Enterprise Architecture Manager at Alfred & Victoria Associates

Job Responsibilities

• Define the application and technical architecture structure, ensuring that it meets the business requirements and performance goals.
• Define standards and guidelines for systems / solutions procurement or deployment.
• Evaluate developments in IS architecture in the local and international business environment and recommend value-adding improvements to the IS strategy.
• Lead the application and technical architecture analysis, design, and implementation, and ensure that the product fulfills the requirements.
• Review and integrate all application requirements, including functional, security, integration, performance, quality, and operations requirements.
• Review built products / solutions and ensure the components work together to meet the objectives and performance goals as defined in the requirements.
• Engage with other functional units and actively participate in IS projects relating to systems upgrade, integration or deployment.
• Manage technical progress of IS development projects to ensure compliance with or enhancement of existing architecture or design.
• Monitor the development process and ensure the application is supported in production, including back-ups, disaster recovery, system performance, and project management.
• Evaluate business process changes, identify and communicate to team members any cross-area or cross-release issues that affect other product development areas.
• Identify training and development needs for product development team members and manage related skills enhancement programmes to ensure enterprise targets are fully met.
• Review performance of individual team members and complete appraisals in accordance with the employee performance appraisal procedures and time schedules.

Supervisory Expectations:

• Coach and mentor team members.
• Manage Architecture team members to ensure conformance to standard working procedures.
• Facilitate rollout of professional Development standards.
• Provide input to company strategic plan on network and IT convergence.
• 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.

Key Functional Competencies:

• Business Analysis.
• Business Performance Measurement & Management.
• Business Process Improvement.
• Computer & Information Technology Appreciation.
• Planning and Organizing.
• Performance Appraisal.
• Software Development.
• Systems Analysis.
• Systems Design & Integration.
• Telecommunication Business Savvy.
• Training Needs Identification.

Requirements
Education:

• A first degree in Computer Science, Information Technology/Systems or a related discipline from a reputable institution.
• A Master’s degree in a related field will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years work experience of which:
• At least five years’ experience in information systems architecture.
• At least three years enterprise related to enterprise service bus and portal implementation.
• At least two years’ experience at management level.

Salary
Very attractive.